The Bob Song

Willie Nelson
Key
Am
Scroll
3
Am C G Dm
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Am C G Dm
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Verse 1
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I once knew a pirate named Bob,
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B-O-B, Bob was a drunken old slob,
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B-O-B, Bob, 'bout as dumb as a rock,
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but Bob, he made it to the
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top.
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Am C G Dm
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Chorus
F F C C
He said, "You swing from your tree and I'll swing from mine,
F F C G
you have your lemons and I'll have my limes".
F F C Am G F F
"Funny, we all act like monkeys sometimes,
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you swing from your tree and I'll swing from
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mine".
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Am C G Dm
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Am C G Dm
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Verse 2
Am C G Dm
He said, "I'd rather make love than have a war,
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I rather make millions than to ever be poor".
Am C G Dm
"I'd rather be happy than to have anymore,
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guess, I'm a little tangled in a vine?
Chorus
F F C C
He said, "You swing from your tree and I'll swing from mine,
F F C G
you have your lemons and I'll have my limes".
F F C Am G F F
"Funny, we all act like monkeys sometimes,
C C G Am
()
you swing from your tree and I'll swing from
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mine".
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Am C G Dm
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Am C G Dm
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I'll swing from mine.
Verse 3
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Now, you swing from your tree and I'll swing from my tree
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and we'll all be happy sometimes.
Am C G Dm
You swing from your tree and I'll swing from my tree,
Am C G Dm
we'll all be happy sometimes.
Chorus
F F C C
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You swing from your tree and I'll swing from mine,
F F C G
()
you have your lemons and I'll have my limes.
F F C Am G F F
Funny, we all act like monkeys sometimes,
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you swing from your tree and I'll swing from
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mine.
Interlude
Am C G Dm
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Ending
Am C G Dm
You have your whiskey and I'll drink my wine,
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you save your dollar and I'll spend my dime.
Am C G Dm
You swing from your tree and I'll swing from mine.
Am C G Dm
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Am C G Dm
We'll all be happy sometimes
Am C G Dm
and we'll all be happy sometimes
Am C G Dm
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Am
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Chords Used
Am×
C×
G
Dm××
F