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Pistol Packin' Mama

Words and Music by Al Dexter - 1943

Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1943, played for 14 weeks.

Intro:
D7	-	-	G
Verse:
G	-	-	D7
-	-	-	G
Chorus:
G	-	-	D7
-	-	-	G     (to verse)

8-beat Intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

 

Intro:

(No lyrics)

 

Verses:

Drinking beer in a cabaret, And was I havin' fun!

Until one night she caught me right, And now I'm on the run.

 

She kicked out my windshield, She hit me over the head.
She cussed and cried and said I lied, And wished that I was dead.

 

Drinking beer in a cabaret, And dancing with a blonde.
Until one night she shot out the light - BANG! That blonde was gone.

 

I’ll see you every night, babe, I’ll woo you every day.
I’ll be your reg’lar daddy If you put that gun away.

 

Chorus:

Lay that pistol down, Babe, Lay that pistol down,

Pistol packin' mama, Lay that pistol down!

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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