Chords for Ballad of Hollis Brown

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Hollis Brown he lived [F] _ [D] only [F] outside of town. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ Hollis Brown he lived _ [F]
only [Fm] outside of town.
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[Fm] Oh, with his wife and five children [F] _ [Dm] and his [Fm] cabin broken down. _ _ _ _ _
He looked for work on Monday _ [F] and he walked a ragged mile. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, he looked for work on [Fm] Monday and [Dm] he walked [F] a ragged mile.
_ _ _ _ Oh, your children are so hungry [Ab] _ that they don't know [Fm] how to smile.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Your baby's eyes look crazy now _ just [Fm] tugging at your sleeve.
_ _ _ _ _ Your baby's eyes look crazy now just [F] tugging at your sleeve.
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_ _ _ _ [F] Oh, you walk the floor and wonder [Ebm] why, _ [Dm] but every [F] breath you breathe. _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ He prayed to the Lord above, [Ebm] oh please send you [Fm] a friend. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He prayed to the Lord [Cm] above, oh [Dm] please send you a [Fm] friend. _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, your empty pockets [C] tell you [Ab] that you ain't [Bb] got no [Fm] friends. _ _ _ _
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_ Your baby's crying louder now and it's pounding on your brain.
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_ _ _ Your baby's crying louder [Cm] now and [Ebm] it's pounding [Ab] on your brain.
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_ _ _ Oh, your wife screams [Eb] of [F] stabbing you like the dirty driving rain. _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] Your grass is turning black now, [Eb] there's no [F] water in your well. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Your grass is turning black now, there's no water in your well.
_ _ _ _ Oh, you spent your [D] last long dollar [Eb] on seven [F] shotgun shells.
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_ _ _ _ Way out in the wilderness, [Ebm] cold [Fm] coyote calls. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Way out in the wilderness, [Cm] [Dm] cold coyote [Fm] calls.
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_ _ [F] _ _ your eyes fixed on the [Eb] shotgun [Bb] that's [F] hanging on the wall.
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_ _ Your brain is [Ab] bleeding and your legs [F] can't seem to stand.
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_ _ Your brain [F] is bleeding [Eb] and your [F] legs can't seem to stand.
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_ Your eyes fixed on the [Cm] shotgun that you're [Gm] holding in your [F] hand.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ There's seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] There's seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door. _ _
_ _ _ _ Seven shots rang out like [Eb] the [Fm] ocean's pounding roar.
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_ There's seven [Ab] people dead now, only [Dm] South Dakota four.
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_ _ [Fm] There's seven people dead, only South [F] Dakota four.
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[Dm] Somewhere in the [C] distance, [Eb] there's seven [D] new people [F] born.
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