Chords for john renbourn - white house blues
Tempo:
70.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
E
F#
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] Mr.
McKinley, you didn't do no wrong.
[D] You [F#] drove on down to Buffalo now.
You didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times now, hard times.
[Bm] [E] [B] [Bm] People, they came running around to see what had been done.
[F#] You have shot the President [G] down with your Ivor Johnson gun.
Hard [C#m] times, [E] hard times now, hard times.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
The [E] train, Mr.
[A] Train, [Bm] running on down the line.
[D] Blowing at every station [G] now.
McKinley is a dying.
[Bm] From Washington [E] to Buffalo, hard times.
[Bm]
Now the doctor, he came running in just taking off his mask.
And the [F#] doctor said, McKinley, better [D] catch in [C#m] your checks.
[Bm] Hard times, hard times now, hard times.
[E] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#] Roosevelt, he's in the White House.
He's doing [Bm] his best.
[D] And McKinley, he's in the graveyard [G] now, taking his rest.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times [B] now, hard times.
[Bm] [E] [Bm] Roosevelt, he's in the White House, picking out of a silver cup.
And [F#] McKinley, he's in the graveyard now.
[D] He'll never wake up.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] And Mr.
McKinley, he didn't do no wrong.
[D] Brought on [E] down to Buffalo.
[G] He didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard [E] times, hard times now, [B] hard times.
[Bm]
Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] Mr.
McKinley, you didn't do no wrong.
[D] You [F#] drove on down to Buffalo now.
You didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times now, hard times.
[Bm] [E] [B] [Bm] People, they came running around to see what had been done.
[F#] You have shot the President [G] down with your Ivor Johnson gun.
Hard [C#m] times, [E] hard times now, hard times.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
The [E] train, Mr.
[A] Train, [Bm] running on down the line.
[D] Blowing at every station [G] now.
McKinley is a dying.
[Bm] From Washington [E] to Buffalo, hard times.
[Bm]
Now the doctor, he came running in just taking off his mask.
And the [F#] doctor said, McKinley, better [D] catch in [C#m] your checks.
[Bm] Hard times, hard times now, hard times.
[E] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#] Roosevelt, he's in the White House.
He's doing [Bm] his best.
[D] And McKinley, he's in the graveyard [G] now, taking his rest.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times [B] now, hard times.
[Bm] [E] [Bm] Roosevelt, he's in the White House, picking out of a silver cup.
And [F#] McKinley, he's in the graveyard now.
[D] He'll never wake up.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] And Mr.
McKinley, he didn't do no wrong.
[D] Brought on [E] down to Buffalo.
[G] He didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard [E] times, hard times now, [B] hard times.
[Bm]
Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times.
[Bm]
Key:
Bm
E
F#
D
B
Bm
E
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
McKinley, you didn't do no wrong.
[D] You [F#] drove on down to Buffalo now.
You didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times now, hard times. _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [Bm] People, they came running around to see what had been done.
[F#] You have shot the President [G] down with your Ivor Johnson gun.
Hard [C#m] times, [E] hard times now, hard times.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
The [E] train, Mr.
[A] Train, [Bm] running on down the line.
[D] Blowing at every station [G] now.
McKinley is a dying.
[Bm] From Washington [E] to Buffalo, hard times.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Now the doctor, he came running in just taking off his mask.
And the [F#] doctor said, McKinley, better [D] catch in [C#m] your checks.
[Bm] Hard times, hard times now, hard times. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Roosevelt, he's in the White House.
He's doing [Bm] his best.
[D] And McKinley, he's in the graveyard [G] now, taking his rest.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times [B] now, hard times. _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ Roosevelt, he's in the White House, picking out of a silver cup.
And [F#] McKinley, he's in the graveyard now.
[D] He'll never wake up.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times.
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ And Mr.
McKinley, he didn't do no wrong.
[D] Brought on [E] down to Buffalo.
[G] He didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard [E] times, hard times now, [B] hard times.
_ [Bm]
Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
McKinley, you didn't do no wrong.
[D] You [F#] drove on down to Buffalo now.
You didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times now, hard times. _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [Bm] People, they came running around to see what had been done.
[F#] You have shot the President [G] down with your Ivor Johnson gun.
Hard [C#m] times, [E] hard times now, hard times.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
The [E] train, Mr.
[A] Train, [Bm] running on down the line.
[D] Blowing at every station [G] now.
McKinley is a dying.
[Bm] From Washington [E] to Buffalo, hard times.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Now the doctor, he came running in just taking off his mask.
And the [F#] doctor said, McKinley, better [D] catch in [C#m] your checks.
[Bm] Hard times, hard times now, hard times. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Roosevelt, he's in the White House.
He's doing [Bm] his best.
[D] And McKinley, he's in the graveyard [G] now, taking his rest.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard times [B] now, hard times. _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ Roosevelt, he's in the White House, picking out of a silver cup.
And [F#] McKinley, he's in the graveyard now.
[D] He'll never wake up.
[Bm] Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times.
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ And Mr.
McKinley, he didn't do no wrong.
[D] Brought on [E] down to Buffalo.
[G] He didn't stay too long.
[Bm] Hard [E] times, hard times now, [B] hard times.
_ [Bm]
Hard times, [E] hard [B] times now, hard times. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _