Intro
E/G# A A7
Well they found poor Lazarus
D B
in between two mountains
A E/G#
Blowed him down great God
A E/G#
they blowed him down
[Verse 1]
A A7
Well they killed poor Lazarus
D B
with a mighty number
A E/G#
number 45
[Verse 2]
A A7
Poor Lazarus they took his body
D B
to the commissary office
A E/G#
Walked away
A E/G#
great God they walked away
[Verse 3]
A A7
Poor Lazarus Lazarus's father
D B
When he heard his son was a-dying
A E/G#
he said: let that fool go down
A E/G#
Let the fool go down
[Verse 4]
A A7
And Lazarus Lazarus's little sister
D B
she could not come to the funeral
A E/G#
Didn't have no shoes
A E/G#
lord on her feet
[Verse 5]
A A7
And Lazarus Lazarus's old mother
D B
walking down the road
A E/G#
crying: my only son
A E/G#
he killed my only son
[Verse 6]
A A7
Hey captain did you hear the news?
D B
Your men are gonna leave you
A E/G#
next pay day
A E/G#
oh lord next pay day
[Verse 7]
A A7
Well the high sheriff told the deputy
D B
go out and get me Lazarus
A E/G#
Dead or alive
A
dead or alive