Ballad Of Spider John Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Am

1)

  "SAmpider John" is my Cname friend,

  ID'm in between freights and I sure would be oAmbliged

  if you'd Cshare your compaGny.

  I Amknow this may sound stCrange to you,

  but ifD you wait till the song is sung and the story isAm told,

  you might Ccome to underGstand.

  Oh, I'm Amold and bent and CDevil sent; Drunnin' out of Gtime.

  When I lAmong ago held a CRoyal Flush in my Dhand...

(Chorus:)

  Oh, I was a EmSupermarket fool,

  I was a A7motor bank stool-pidgeon, Emrobbin' my homA7etown.

  I thEmought I lost my blues, yes I A7thought I paid my dues,

  I tFhought I'd found a Clife to suit my Gstyle.

  But here I sit old GSpider John the Frobber-man,

  C long, tall, andAm handsome.

  Yes, old SGpider John with a loFaded hand, C takin' rAmansom.

2)

Then one day I met Diamond Lill.

She was the sweetest thing, I declare,

that the summer breeze had ever blown my way. (yea)

But Lilly she had no idea, of my illustrious occupation,

she thought I was a saint, not a sinner, gone astray. (yea)

But you see that word got around and Lilly left town,

I never saw her again.

Tossin' and turnin', 'causin' my heart to grieve...

(repeat chorus)

3)

That is all my story;

It's been these thirty years since I took the road,

to find my precious jewel one.

And if you see my Lilly, won't you give her my regards?

Tell her old Spider got tangled in the black web that he spun.

You can tell her old Spider got tangled the black web that he spun.

[This song is not published (to my knowledge). This is my own

chord arrangement and therefore may contain errors for which I

apologize in advance.]