John Hardy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[G]John Hardy

[Verse 1]
oh he was
[D]a deperate little man
[G]Carried a gun [D]everyday
Well [G]he shot down a man
[D]on a West Virginia line
And they seen John Hardy gettin' away,
poor ole boy,
Seen John Hardy gettin'
away
[G]But they cornered John Hardy

[Verse 2]
[D]
on a tombstone bridge
[G]Thought that he [D]was free
[G]But a deputy sheriff came
[D]and caught him by the arm
He said, Johnny come and go with me,
poor ole boy,
[Dm]Come and go [D]with [G]me
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[Verse 3]
[D]
John Hardy [G]had a mother
[D]and a father too
Try[G]in to go [D]his bail
But [G]there was no bail out [D]for
the mother and man
They put [Dm]ole John Hardy [D]back in jail,
poor ole boy,
Throw [Dm]John [D]Hardy back in jail
[G]John Hardy had

[Verse 4]
[D]a pretty little wife
The dress [G]that she wore was [D]blue
She ran [G]through the jailhouse,
[D]she fell down on her knees
She said Johnny [Dm]I been true to[D] you,
yes I have,
Johnny I been true to [G]you
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[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
[G]John Hardy he stood [D]in side his cell
[G]The tears rollin from [D]his eyes
[G]I've been the death [D]of many
an honest man
Now I am going to die alone,
now [Dm]I am[D] goin to die
Well [G]I've been to

[Verse 6]
the east,
[D]and I've been to the west
I've been [G]this whole wide
[D]world round
[G]I've been to the north,
and [D]I've been way down south
Now take me to my hangman's ground,

[Outro 1]
Take me to my hangman's ground
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