Hank Williams Jr. – Mr Lincoln (Guitar)

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[Intro] A E D [Chorus 1]
A           E               D
Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here

      A                  E                Bm
The Republic's changed a lot in a hundred years

      A                E                D
And I don't think it's workin' like you planned

    A               E           Bm
Oh, Mr. Lincoln, we could use a hand
[Verse 1]
       D                  A                G
I just read the headlines in The Nashville News

      D                  A                      Em
And I wish I'd made this up but I'm afraid it's true

         D                        A            G
'Cause a man was murdered for his money in the street

       D                    A             Em
He was takin' his wife to a nice place to eat

          D                     A            G
When they caught the man he did 23 months of time

        D                  A              Em
He pled insanity like they do now all the time

     D                           A  Em
Sir, what would you have done in 1859?

           D                   A                     G
Now if you shoot someone, sir, you can get off scott-free

         D                 A                Em
It's the latest thing, Mr. Lincoln, can you believe?

         D              A             G
Now they sue the manufacturers of the guns

          D                       A  Em
Ain't the law changed a lot since 1861?
[Chorus 2]
A           E               D
Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here

       A                     E                Bm
'Cause things have changed a lot in a hundred years

      A                E                    D
And I don't think it's workin' out like you planned

     A            E                   Bm
Hey, Mr. Lincoln, we sure could use a hand
[Verse 2]
       D              A            G
I just heard the news story on the radio

         D                    A                        Em
They let dangerous men out of prisons now, yes sir I'm afraid it's so

               D                       A              G
'Cause they're overcrowded, and it was only his fifth offense

               D                A                          Em
Yeah, and this time he's killed someone does that make any sense?

        D                A                G
Now, my lawyer called me about a nuisance case

 D                         A                      Em
'Cause everybody sues over any little thing these days

         D                               A              G
Well, at least we're right, all we gotta do is tell the truth

                 D                       A        Em
He said, "You're living in the past, you romantic fool"

                D                 A                     G
I said, "You've got that right, I lean toward the older ways

            D                  A            Em
And there's damn few backwoods lawyers left today"
[Chorus 1]
A           E               D
Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here

    A                    E                Bm
The Republic's changed a lot in a hundred years

    A                  E                D
And I don't think it's workin' like you planned

     A            E                   Bm
Hey, Mr. Lincoln, we sure could use a hand
[Chorus 2]
A            E                      D
Mr. Lincoln, please, could you come here?

       A                     E                Bm
'Cause things have changed a lot in a hundred years

    A                  E                    D
And I don't think it's workin' out like you planned

A            E                   Bm
Mr. Lincoln, we sure could use a hand