Poor Lazarus

 
              
Intro 
 
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Well they found poor Lazarus 
      C            A 
in between two mountains 
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Blowed him down    great God 
                  G    D/F# 
they blowed him down 
 
 
verse 1 
 
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Well they killed poor Lazarus 
         C     A 
with a mighty number 
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number 45 
 
 
verse 2 
 
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Poor Lazarus they took his body 
C                    A 
to the commissary office 
            G   D/F# 
Walked away 
                          G   D/F# 
great God they walked away 
 
 
verse 3 
 
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Poor Lazarus Lazarus's father 
C                             A 
When he heard his son was a-dying 
                            G   D/F# 
he said: let that fool go down 
                   G   D/F# 
Let the fool go down 
 
 
verse 4 
 
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And Lazarus Lazarus's little sister 
C                            A 
she could not come to the funeral 
                 G     D/F# 
Didn't have no shoes 
               G     D/F# 
lord on her feet 
 
 
Verse 5 
 
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And Lazarus Lazarus's old mother 
C              A 
walking down the road 
                 G    D/F# 
crying: my only son 
                   G    D/F# 
he killed my only son 
 
 
Verse 6 
 
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Hey captain did you hear the news? 
C                         A 
Your men are gonna leave you 
            G    D/F# 
next pay day 
                    G    D/F# 
oh lord next pay day 
 
 
Verse 7 
 
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Well the high sheriff told the deputy 
C                     A 
go out and get me Lazarus 
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Dead or alive 
            G     
dead or alive