Lemonheads - Knoxville Girl Lyrics
Pre>(verse 1)DI met a little girl in knoxvilleG dA town we all know wellDAnd every sunday eveningG aOut in her home Id dwellDWe decided to take an evening walkG dAbout a mile from townDI picked a stick up off the groundG dAnd beat that fair girl down(right here you go nuts all over the d chord for two bars)(verse 2)D g dShe fell down on her bended knee for mercy she did cryD g aOh willy dear, dont kill me here, Im unprepared to die.D g dShe never spoke another word, I only beat her more.D g dUntil the ground around us, with all her blood did pour.(nuts on the d)(verse 3)D g dI took her by her golden curls and drug her round and round,D g aThrowing(ed) her into the river that flows through knoxville town.D g dGo down, go down you knoxville girl with dark and rolling eye.D g dGo down, go down you knoxville girl, you can never be my bride.D(verse 4)D g dI headed back to knoxville, got there about midnight.D g aMy mother she was worried and woke up in a fright.D g dSaying, dear son what have you done to bloody your clothes so?D g dI told my anxious mother I was bleeding out my nose.D(verse 5)D g dI called for me a candle to light myself to bed.D g aI called for me a hankercheif to bind my aching headD g dRolled and tumbled the whole night through as troubles was for meD g dLike flames of hell around my bed and in my eyes could seeD(verse 6)D g dThey carried me down to knoxville and put me in a cellD g aMy friends all tried to get me out but none could go my bailD g dIm here to waste my life away down in this dirty old jail.DBecause I murdered that knoxville girl,G(once)The girl I loved soD(once)Well.../pre>
