The Legend of Andrew McCrew Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[E]The[A]re [D]was a mummy at the fa[F#m]ir
All [G]crumpled in a [D]folding chair
The [F#m]people passed
But didn't [Bm]care that
[E]the mummy was a [A]man
So tell [E]me if you [A]can

[Verse 2]
[D]Who are [Em]you? [D]Who are [Em]you?
[D]Where have you [Em]been,
where are [E]you going [A]to?
Well, [D]andrew [F#m]McCrew must
have [G]lost [Gm]his way
'Cause though he [D]died long [E]ago
He was [A]buried [D]today[A]
[D][A][D][A]

[Verse 3]
[D]Down on [Em]nightmare [D]alley
[Em]Where the shady people sway
[A]A hob[D]o cam[Em]e a-hikin' on [D]on[Em]
[E]a salty summer [A]day
Well he [D]hopped [Em]a freight in Dal[D]las[Em]
And he [E]rode out [A]of sight
But on [D]a turn [F#m]he slipped
And he [G]lost [Gm]his grip
And [D]he fell [A]in-to the [D]the night[A]

[Verse 4]
[D]Who are [Em]you? [D]Who are [Em]you?
[D]Where have you [Em]been,
where are [E]you going [A]to?
Well, [D]andrew [F#m]McCrew must
have [G]lost [Gm]his way
'Cause though he [D]died long [E]ago
He was [A]buried [D]today[A]
[D][A]

[Verse 5]
[D][Em][A]
Well, [D]andrew [Em]had o[D]ne leg o[Em]f wood
The other leg was [A]small
And when [D]he fell [Em]off
[D]the train that night
[Em]He found he had [E]no legs at all[A]
Well [D]they found [Em]him in the thicket
[D]And[Em] the unde[E]rtaker came[A]
And they [D]mum[F#m]mified his [G]body for
[Gm]A relati[D]ve to cl[A]aim[D]
[A]Who

[Verse 6]
[D]are you[Em]? Who[D] are you[Em]?
[D]Where have you [Em]been,
where are [E]you going [A]to?
Well, [D]andrew [F#m]McCrew must
have [G]lost [Gm]his way
'Cause though [D]he died long [E]ago
He was [A]buried [D]today[A]
[D][A]

[Verse 7]
[D][A]
But [D]no one [Em]came [D]to claim [Em]him
Until the carnival passed [A]through
[D]The [Em]carnies took him to th[D]eir tent
[Em]And they decided[E] what to d[A]o
Well [D]they dressed him
[Em]in a w[D]orn-out tux
[Em]And they[E] put him on a st[A]and
And mil[D]lions [F#m]saw the le
[G]gend [Gm]called
[D]The 'famous [A]mummy man[D]'[A]

[Verse 8]
[D]Who are [Em]you? [D]Who are [Em]you?
[D]Where have you [Em]been,
where are [E]you going [A]to?
Well, [D]andrew [F#m]McCrew must
[G]have lost his way
[Gm]'Cause though he d[D]ied long ago[E]
He was [A]buried [D]today[A]
[D][A]

[Verse 9]
[D][A]
[D]Well, what a way [Em]to li[D]ve a[Em] life
And what a way to [A]die
[D]Left to [Em]live [D]a living [Em]death with
No [E]one left [A]to cry
[D]Petri[Em]fied amazement,
[D]and[Em] wonder b[E]eyond words[A]
[D]A man who [F#m]found more [Gm]life in death
Than [D]life gave [A]him at [D]birth[A]

[Verse 10]
[D]Who are [Em]you? [D]Who are [Em]you?
[D]Where have you [Em]been,
where are [E]you going [A]to?
Well, [D]andrew [F#m]McCrew must
have [G]lost his way
[Gm]'Cause though he d[D]ied long ago[E]
He was [A]buried [D]today
[A]

[Verse 11]
[D][A]
[D]But what [Em]about [D]the ones who [Em]live
And wish that they could [A]go
Whose [D]lives are [Em]lost to liv[D]ing
[Em]And performi[E]ng for the s[A]how
Well at [D]least you [Em]got the be[D]st of life
[Em]Until it g[E]ot the best of you[A]
So from [D]all of [F#m]us to what's
[G]left [Gm]of you
[D]Farewell Andrew McCrew
[A][D]