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[Verse 1]
D           C
Sometimes I think about
    Em         A
The folks back home
D      C
And 12 miles of road
Em        A    
I used to roam.
D           C
Sometimes I think about
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My crazy Willie Jean
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She ever get as far as New Orleans

[Verse 2]
D                    C
We used to spend the summer
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On a grassy river bank
D              C 
And drink hard water
          Em               A  
From the  railroad filling tank 
D           C
Sometimes I think about
    Em7         Gm
My crazy Willie Jean
  A                               D C Em A        
Will she ever get as far as New Orleans

[Verse 3]
  D           C
Daddy told me son, I see
     Em            A 
Your gonna come to harm
D         C
I'm gonna see you on
     Em               A
that Knoxville County Farm
D           C
Sometimes I think about
     Em7          Gm
That crazy Willie Jean
A                            D C Em A        
She ever get as far as New Orleans

[Outro]
D           C               Em7                     Gm
Sometimes I lie awake and I cry, think about Willie Jean
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She ever get as far as New Orleans
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Crazy Willie Jean
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Far as New Orleans