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<h2>Somebody stole my guitar </h2>

<font size="2">Words &amp; music by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Steve Morse and Ian Paice</font>

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Remind me to tell you 'bout the old silver miner <br>
Name of Hard Rock Pete, had his house built on a slope <br>
They say one of his legs lived in Calico <br>
And there's a rumour going round that the other lived in hope <br>
So I walked in the room and I stopped <br>
I turned around and looked over my shoulder <br>
And a voice close beside me said <br>
&quot;You'd better watch your head, the party is over&quot; <br>
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Somebody stole my guitar <br>
They took it from the back seat of my car <br>
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It wasn't long before the waitress came over and said <br>
&quot;Can I freshen up your drink? <br>
And have you heard of these boys? <br>
And if you feel inclined to buy some cowboy boots? <br>
Well it's not that bad, we can talk above the noice&quot; <br>
So I sucked on my beer <br>
Shut my eyes and tried to listen to the words <br>
I know I missed the meaning <br>
But the message was something I'd already heard <br>
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Somebody stole my guitar <br>
They took it from the back seat of my car <br>
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Johnny Ringo's voice is getting deeper <br>
And now he's going to put another lock on the door <br>
The night is getting later, my head is getting lighter <br>
The mood is getting darker, Tequila being poured <br>
So I smile at the old gunslinger <br>
In his frame on the wall as he pushed back his hat <br>
And it's all coming back <br>
I'd cut a long story short but it's much too late for that <br>
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Somebody stole my guitar <br>
They took it from the back seat of my car <br>
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I was sleeping in Memphis in my hotel room <br>
Somebody stole my guitar <br>
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