Chords for Pete and John

_ One hit the ground in fifty, _
[D] _ _ one in fifty-one. _
_ Back to back, [B] granddaddy Mac and [A] Juanita had some sons. _
[D] Dirt floor poor barefoot boys, toy pistols on their side,
just learning to run, having [A] fun, [D] old Pete and John. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ He ended up on the old branch, [G] one eleven, one was twelve.
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_ A single barrel shotgun _ [A] and a few old faded shells.
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One old buck, well he was dumb enough [G]
to stop in front of that gun.
He [D] got him one, having [A] fun, old [D] Pete and John. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Well here come the _ sixties, _ and here come the [G] cars. _
[D] Here come two wild young [A] cowboys, running all the bars. _
[D] Drinking and sinning, chasing wild women [G] into the morning sun.
Getting [D] them down, having [E] fun, old Pete and John. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Ain't never been two brothers, or [A] two others, ever more one in the [D] same. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ They served this country proud, [A] punched holes in the ground, they could do most [D] anything. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ They were just a product _ [A] of a lesson learned by the life and love [D] in a place
where the good Lord [G] sets the song.
_ _ _ They were loved [D] by Him, _ _ loved by [A] everyone, _ _ _ _ old [D] Pete and John. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Down the cool of the evening, just south of [Gm] the Arkansas _ line. _
_ _ _ Telling campfire stories _ [A] to the ones they left _ [F] behind.
_ All [A] the ups and downs and rounds and rounds [G] of a pretty damn good run.
Anything [Dm] they done, they was world champion, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
old [E] Pete and John. _ _
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