John Hardy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][A][D][G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][A][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]John
Hardy he was [Bm]a des[D]perate little man
He [G]carried two [C]guns [G]every [D]day
[G]He shot a man [D]on the West virginia line
Might have seen John Hardy
getting away poor boy
Might have seen John
Hardy getting away

[Verse 2]
John [G]Hardy went up upon
[Bm]that [D]freestone bridge
[G]There he [C]thought he [Bm]would be [D]free
Up [G]stepped a deputy [D]and
he caught him by the arm
Saying Johnny [Dm]come and [D]go
with me poor boy
Johnny come and go with me
Johnny come and go with
[Dm]me p[D]oor boy
Johnny come and go with me

[Verse 3]
John [G]Hardy had a mother
[D]an d a [A]father [D]too
He [G]sent for them to come
and [Bm]go his b[D]ail
There [G]was not no bail [D]out for
a murdering man
[F]They shaved John [D]Hardy back in
jail poor boy
And they shaved John Hardy back in jail
And [F]they shaved John [D]Hardy
back in [F]jail poor [D]boy
[Dm]They shaved John [D]Hardy back in jail

[Verse 4]
John [G]Hardy had a [Bm]purdy [D]little wife
[G]That Mrs oh she wor[C]e wha[Bm]t ble[D]w
She [G]came to the jailhouse
[Bm]with[D] a loud shout
She saying Johnny [Dm]I've been
[D]true to you poor boy
Johnny I've been true to you
Johnny I've been true
to you poor boy
Johnny I've been true to you

[Verse 5]
John [G]Hardy was [C]stand[Bm]ing [D]in his cell
With [G]tears a [C]rolling [D]down his eye
Ive [G]been the death [Bm]of a [D]many poor boy
And now I am ready to die lord lord
Now I am ready to die
And now I am ready to die [F]lord [D]lord
And now I am ready to die
Go ahead and [G]die[C][G][D]

[Interlude 1]
Uh huh
[G][C][G][D][G][C][G][D]

[Verse 6]
I've [G]been to the [C]east I've
[D]been to the west
I've [G]been this whole [C]wide [Bm]world [D]round
I've [G]been to the east river [Bm]and
I've [D]been baptized
Now take me to my hanging
ground lord now
Take me to my hanging ground