Artist: Tom Russell
[VERSE]
[G]Howdy boys, my [C]name is [G]Charlie
Born in Chickasaw [D]County [G]Jail
My father, Albert, [C]he was the [G]sheriff
He shot horse thieves, [D]deer and [G]quail [C]
[VERSE]
I came [G]west to [Am]make my [G]fortune
I [C]ain't gonna [G]work in your [A7]facto[D]ry [C]
I married me an [D]L.A. [G]angel
While I was pumping [D]gaso[G]line
[VERSE]
She was smart and [C]she was [G]pretty
She may have been too [D]smart for [G]me
She graduated [C]with high [G]honours
In her class down at [D]US[G]C [C]
[VERSE]
And she [G]wrote poe[Am]try and [G]painted [C]
She im[G]pressed this loud [A7]farm [D]boy [C]
Her father, George, he [D]owned the [G]drugstore
Her name it was Mar[D]gery Mal[G]loy
[VERSE]
George Malloy was a [C]pioneer [G]boy
And he was Irish [D]to the [G]bone
He smoked a pipe and he [C]took me [G]fishing
Taught me the words to '[D]Casey [G]Jones' [C]
[VERSE]
I sold his [G]daughter on [Am]dreams of [G]glory
[C]Cocktail [G]parties and [A7]high-toned [D]cars [C]
In the war I [D]worked in [G]movies
Handing Oscars [D]to the [G]stars
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Bb] [Eb] [C] [F] [D] [C] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] [B7] [E] [D] [E] [A] [E7] [A]
[VERSE]
I built homes and [D]baseball [A]diamonds
We had two daughters, we [E]had two [A]boys
A swimming pool and [D]four race[A]horses
And I loved Mar[E]gery Mal[A]loy [D]
[VERSE]
I also [A]loved the [Bm]gaming [A]tables [D]
Poker, [A]craps, it's the [B7]same to [E]me [D]
Investing other [E]people's [A]money
Indicted on grand [E]larce[A]ny
[VERSE]
So here I sit, I'm [D]back in [A]jail, boys
Because I would not [E]cop a [A]plea
Friends and rela[D]tives they [A]vanished
But she never [E]turned on [A]me [D]
[VERSE]
I had [A]pockets [Bm]full of [A]silver [D]
I spread a[A]round my [B7]wealth and [E]joy [D]
I had it all, then [E]I had [A]nothing
I finally lost Mar[E]gery Mal[A]loy
[VERSE]
Hey, but I dealt cards to [D]Hopalong [A]Cassidy
I played football and [E]I ran [A]track
Forty-eight six in the [D]quarter [A]mile, boys
Old Charlie Russell, he [E]don't look [A]back [D]
[VERSE]
I could [A]run and [Bm]I could [A]fight, boys [D]
I knocked [A]out a [B7]peeping-[E]tom [D]
I drank with stars and [E]baseball [A]heroes
I ended up in an [E]older folks [A]home
[OUTRO]
[A]Howdy boys, my [D]name is [A]Charlie
[G]Howdy boys, my [C]name is [G]Charlie
Born in Chickasaw [D]County [G]Jail
My father, Albert, [C]he was the [G]sheriff
He shot horse thieves, [D]deer and [G]quail [C]
[VERSE]
I came [G]west to [Am]make my [G]fortune
I [C]ain't gonna [G]work in your [A7]facto[D]ry [C]
I married me an [D]L.A. [G]angel
While I was pumping [D]gaso[G]line
[VERSE]
She was smart and [C]she was [G]pretty
She may have been too [D]smart for [G]me
She graduated [C]with high [G]honours
In her class down at [D]US[G]C [C]
[VERSE]
And she [G]wrote poe[Am]try and [G]painted [C]
She im[G]pressed this loud [A7]farm [D]boy [C]
Her father, George, he [D]owned the [G]drugstore
Her name it was Mar[D]gery Mal[G]loy
[VERSE]
George Malloy was a [C]pioneer [G]boy
And he was Irish [D]to the [G]bone
He smoked a pipe and he [C]took me [G]fishing
Taught me the words to '[D]Casey [G]Jones' [C]
[VERSE]
I sold his [G]daughter on [Am]dreams of [G]glory
[C]Cocktail [G]parties and [A7]high-toned [D]cars [C]
In the war I [D]worked in [G]movies
Handing Oscars [D]to the [G]stars
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Bb] [Eb] [C] [F] [D] [C] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] [B7] [E] [D] [E] [A] [E7] [A]
[VERSE]
I built homes and [D]baseball [A]diamonds
We had two daughters, we [E]had two [A]boys
A swimming pool and [D]four race[A]horses
And I loved Mar[E]gery Mal[A]loy [D]
[VERSE]
I also [A]loved the [Bm]gaming [A]tables [D]
Poker, [A]craps, it's the [B7]same to [E]me [D]
Investing other [E]people's [A]money
Indicted on grand [E]larce[A]ny
[VERSE]
So here I sit, I'm [D]back in [A]jail, boys
Because I would not [E]cop a [A]plea
Friends and rela[D]tives they [A]vanished
But she never [E]turned on [A]me [D]
[VERSE]
I had [A]pockets [Bm]full of [A]silver [D]
I spread a[A]round my [B7]wealth and [E]joy [D]
I had it all, then [E]I had [A]nothing
I finally lost Mar[E]gery Mal[A]loy
[VERSE]
Hey, but I dealt cards to [D]Hopalong [A]Cassidy
I played football and [E]I ran [A]track
Forty-eight six in the [D]quarter [A]mile, boys
Old Charlie Russell, he [E]don't look [A]back [D]
[VERSE]
I could [A]run and [Bm]I could [A]fight, boys [D]
I knocked [A]out a [B7]peeping-[E]tom [D]
I drank with stars and [E]baseball [A]heroes
I ended up in an [E]older folks [A]home
[OUTRO]
[A]Howdy boys, my [D]name is [A]Charlie
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