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Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

(Chuck Berry)


Copyright Arc Music Corp.
Original by Chuck Berry in 1956


Million Dollar Quartet Jam Session - December 4, 1956 - Sun Studio - Memphis

VPA4 5318
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February 1990 CD RCA 2023-2-R The Million Dollars Quartet




Arrested on charges of unemployment, he was sittin' in the witness stand
The judges' wife called up the district attorney, she said free that
Brown-Eyed Man
If you want your job, you better free that Brown-Eyed Man


Flyin' across the desert in a TWA, I saw a woman walkin' across the sand
She'd been walkin' 30 miles en route to Bombay to meet a Brown-Eyed
Handsome Man
Her destination was a Brown-Eyed Handsome Man


Way back in history 3,000 years, in fact ever since the world began
There's been a whole lotta good women sheddin' tears for a Brown-Eyed
Handsome Man
That's a lotta trouble for a Brown-Eyed Handsome Man


Beautiful daughter couldn't make up her mind between a doctor and a
lawyer man
Her mother told her, darlin', go out and find yourself a Brown-Eyed
Handsome Man
Just like your daddy, he's a Brown-Eyed Handsome Man


Marlo Venus was a beautiful lass, she had the world in the palm of her
hand
She lost both her arms in a wrestling match to meet a Brown-Eyed
Handsome Man
She fought and won herself a Brown-Eyed Handsome Man


2-3 the count with nobody on, he hit a high fly into the stands
Rounded third, he was headed for home, it was a Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
That won the game, it was a Brown-Eyed Handsome Man


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Standard tuning.
E
Arrested on charges of unemployment,
E
he was sitting in the witness stand
                               A
The judge's wife called up the district attorney
         B                    E
Said you free that brown eyed man
E                            D                    E
You want your job you better free that brown eyed man
Flying across the desert in a TWA,
I saw a woman walking across the sand
She been a-walkin' thirty miles en route to Bombay.
To get a brown eyed handsome man
Her destination was a brown eyed handsome man
Way back in history three thousand years
Back every since the world began
There's been a whole lot of good women shed a tear
For a brown eyed handsome man
That's what the trouble was brown eyed handsome man
GUITAR BREAK
Beautiful daughter couldn't make up her mind
Between a doctor and a lawyer man
Her mother told her daughter go out and find yourself
A brown eyed handsome man
That's what your daddy is a brown eyed handsome man
Milo Venus was a beautiful lass
She had the world in the palm of her hand
But she lost both her arms in a wrestling match
To get brown eyed handsome man
She fought and won herself a brown eyed handsome man
GUITAR BREAK
Two, three count with nobody on
He hit a high fly into the stand
Rounding third he was headed for home
It was a brown eyed handsome man
That won the game; it was a brown eyed handsome man