Chords for Willie Watson - "Long John Dean" Official Audio
Tempo:
118.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#
B
A
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [E]
Did you ever hear the story about Long John Dean?
[B] A bold bank robber from [E] Bowling Green.
They put him in the jailhouse the other day.
[B] And late last night he made his [E]
getaway.
He's long gone from old Kentucky.
[Am] Long gone, got away lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green.
They offered up a war to bring him back.
[F#] They even put the bloodhounds [E] on his track.
But the doggone bloodhounds lost his scent.
[B] And nobody knows where Long [E] John went.
[F#] He's long gone from [E] old Kentucky.
[A] Long gone, got away [E] lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
He's long gone from Bowling Green.
[F#] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#] [E]
Well, I'll never forget till the day I die.
[B] I played a game of lover when the [F#] woman held high.
[E] Well, it's heads you win and tails I lose.
[B] Well, she played the ace and I [E] had the deuce.
[G#m]
[Fm] But as [F#] long [E] gone from old Kentucky.
Long gone, got away lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green.
He's long gone from old Kentucky.
[A] Long gone, got [E] away lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
[G#m] Long gone from [E] Bowling Green.
[F#] [E]
Did you ever hear the story about Long John Dean?
[B] A bold bank robber from [E] Bowling Green.
They put him in the jailhouse the other day.
[B] And late last night he made his [E]
getaway.
He's long gone from old Kentucky.
[Am] Long gone, got away lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green.
They offered up a war to bring him back.
[F#] They even put the bloodhounds [E] on his track.
But the doggone bloodhounds lost his scent.
[B] And nobody knows where Long [E] John went.
[F#] He's long gone from [E] old Kentucky.
[A] Long gone, got away [E] lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
He's long gone from Bowling Green.
[F#] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#] [E]
Well, I'll never forget till the day I die.
[B] I played a game of lover when the [F#] woman held high.
[E] Well, it's heads you win and tails I lose.
[B] Well, she played the ace and I [E] had the deuce.
[G#m]
[Fm] But as [F#] long [E] gone from old Kentucky.
Long gone, got away lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green.
He's long gone from old Kentucky.
[A] Long gone, got [E] away lucky.
He's long gone, that's what I mean.
[G#m] Long gone from [E] Bowling Green.
[F#] [E]
Key:
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F#
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Did you ever hear the story about Long John Dean?
_ _ [B] A bold bank robber from [E] Bowling Green.
_ _ They put him in the jailhouse the other day.
_ _ [B] And late last night he made his [E]
getaway.
_ He's long gone from old Kentucky.
_ _ [Am] _ Long gone, got away lucky.
_ _ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green. _ _
_ _ _ They offered up a war to bring him back.
_ _ [F#] They even put the bloodhounds [E] on his track.
_ But the doggone bloodhounds lost his scent.
_ [B] And nobody knows where Long [E] John went.
_ [F#] He's long gone from [E] old Kentucky.
_ _ [A] _ Long gone, got away [E] lucky.
_ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
He's long gone from Bowling Green. _ _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Well, I'll never forget till the day I die. _
_ [B] I played a game of lover when the [F#] woman held high. _
[E] Well, it's heads you win and tails I lose.
_ [B] Well, she played the ace and I [E] had the deuce.
[G#m] _
[Fm] But as [F#] long [E] gone from old Kentucky. _
_ _ _ Long gone, got away lucky. _
_ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green. _ _ _ _
_ He's long gone from old Kentucky.
_ _ _ [A] Long gone, got [E] away lucky.
_ _ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
[G#m] Long gone from [E] Bowling Green.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Did you ever hear the story about Long John Dean?
_ _ [B] A bold bank robber from [E] Bowling Green.
_ _ They put him in the jailhouse the other day.
_ _ [B] And late last night he made his [E]
getaway.
_ He's long gone from old Kentucky.
_ _ [Am] _ Long gone, got away lucky.
_ _ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green. _ _
_ _ _ They offered up a war to bring him back.
_ _ [F#] They even put the bloodhounds [E] on his track.
_ But the doggone bloodhounds lost his scent.
_ [B] And nobody knows where Long [E] John went.
_ [F#] He's long gone from [E] old Kentucky.
_ _ [A] _ Long gone, got away [E] lucky.
_ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
He's long gone from Bowling Green. _ _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Well, I'll never forget till the day I die. _
_ [B] I played a game of lover when the [F#] woman held high. _
[E] Well, it's heads you win and tails I lose.
_ [B] Well, she played the ace and I [E] had the deuce.
[G#m] _
[Fm] But as [F#] long [E] gone from old Kentucky. _
_ _ _ Long gone, got away lucky. _
_ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
Long gone from Bowling Green. _ _ _ _
_ He's long gone from old Kentucky.
_ _ _ [A] Long gone, got [E] away lucky.
_ _ He's long gone, that's what I mean.
[G#m] Long gone from [E] Bowling Green.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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