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Well the raven is a wicked bird 
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His wings are black as sin 
Am 
And he floats outside my prison window 
G                 Am 
Mocking those within 
       C                Dm 
And he sings to me real low 
     G                 C G C 
It's hell to where you go 
    Am                          G Am 
For you did murder Kate McCannon
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[Verse]
Am 
When I first met TomMcCannon 
      G              Am 
I was working in the mines 
        Am 
Said he had himself a dark haired daughter 
     G           Am 
With long, green eyes 
     C             Dm 
When she and I did meet 
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She was bathing in the creek 
Am 
Prettiest girl in the whole damn holler 
G 
That ain't no lie
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[Verse]
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So I went a courtin' Kate McCannon 
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Got me a job and I quit my ramblin' 
    C             Dm 
And every day I'd save 
  G             C G C 
A quarter of my pay 
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I could buy a diamond ring
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Lord and one day I come home to find 
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My darlin' angel's not inside 
   C              Dm 
So I made for the creek 
      G             C G C 
Where she and I did meet 
    Am                              G Am 
And found her with some other lover...
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[Outro]
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And I put three rounds into Kate McCannon...  
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