John Lee Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][Gm][D][G][Gm]

[Verse 1]
[D]John Lee, your headache's growing,
the [G]cold wind's blowing
But the [Gm]sea's without [A]a ripple
[D]John Lee, your forehead's damp,
your [G]muscles cramp
And the sea [Gm]can't use a [A]cripple
[Bb](Chorus)
John [F#m]Lee, you're turni[G]ng
around your plate again
[Em]Oh, John L[A]ee
[Bb]John [F#m]Lee, you're turni[G]ng
around your plate again
[Em]Oh, [A]John Lee[D]
John Lee's been made a freeman,
his [G]heart's a seaman
But his [Gm]flesh won't make a sail[A]or
[D]Working in a big hotel,
[G]waiting for the bell
That's ringing for [Gm]his l[A]abour
[Bb](Chorus)
[F#m]John L[G]ee,[Em][A][Bb]
[F#m]your[G][Em][A][D]
chances are good,
you [G]better touch wood
We think [Gm]things must get [A]better
[D]John Lee, you've a friend so true,
she [G]wants to help you
Miss Keyes has [Gm]sent [A]a letter
[Bb][F#m][G]
[Em]
[A](Chorus)
"Dear [Bb]John, [F#m]come[G][Em][A][D]
and work the Glen,
just [G]write me when
And [Gm]I'll send someone [A]to meet you"
[Dm]John's gone to where he [C]started from,
he's [Bb]not worked long, just beg[A]inning to belong
[Dm]"It hasn't been a [C]very good day,
the [Bb]missus wants to halve [A]my pay
[Dm]Close the door and [C]douse the light,
it's [Bb]quiet at night when she's [A]tucked in tight
[Dm]Sometimes I feel, when they're [C]all in bed,
it's [Bb]al most like the wh[A]ole world's dead
[D]So [Dm]I lay [C]me down to sleep,
I [Bb]pray thee Lord my soul to [A]keep"
[Bb](Chorus)
(Chorus)
"The custom[F#m]ary quiet of Babbacombe,
a [G]residential suburb of
Torquay, was greatly disturbed
early [Em]on Saturday morning
An
D the [A]peaceful inhabitants [Bb]roused
to a state of intense
Alarm and [F#m]ter ror by one of the
most frightful [G]tragedies
That human devilment could plan or
human fiend [Em]could perpe-
[A]Trate. The name of [D]the victim [Bb]was Miss
Emma Anne White[F#m]head
Keyes, an elder
[G]Ly lady of some sixty-
eight years. The name
Of [Em]her home, the scene of her tragedy,
was 'The [A]Glen'. She
Was found early in the morning,
lying on her dining room
[Bb]Floor. Her [F#m]throat had been horribly
[G]cut and there were three
Wounds on her head. It
Was evident that her murderer
had [Em]also[A]
Attempted to burn [D]the corpse."