Intro:  Am (pulloff w/ index finger) 
 
1) 
    Am                C 
  "Spider John" is my name friend, 
   D                                           Am 
  I'm in between freights and I sure would be obliged 
           C               G 
  if you'd share your company. 
    Am                    C 
  I know this may sound strange to you, 
        D                                               Am 
  but if you wait till the song is sung and the story is told, 
            C            G 
  you might come to understand. 
          Am               C           D              G 
  Oh, I'm old and bent and Devil sent; runnin' out of time. 
          Am             C                 D 
  When I long ago held a Royal Flush in my hand... 
 
(Chorus:) 
                 Em 
     Oh, I was a Supermarket fool, 
             A7                         Em            A7 
     I was a motor bank stool-pidgeon,  robbin' my hometown. 
         Em                           A7 
     I thought I lost my blues, yes I thought I paid my dues, 
        F                  C               G 
     I thought I'd found a life to suit my style. 
                         G               F 
      But here I sit old Spider John the robber-man, 
     C               Am 
      long, tall, and handsome. 
                G                   F          C        Am 
      Yes, old Spider John with a loaded hand,  takin' ransom.