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    This document contains lyrics to the song "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce. The song tells the story of a pool player named Willie McCoy who is looking for Big Jim Walker after Jim took all of his money. The lyrics warn that you shouldn't mess with or provoke Jim, as he is a very strong and dangerous man. When Willie finds Jim, a fight ensues and Jim severely beats and shoots Willie. The lyrics emphasize that one shouldn't provoke or challenge Big Jim.

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    YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Key of A

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    This document contains lyrics to the song "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce. The song tells the story of a pool player named Willie McCoy who is looking for Big Jim Walker after Jim took all of his money. The lyrics warn that you shouldn't mess with or provoke Jim, as he is a very strong and dangerous man. When Willie finds Jim, a fight ensues and Jim severely beats and shoots Willie. The lyrics emphasize that one shouldn't provoke or challenge Big Jim.

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    This document contains lyrics to the song "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce. The song tells the story of a pool player named Willie McCoy who is looking for Big Jim Walker after Jim took all of his money. The lyrics warn that you shouldn't mess with or provoke Jim, as he is a very strong and dangerous man. When Willie finds Jim, a fight ensues and Jim severely beats and shoots Willie. The lyrics emphasize that one shouldn't provoke or challenge Big Jim.

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    YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Key of A

    Uploaded by

    Dan
    This document contains lyrics to the song "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce. The song tells the story of a pool player named Willie McCoy who is looking for Big Jim Walker after Jim took all of his money. The lyrics warn that you shouldn't mess with or provoke Jim, as he is a very strong and dangerous man. When Willie finds Jim, a fight ensues and Jim severely beats and shoots Willie. The lyrics emphasize that one shouldn't provoke or challenge Big Jim.

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    YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Chords - Jim Croce ... https://www.e-chords.com/chords/jim-croce/you-dont-mess-aro...

    You Don't Mess Around With Jim

    KKeeyy::    AA

    AA
    Uptown got it's hustlers

    The bowery got it's bums

    42nd Street got Big Jim Walker


    AA77
    He's a pool-shootin' son of a gun
    DD77
    Yeah, he big and dumb as a man can come

    But he stronger than a country hoss


    EE77 DD77
    And when the bad folks all get together at night
    EE77 AA
    You know they all call big Jim "Boss", just because

    And they say


    DD77 AA77
    You don't tug on Superman's cape
    DD77 AA77
    You don't spit into the wind
    DD77
    You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger
    EE77 AA
    And you don't mess around with Jim
    EE77
    Do da do da da di di de de de di

    AA
    Well outta south Alabama came a country boy

    He say I'm lookin' for a man named Jim

    I am a pool-shootin' boy

    My name Willie McCoy


    AA77
    But down home they call me Slim
    DD77
    Yeah I'm lookin' for the king of 42nd Street

    He drivin' a drop top Cadillac


    EE77
    Last week he took all my money
    DD77
    And it may sound funny
    EE77 AA
    But I come to get my money back

    And everybody say Jack don't you know


    DD77 AA77
    And you don't tug on Superman's cape

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    YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Chords - Jim Croce ... https://www.e-chords.com/chords/jim-croce/you-dont-mess-aro...

    DD77 AA77
    You don't spit into the wind
    DD77
    You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger
    EE77 AA
    And you don't mess around with Jim
    EE77
    Do da do da da di di de de de di
    AA
    Well a hush fell over the pool room

    Jimmy come boppin' in off the street

    And when the cuttin' were done

    The only part that wasn't bloody


    AA77
    Was the soles of the big man's feet
    DD77
    Yeah he were cut in in bout a hundred places

    And he were shot in a couple more


    EE77
    And you better believe
    DD77
    They sung a different kind of story
    EE77 AA
    When big Jim hit the floor now they say
    DD77 AA77
    You don't tug on Superman's cape
    DD77 AA77
    You don't spit into the wind
    DD77
    You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger
    EE77 AA
    And you don't mess around with Slim
    EE77
    mm mn mn mn mn mn mn mn

    Yeah, big Jim got his hat

    Find out where it's at

    And it's not hustlin' people strange to you

    Even if you do got a two-piece custom-made pool cue


    DD77 AA77
    Yeah you don't tug on Superman's cape
    DD77 AA77
    You don't spit into the wind
    DD77
    You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
    EE77 AA
    And you don't mess around with Slim

    A A7 D7 E7

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