Key: D
D/F#
G
G7
Well they found poor Lazarus
C
A
in between two mountains
G
D/F#
Blowed him down great God
G
D/F#
they blowed him down
verse 1
G
G7
Well they killed poor Lazarus
C
A
with a mighty number
G
D/F#
number 45
verse 2
G
G7
Poor Lazarus they took his body
C
A
to the commissary office
G
D/F#
Walked away
G
D/F#
great God they walked away
verse 3
G
G7
Poor Lazarus Lazarus's father
C
A
When he heard his son was a-dying
G
D/F#
he said: let that fool go down
G
D/F#
Let the fool go down
verse 4
G
G7
And Lazarus Lazarus's little sister
C
A
she could not come to the funeral
G
D/F#
Didn't have no shoes
G
D/F#
lord on her feet
Verse 5
G
G7
And Lazarus Lazarus's old mother
C
A
walking down the road
G
D/F#
crying: my only son
G
D/F#
he killed my only son
Verse 6
G
G7
Hey captain did you hear the news?
C
A
Your men are gonna leave you
G
D/F#
next pay day
G
D/F#
oh lord next pay day
Verse 7
G
G7
Well the high sheriff told the deputy
C
A
go out and get me Lazarus
G
D/F#
Dead or alive
G
dead or alive