Dave Van Ronk

Duncan And Brady

Dave Van Ronk


Tom: C#m

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     Gon-na shoot   so--me   bo-dy  just to  see him  die  Well he

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    been on  the j-ob too   long

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well, it's twinkle, twinkle little star
        E
Well a - long came Brady in his 'lectric car
       E
Well a'got a mean look right in his eye
       N.C.
Gonna shoot somebody just to see him die
         Am                  A
Well, he been on the job too long

[Verse 2]
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Well, Duncan, Duncan was tending the bar
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Well a-long come Brady with his shiny star
     E
Well Brady says, Duncan, you are under arrest
    N.C.
And Duncan shot a hole right in Brady's chest
        Am                  A
Yes, he been on the job too long

[Verse 3]
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Well its Brady, Brady, Brady, well you know you done wrong
       E
Well a'breaking in here when my game's going on
     E
Well breaking down the windows, knocking down the door
   N.C.
um Now you're lying dead on the barroom floor
         Am                  A
Yes, you been on the job too long

[Verse 4]
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Well, old King Brady was a big fat man
         E
Well the doctor reached out, grabbed hold of his hand
        E
Well he felt for his pulse, doctor said
         N.C.
"An' I believe to my soul ole King Brady's dead"
        Am                  A
Yes, he been on the job too long

[Verse 5]
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Well a'high tailed carriages a'standing around
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Waiting to take King Brady to the burying ground
     E
Well high tailed carriages, rubber tired hack
              N.C.
uh well, they took him to the graveyard but they didn't bring him back
        Am                  A
Yes, he been on the job too long

[Verse 6 ]
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Well, women all heard King Brady was dead
         E
Well they go back home and re-rag in red
       E
Come a-slipping and a-sliding and a-shuffling down the street
         N.C.
In their big Mother Hubbards and their stocking feet
   Am                  A
He been on the job too long

[Verse 7]
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Well, Brady, Brady, well you know you done wrong
    E
Well breaking in here while my game's going on
     E
Well breaking down the windows, knocking down the door
    N.C.
And now you're lying deaden on the bar-room floor
         Am                  A
Yes, you been on the job too long