Chords for Georgie Fame plays Parchman Farm

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This was surrounded by prime agricultural land.
I'd like to sing a little song about a farm.
[E]
It's a farm in the United States [E] of America.
In [G] fact, it's in the state of Mississippi, USA.
And they [Ab] call this place Parchman Farm [G]
because it's named after a one-time governor of that first state.
His name was Parchman.
Parchman Farm in Mississippi, USA is the state penitentiary.
[Em] [G]
I'm sitting over here in Parchman Key.
I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm.
I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm.
I ain't never done no man no harm.
I'm putting that cotton in an 11-foot sack.
I'm putting that cotton in a great big sack.
I'm putting that cotton in an 11-foot [Gm] sack where it's hard to get shot and add [G] my back.
[G] I'm sitting over here on number nine.
[Gm] I'm sitting over here on number nine.
And all I did was drink my [G] wine.
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I'm going to be here for the rest of my life.
I'm going to be here for the rest of my life.
And all I did was shoot my wife.
I'm sitting over here.
I ain't never done no man no harm.
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_ _ This was surrounded by prime agricultural land.
I'd like to sing a little song about a farm.
_ [E] _
It's a farm in the United States [E] of America.
In [G] fact, it's in the state of Mississippi, USA.
And they [Ab] call this place Parchman Farm [G]
because it's named after a one-time governor of that first state.
His name was Parchman.
Parchman Farm in Mississippi, USA is the state penitentiary. _
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I'm sitting over here in Parchman Key. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm sitting over here on Parchman Farm.
I ain't never done no man no harm. _ _ _ _ _
I'm putting that cotton in an 11-foot sack. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm putting that cotton in a great big sack. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm putting that cotton in an 11-foot [Gm] sack where it's hard to get shot and add [G] my back. _ _
_ _ _ [G] I'm sitting over here on number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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nine.
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And all I did was drink my [G] wine. _ _ _
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I'm going to be here for the rest of my life. _ _
I'm going to be here for the rest of my life. _ _ _
And all I did was shoot my wife. _ _
_ _ I'm sitting over here. _ _ _
_ _ _ I ain't never done no man no harm.
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