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[Verse 1]
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   The gigolo, the gigolo is charging twice the price
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   To the priest in holy orders who lives a life of vice
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   He pleads for mercy, God says no
             E     E           Am  Am
   Swing 'em high,   swing 'em low


[Verse 2]
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   The old lady's savings    time do erode
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   She can't pay for the heating, off the heating goes
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   She pleads for mercy, God says no
             E     E           Am  Am
   Swing 'em high,   swing 'em low


[Verse 3]
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   The body snatcher's got no bodies to sell
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   It leads him, it leads him to a life of hell
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   He pleads for mercy, God says no
             E     E           Am  Am
   Swing 'em high,   swing 'em low
             E               E                Am             Am
   Swing 'em high (swing 'em high), swing 'em low (swing 'em low)
             E               E                Am             Am
   Swing 'em high (swing 'em high), swing 'em low (swing 'em low)
             E               E                Am             Am
   Swing 'em high (swing 'em high), swing 'em low (swing 'em low)
             E     E           Am  Am
   Swing 'em high,   swing 'em low


[Verse 4]
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   Well, the gigolo dies at the age of fourty-three
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   Of a muscle wasting disease
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   Pleads for mercy, God says no
             E     E           Am  Am
   Swing 'em high,   swing 'em low


[Verse 5]
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   And the body snatcher    dies at an early age
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   And the old lady's pneumonia did rage
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   Pleaded for mercy, God said no
             E     E           Am  Am
   Swing 'em high,   swing 'em low


[Verse 6]
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   And the priest died of syphilis, he died in pain
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   He went to God,    he tried to explain
      Dm          Am     Dm       Am
   He pleaded for mercy, God said no
             E     E           Am  Am
   Swing 'em high,   swing 'em low
             E               E                Am             Am
   Swing 'em high (swing 'em high), swing 'em low (swing 'em low)
             E               E                Am             Am
   Swing 'em high (swing 'em high), swing 'em low (swing 'em low)
             E               E                Am             Am
   Swing 'em high (swing 'em high), swing 'em low (swing 'em low)
             E            E            E            E
   Swing 'em high (high), high (high), high (high), high (high)
   E            E            E  E
   High (high), high (high), hiiigh
             Dm
   Swing 'em low


[Outro]
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