The Tall Tall Gentleman Song Lyrics and Chords by Carl Smith
The Tall Tall Gentleman
Written and recorded by Carl Smith
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It happened in the hills a
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long time ago
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Now the story
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can be told
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six foot ten
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women all
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called him the
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tall tall
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gentleman
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women all called him
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the tall tall
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man
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rides through the night on a
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big black stallion
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Setting all the girls
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aflame
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tall tall gentleman on the
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big black stallion
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they didn't know hi
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No one knew his
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Well the young girls cried
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when he left them
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old maids begged him to
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come
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every wish
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every
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please come
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again
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tall tall
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gentleman
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Please come
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again tall tall
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man
Well he rode to miss Lucy'
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s late one night
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going there for years so it
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seemed
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shotgun blast and old
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tall went down
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Lucy's
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d man wa
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s back i
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d man was back i
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Repeat #2 He rode though...
Now high on a mountain in the
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hills of Tennessee
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a tall tombston
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e without a name
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Flowers on the
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grave a
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stallion stands near
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Waitin' on th
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e return of th
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e tall tal
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Waitin' on the return o
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f the tall tal
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rides no more on the
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big black stallion
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Setting all the girls
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aflame
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tall tall gentleman on the
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big black stallion
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They never knew his
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name
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name
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Tall Tall Gentleman?
- The song The Tall Tall Gentleman was sang by Carl Smith.
Who is Carl Smith?
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