Tom: Dm F C F C [verse] F Long black hearse, clear blue sky C Preacher says his words, grown men cry F Women start to faint, dark gray sky C Simple wooden box, preacher asks, why Dm F Hey, have you heard the news? Bb Dewey Cox died [verse] F Put him in the ground, start to shovel dirt C Grown men turn away, cannot bear the hurt F You fell out of a tree, fell upon his head C Rushed him to a hospital, there pronounced dead Dm F Hey, have you heard the news? Bb Dewey Cox died Dm F Bb No, say it isn't so, Dewey Cox died [verse] F Flowers everywhere, children cry C Guitar on the ground, God himself asks why F Long black hearse, clear blue sky C Preacher says his words, grown men cry Dm F Hey, have you heard the news? Bb Dewey Cox died... Why? Dm F Hey, have you heard the news? G Dewey Cox died today Bb A Dm Dead