Chords for Meat Purveyors - "John Hardy"
Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] John Hardy was [A] a desperate little man.
[D] He carried two guns [A] every day.
[D] He killed him
a man [A] on the West Virginia line.
You ought to have seen John Hardy getting away, oh Lord.
You ought to have seen [E] John Hardy getting [A] away.
[D] John Hardy walked [A] to the Keystone Bridge.
[D] There he thought [A] he was free.
[D]
Up steps the sheriff [A] and he takes him by the hand,
saying, Johnny come along with me.
Johnny [E] come along [A] with me.
[D]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] He sent for his mama [A] and his papa [D] too, to come and [F#m] go his bail.
[E] But there were no bail for [A] a
murder charge.
So they threw John Hardy back in jail.
Threw John Hardy back in jail.
[E] John Hardy [A] had a pretty little [D] girl.
The dress she wore [A] was blue.
[E] The very last [A] thing that she said
to him was, Johnny I've been true to you.
Johnny I've been [E] true to you.
Well I've been to the East
and I've been to the West.
[D] I've been this [A] wide world round.
[D] I've been to the [A] river and I've been
baptized.
Now I'm on my hanging ground.
[E] Now I'm on my hanging [A] ground.
[D] [A] [D]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] John Hardy was [A] a desperate little man.
[D] He carried two guns [A] every day.
[D] He killed him
a man [A] on the West Virginia line.
You ought to have seen John Hardy getting away, oh Lord.
You ought to have seen [E] John Hardy getting [A] away.
[D] John Hardy walked [A] to the Keystone Bridge.
[D] There he thought [A] he was free.
[D]
Up steps the sheriff [A] and he takes him by the hand,
saying, Johnny come along with me.
Johnny [E] come along [A] with me.
[D]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] He sent for his mama [A] and his papa [D] too, to come and [F#m] go his bail.
[E] But there were no bail for [A] a
murder charge.
So they threw John Hardy back in jail.
Threw John Hardy back in jail.
[E] John Hardy [A] had a pretty little [D] girl.
The dress she wore [A] was blue.
[E] The very last [A] thing that she said
to him was, Johnny I've been true to you.
Johnny I've been [E] true to you.
Well I've been to the East
and I've been to the West.
[D] I've been this [A] wide world round.
[D] I've been to the [A] river and I've been
baptized.
Now I'm on my hanging ground.
[E] Now I'm on my hanging [A] ground.
[D] [A] [D]
[D] [A]
Key:
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A
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] John Hardy was [A] a desperate little man.
[D] He carried two guns [A] every day.
_ _ [D] He killed him
a man [A] on the West Virginia line.
You ought to have seen John Hardy getting away, oh Lord.
You ought to have seen [E] John Hardy getting [A] away.
_ _ [D] John Hardy walked [A] to the Keystone Bridge.
[D] There he thought [A] he was free.
[D] _ _
Up steps the sheriff [A] and he takes him by the hand,
saying, Johnny come along with _ me.
_ _ Johnny [E] come along [A] with me. _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] He sent for his mama [A] and his papa [D] too, to come and [F#m] go his bail.
[E] But there were no bail for [A] a
murder charge.
So they threw John Hardy back in jail.
Threw John Hardy back in jail.
[E] John Hardy [A] had a pretty little [D] girl.
The dress she wore [A] was blue.
[E] The very last [A] thing that she said
to him was, Johnny I've been true to you.
Johnny I've been [E] true to you.
Well I've been to the East
and I've been to the West.
[D] I've been this [A] wide world round.
[D] I've been to the [A] river and I've been
baptized.
Now I'm on my hanging _ ground.
[E] Now I'm on my hanging [A] ground.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] John Hardy was [A] a desperate little man.
[D] He carried two guns [A] every day.
_ _ [D] He killed him
a man [A] on the West Virginia line.
You ought to have seen John Hardy getting away, oh Lord.
You ought to have seen [E] John Hardy getting [A] away.
_ _ [D] John Hardy walked [A] to the Keystone Bridge.
[D] There he thought [A] he was free.
[D] _ _
Up steps the sheriff [A] and he takes him by the hand,
saying, Johnny come along with _ me.
_ _ Johnny [E] come along [A] with me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] He sent for his mama [A] and his papa [D] too, to come and [F#m] go his bail.
[E] But there were no bail for [A] a
murder charge.
So they threw John Hardy back in jail.
Threw John Hardy back in jail.
[E] John Hardy [A] had a pretty little [D] girl.
The dress she wore [A] was blue.
[E] The very last [A] thing that she said
to him was, Johnny I've been true to you.
Johnny I've been [E] true to you.
Well I've been to the East
and I've been to the West.
[D] I've been this [A] wide world round.
[D] I've been to the [A] river and I've been
baptized.
Now I'm on my hanging _ ground.
[E] Now I'm on my hanging [A] ground.
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