Walkin To Missouri

	  		

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Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI; 
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He can't afford to fly 
E7     D9   E7    A           A7 
Got a penny for a Poor little robin, 
Bm7     D9       Cdim         Dm6 
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI 
E7     D9      Dm6     E 
Got a teardrop in his eye 



Verse: 1 
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I hope my story don't make you cry 
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But this birdie flew too high; 
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He flew from his old Missouri home 
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He fell right into the city ways, like dancin' in cabarets 
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From par - ty to party he would roam 


 
A            A7    Bm7       D9      Cdim           A 
Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI; 
A           F#m     E    D9  E 
He can't afford to fly 
E7     D9   E7    A           A7 
Got a penny for a Poor little robin, 
Bm7     D9       Cdim         Dm6 
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI 
E7     D9      Dm6     E 
Got a teardrop in his eye 



Verse: 2 
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He met a birdie who looked so nice 
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A real bird of par - a - dise, 
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Good look - in' but fickle in the heart 
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She gave him kisses and gave him sighs 
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But oh, how she told him lies 
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'Cause she loved another from the start 


 
A            A7    Bm7       D9      Cdim           A 
Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI; 
A           F#m     E    D9  E 
He can't afford to fly 
E7     D9   E7    A           A7 
Got a penny for a Poor little robin, 
Bm7     D9       Cdim         Dm6 
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI 
E7     D9      Dm6     E 
Got a teardrop in his eye 



Verse: 3 
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His dreams are battered, his feathers bent 
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Now he hasn't got a cent; 
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He feels like his heart is gonna break 
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So if he ever walks up to you 
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Please throw him a crumb or two 
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'Cause you could have made the same mistake 



A            A7    Bm7       D9      Cdim           A 
Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI; 
A           F#m     E    D9  E 
He can't afford to fly 
E7     D9   E7    A           A7 
Got a penny for a Poor little robin, 
Bm7     D9       Cdim         Dm6 
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI 
E7     D9      Dm6     E 
Got a teardrop in his eye