Intro: Am (pull off index finger)
Am CSpider John is my name friend
I'm in between freights and sure would be obliged
C GIf I could share your company
Am CI'm on my way to nowhere
Been runnin' from my past
Am C Grunnin' from the things I use to be-eeee
Am Cnow I know my words sound strange to you
But if you wait till my song is sung and the story's told
C GYou might come to understand
Am C D G
How I'm old and bent and Devil sent, and runnin' out of time
Am C DWhen not long ago I held a Royal Flush in my hand
ChorusEm Em7
Oh, I was a Supermarket fool
A7 Em Em7 A7I was a motor bank stool-pidgeon, robbin' my hometown
I thought I lost my blues, yes I thought I paid my dues
F C G EmAnd I thought I'd found a life to suit my style
G FAnd old Spider John, robber man
long, tall, and handsome
G F C AmYes, old Spider John with a loaded hand, takin' ransom
CThen one day I met Diamond Lil
and she was the sweetest thing, I declare
Am C GThat the summer wind had ever blown my way
Am C D GBut Lil she had no idea, of my illustrious occupation
She thought I was a saint, not a sinner, gone astray-ay
Am C DSpider he loved his lady so much, he would not confess his sins
Am C GFor I knew if I did the lady would surely take her leave
But you know that the word got around and Lilly left town
D GAnd he never saw her again
Am C DTossin' and turnin', 'causin' his heart to grieve
(repeat chorus)
Am CThat is all my story
D AmIt's been these thirty years since I took the road
To find my precious jewel one
Am C D GIf you see my Lilly, won't you give her my regards?
Am C GTell her old Spider got tangled in the black web that he spun
You can tell her that Spider got tangled in the black web that he spu
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