Chords for Ballad of Hollis Brown

[Bm] _ This is the ballad [A] of Hollis Brown.
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_ _ _ Hollis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Brown, he [E] lived on the [A] outside [Bm] of town. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hollis Brown, he [E] lived on the [Bm] outside of town. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] With his wife and five children [F#] in his cabin [Bm] broken down. _ _ _ _
_ He looked for work and money [E] and he walked a [Bm] ragged mile. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He looked for work and money [E] and he walked a [Bm] ragged mile. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Your children are so hungry [E] that they don't know how [Bm] to smile. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Your baby's eyes look crazy, [E] they're [A] tugging at [Bm] your sleep. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Your baby's eyes look crazy, [E] they're tugging at [Bm] your sleep. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And you walk the [E] floor and wonder [F#] why with every [Bm] breath you breathe. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Well the rats have got your flower [E] and bad [A] blood it [Bm] got your mare. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well the rats have got your flower [E] and bad blood it [Bm] got your mare. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Does anybody know? _
[F#] Does anybody [Bm] care? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You pray to the Lord [E] above, oh please [Bm] send your friend. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You pray to the Lord [E] above, oh please send [Bm] your friend. _ _ _
_ _ _ But your empty [E] pocket's telling [F#] you, you ain't [Bm] got no friend. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Baby's crying louder [E] now, it's pounding [Bm] at your brain. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Baby's crying louder [E] now, it's pounding [Bm] at your brain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Life screams [E] are stabbing you [F#] like the dirty [Bm] tripping rain. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Your grass is turning black and there's [E] no water [Bm] in your well. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Your grass is turning black [E] and there's no water [Bm] in your well. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You spent your last long dollar [F#] on seven shotgun [Bm] shells. _
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Way out in the wilderness, [E] caught [Bm] coyote call.
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Way out in the [E] wilderness, caught [Bm] coyote call.
_ _ _ _ And your eyes fix on the shotgun [E] you got [F#m] hanging [Bm] on your wall. _ _
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_ _ _ And your brain is bleeding [E] and your legs [Bm] can't seem to stand.
Your _ _ _ _ _ _ brain is bleeding [E] and your legs can't [Bm] seem to stand. _ _
_ _ Your eyes fix on the [F#] shotgun you got holding in your [Bm] hand. _ _ _ _ _
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_ There's seven breezes blowing [E] all around the [Bm] cabin door. _ _ _ _ _ _
There's seven breezes blowing all [E] around the cabin [Bm]
door.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And seven shots ring out [F#] like the oceans [Bm] drowning war. _
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_ _ _ _ There's seven people dead [E] on a South Dakota [Bm] farm. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's seven people dead [E] on a South [Bm] Dakota farm. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Somewhere [E] in the [F#] distance, there are seven [Bm] new people born. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ You're the tractor, dear Jesus, _ good enough [D] [Dm] for me.
_ If you got beef, then bring the ruckus.
_ _ Bulls and grand may not come across with