Johnny Come Down to Hilo Chords by Salty Dick
Tempo:
91.925 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] We're running [G] away around the [D] Cape, Some [A] for debt and some [F#m] for rape,
[D] Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old [Bm] man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [D] oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old man.
[G] Now I once had a gal, her hair was red, Twas curly [A] all over except [D] on her head,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Her [D] eyes was blue, her dress the [G] same, But [D] she always fell [A] asleep before [D] I came,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, [G] [D] shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Now a dollar goes [D] from hand to hand, My [A] gal goes from man to [D] man,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] I tied my gal [D] in a gunny [G] sack, She'll [D] be true [A] to me till I [D] get back,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] She's a down-east gal with a down-east style, [D] For a dollar [F#m] a time it's all [D] worthwhile,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old [G] man.
Well, them Hilo gals [D] all dress so [G] fine, [D] They ain't [F#m] got Jesus on their [D] mind,
Trying to come down to [F#m] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [G] oh, [D] ain't that [F#m] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, oh, shaker, now, ain't that [A] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
[D] poor old man.
[D] Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old [Bm] man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [D] oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old man.
[G] Now I once had a gal, her hair was red, Twas curly [A] all over except [D] on her head,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Her [D] eyes was blue, her dress the [G] same, But [D] she always fell [A] asleep before [D] I came,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, [G] [D] shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Now a dollar goes [D] from hand to hand, My [A] gal goes from man to [D] man,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] I tied my gal [D] in a gunny [G] sack, She'll [D] be true [A] to me till I [D] get back,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] She's a down-east gal with a down-east style, [D] For a dollar [F#m] a time it's all [D] worthwhile,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old [G] man.
Well, them Hilo gals [D] all dress so [G] fine, [D] They ain't [F#m] got Jesus on their [D] mind,
Trying to come down to [F#m] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [G] oh, [D] ain't that [F#m] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, oh, shaker, now, ain't that [A] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
[D] poor old man.
Key:
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A
G
F#m
Bm
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[G] _ [D] We're running [G] away around the [D] Cape, Some [A] for debt and some [F#m] for rape,
[D] Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old [Bm] man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [D] oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old man.
_ [G] Now I once had a gal, her hair was red, Twas curly [A] all over except [D] on her head,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Her [D] eyes was blue, her dress the [G] same, But [D] she always fell [A] asleep before [D] I came,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, [G] [D] shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Now a dollar goes [D] from hand to hand, My [A] gal goes from man to [D] man,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] I tied my gal [D] in a gunny [G] sack, She'll [D] be true [A] to me till I [D] get back,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] She's a down-east gal with a down-east style, [D] For a dollar [F#m] a time it's all [D] worthwhile,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old [G] man.
Well, them Hilo gals [D] all dress so [G] fine, [D] They ain't [F#m] got Jesus on their [D] mind,
Trying to come down to [F#m] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [G] oh, [D] ain't that [F#m] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, oh, shaker, now, ain't that [A] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A] _
[D] poor old man. _ _ _ _
[D] Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old [Bm] man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [D] oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D]
old man.
_ [G] Now I once had a gal, her hair was red, Twas curly [A] all over except [D] on her head,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Her [D] eyes was blue, her dress the [G] same, But [D] she always fell [A] asleep before [D] I came,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, [G] [D] shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] Now a dollar goes [D] from hand to hand, My [A] gal goes from man to [D] man,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] I tied my gal [D] in a gunny [G] sack, She'll [D] be true [A] to me till I [D] get back,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, oh, ain't [A] that gal with the blue [D] dress on,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
[G] She's a down-east gal with a down-east style, [D] For a dollar [F#m] a time it's all [D] worthwhile,
Trying to come down to [A] Hilo, poor [D] old [G] man.
Well, them Hilo gals [D] all dress so [G] fine, [D] They ain't [F#m] got Jesus on their [D] mind,
Trying to come down to [F#m] Hilo, poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, shaker, [G] oh, [D] ain't that [F#m] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A]
poor [D] old man.
Oh, Victor, oh, shaker, now, ain't that [A] gal with the blue dress [D] on,
Trying to come down to Hilo, [A] _
[D] poor old man. _ _ _ _