Тональность: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
request was wired across the sea.
Find my wandering brother boys,
and bring him home to me.
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I knew him as an infant,
as a meek and trusting child,
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But lately I've had sad reports that my
brother is running wild.
B
Oh bring my brother home to me.
A
With my own eyes I've got to see,
E
Just what he's in to.
Verse 2
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Bishop Cody's last request
received especial care.
The trail said California and they found
his brother there.
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They found him in an alley,
in a sea of broken glass.
E
They plucked him from the traffic
of the hustlers tripping past
B
Oh sir you're brother's eyes are dim
A
We've come to take you
home to him
E
He needs to see you.
Verse 3
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Bishop Cody's last request
was told in great detail.
The messengers were desperate men,
They had not come to fail.
A
They pressed their case with fervor.
Their urgency was clear.
E
But Bishop Cody's brother smiled
and did not seem to hear.
B
Oh, give the Bishop my regards.
A
Thanks for all the birthday cards.
Verse 4
E
Bishop Cody's messengers
were left with no recourse.
The situation plainly called
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for a little use of force.
D
A
They grabbed him by the shoulder,
but the shoulder slipped away.
E
As he vanished down the alley
they could hear the brother say,
B
Oh, give the Bishop my regards.
A
Thanks for all the birthday cards.
Interlude 1
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Em
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Verse 5
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Bishop Cody's message was
broadcast thru the town,
And Bishop Cody's brother was
quite often seen around.
A
The messengers were frantic,
quite efficient and discreet,
E
But their manner proved distracted when
they saw him on the street.
B
Oh, sir you have to go.
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Oh sir at least you owe,
Verse 6
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Bishop Cody's last request
was finally denied.
As his spirit left his body someone heard,
"My hands are tied."
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The word went down the alley,
that the Bishop was at rest,
E
And someone opened up a bar called
The Bishop's Last Request.
B
His brother told the priest,
A
The bishop rests in peace.
Verse 7
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His brother told the priest,
A
The bishop rests in peace.
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