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Bad Ol John by Mean Mary




            Bad Ol John 





Capo: 2nd fret
 
 
[Intro]
Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G
 
[Verse 1]
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A man comes along on a breeze and a song
 
A man called bad ‘ol John
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Some say he’s a saint, some say that he ain’t
 
Some say he’s a cyclone’s spawn
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Folks they say to this very day
 
Don’t cross that son-of-a-gun
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There never been a man any meaner than
 
Or as bad as bad ol’ John
Am            G   Am   G
Bad ol’ John
 
 
[Verse 2]
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There never been a course, never seen a horse
 
Ol’ John could not stick on
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There never been a fight he couldn’t set right
 
Or a friend he’d go back on
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When you try to stand and you need a hand 
 
There’s one thing to count on
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Never been a friend true to the end
 
Like good ol’, bad ol’ John
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Bad ol’ John
 
 
[Instrumental]
Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   (2x)
 
 
[Verse 3]
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The last time I came upon Bad Ol’ John
 
He was walking on a Florida beach
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A guitar in a sack, a banjo on his back
 
And an alligator on a leash
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I was clingin’ to a raft a shark bit in half
 
John yells, “Mary, I won’t fail ya”
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Rode his alligator out, grabbed that shark by the snout
 
And drug it all the way to Australia
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Bad Ol’ John
 
 
[Instrumental]
Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   (4x)
 
 
[Verse 4]
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You could cross the seas on a flying trapeze
 
Or rope the morning sun
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But I doubt you’d find any peace of mind
 
Or a feat ol’ John’s not done
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A man comes along on a breeze and a song
 
A man called bad ol’ John
Am
Some say he’s a saint
 
Oh, some say that he ain’t
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Oh, he’s just good ol’, bad ol’ John
 
 
[Outro]
Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   (2x)








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