The Pirates Of Stone County Road Chords by John Stewart

[N] When I was a kid we used [Gb] to lie on [Eb] the living room floor at night and listen to the radio.
[E] _ I love a mystery, [F] _ the FBI and [Eb] peace and war, Mr.
and Mrs.
North, [F] Sam Spade.
So you want to lead a [G] band, it pays to be ignorant.
_ [Ab] And all of the characters in the shows could come to life in your mind _ [Eb]
exactly like _ you wanted them. _
_ Return with us now [E] to those [Eb] thrilling days _ [B] of yesteryear.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a summer afternoon [G] somewhere in Kansas _ _ or Illinois or [D] Oklahoma.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] The wind is blowing the leaves down [Am] the gutter as the [Eb] mailman comes by.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Afternoon, Mrs.
[Am] Higgins, _ it hot enough for ya?
_ _ _ Over [Ab] on Stone County [D] Road _ there's the smell [Am] of chicken frying. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ Henry, [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ it's getting towards [Am] suppertime you know.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Henry.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ There [D] she _ calls _ _ from _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ her [D] second floor room. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ The [D] end of a back porch, _ _ _
[C] afternoon. _ _ _ _ _
Where we'd stand _ _ _ _ on [Bm] the bow _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ of [A] our own man of [D] _ war. _ _
_ _ [Am] No longer _ _ the _ back [A] porch _ _
_ _ _ [D] anymore. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] And we'd say, [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] pulling _ [G] for _ China.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ The [G] _ _ pirates of [Em] _ Stone County [C] _ Road, all _ weathered and [D] _ o'er.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ And [G] we'd _ [Em] say, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] ever _ [G] in _ glory.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] Till _ hungry and tired, _ [G] the _ pirates of Stone [C] County Road _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] were _ _ _ turning _ [D] for home. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Henry, _ _
_ [C] _ _ you better be getting on up to [D] bed now, don't you know. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ Henry. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] There she calls _ _ from _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
her high [D] wicker _ chair. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
As I [D] climb to my room upstairs.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Where the wind _ _ _ through _ [Bm] the shutters.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ It sends [A] the main soul [D] to fall _ _ _ [G] from the [Am] shadow _ _ _ of [A] the _ _ _ _ bedpost [D] on the wall. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] And we'd say, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] pulling _ for [G] _
China.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Pirates [Em] of Stone County [C] _ Road, _ _ _ weathered [D] and o'er.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] And we'd say, [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] ever _ [G] in glory.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] Till _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
hungry and tired, [G] the _ _ pirates of Stone [C] County Road _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Am] were _ _ _ _ [C] turning [D] for _ _ home. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Henry. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Can you [F] hear me, Henry?
[Dm] _ _ _ Are you up there, Henry? [C] _ _ _ Henry?
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