{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1012160,"song":"John Brown","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1012160-john-brown-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1012160?type=chord","rating":4.65734,"votes":26,"content":"This song is much more complex the way Bob plays it, but this is an easy way to \r\nplay it and it definitely gives you an idea.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen John Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHis mother sure was proud of him![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs he stood straight and tall in his uniform and all.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHis mother's face broke out all to a grin.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"Oh son, you look so fine, I'm glad you're a son of mine,\r\nYou make me proud to know you hold a gun.\r\nDo what the captain says, lots of medals you will get,\r\nAnd we'll put them on the wall when you come home.\"\r\n\r\nWhen that old train pulled out, John's ma began to shout,\r\nTellin' ev'rybody in the whole neighborhood:\r\n\"That's my son that's about to go, he's a soldier now, you know.\"\r\nShe made well sure her neighbors understood.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    \r\nOh! Lord! Understood![/tab]\r\n\r\nShe got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile\r\nAs she showed them to the people from next door.\r\nAnd she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun,\r\nAnd these things you called a good old-fashioned war.\r\n\r\nThen the letters ceased to come, for a long time they'd never come.\r\nThey ceased to come for about nine months or more.\r\nThen a letter finally came saying, \"Go down and meet the train.\r\nYour son's a-coming home from the war.\"\r\n\r\nOh! Lord! From the war.\r\n\r\nShe smiled and went right down, she looked up and all around\r\nBut she did not see her soldier son in sight.\r\nBut as all the people passed, she saw her son at last,\r\nWhen she did she could hardly believe her eyes.\r\n\r\nHis face was all shot up and his hands were both blown off\r\nAnd he wore a metal brace around his waist.\r\nHe whispered kind of slow, in a voice she did not know,\r\nWhile she couldn't even recognize his face!\r\n\r\n\"Oh my darling son, tell me what to you they done.\r\nHow is it that you come to be this way?\"\r\nHis mouth could hardly move as he tried his best to talk\r\nAnd she did not even recognize his voice.\r\n\r\n\"Don't you remember, Ma, when I went off to war\r\nYou thought it was the best thing I could do?\r\nI was on the battleground, you were home, feeling proud.\r\nThank God you wasn't standing in my shoes.\"\r\n\r\n\"Oh,  I thought when I was there, God, what am I doing here?\r\nI'm a-tryin' to kill my enemy or die tryin'.\r\nBut as the enemy came close, the thing that hurt me most\r\n\r\nAs I saw that his face looked just like mine.\"\r\nOh! Lord! Just like mine!\r\n\r\n\"And I couldn't help but think, through the thunder sound and stink,\r\nThat I was just a puppet in a play.\r\nAnd through the roar and smoke, this string is finally broke,\r\nAnd a cannon ball blew my eyes away.\"\r\n\r\nAs he turned away to walk, his Ma was still in shock\r\nAt seein' the metal brace that helped him stand.\r\nBut as he turned to go, he called his mother close\r\nAnd he dropped his medals down into her hand.\r\n\r\nOh! Lord! To her hand!","plain_text":"This song is much more complex the way Bob plays it, but this is an easy way to \nplay it and it definitely gives you an idea.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Oh son, you look so fine, I'm glad you're a son of mine,\nYou make me proud to know you hold a gun.\nDo what the captain says, lots of medals you will get,\nAnd we'll put them on the wall when you come home.\"\n\nWhen that old train pulled out, John's ma began to shout,\nTellin' ev'rybody in the whole neighborhood:\n\"That's my son that's about to go, he's a soldier now, you know.\"\nShe made well sure her neighbors understood.\n\n\n\nShe got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile\nAs she showed them to the people from next door.\nAnd she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun,\nAnd these things you called a good old-fashioned war.\n\nThen the letters ceased to come, for a long time they'd never come.\nThey ceased to come for about nine months or more.\nThen a letter finally came saying, \"Go down and meet the train.\nYour son's a-coming home from the war.\"\n\nOh! Lord! From the war.\n\nShe smiled and went right down, she looked up and all around\nBut she did not see her soldier son in sight.\nBut as all the people passed, she saw her son at last,\nWhen she did she could hardly believe her eyes.\n\nHis face was all shot up and his hands were both blown off\nAnd he wore a metal brace around his waist.\nHe whispered kind of slow, in a voice she did not know,\nWhile she couldn't even recognize his face!\n\n\"Oh my darling son, tell me what to you they done.\nHow is it that you come to be this way?\"\nHis mouth could hardly move as he tried his best to talk\nAnd she did not even recognize his voice.\n\n\"Don't you remember, Ma, when I went off to war\nYou thought it was the best thing I could do?\nI was on the battleground, you were home, feeling proud.\nThank God you wasn't standing in my shoes.\"\n\n\"Oh,  I thought when I was there, God, what am I doing here?\nI'm a-tryin' to kill my enemy or die tryin'.\nBut as the enemy came close, the thing that hurt me most\n\nAs I saw that his face looked just like mine.\"\nOh! Lord! Just like mine!\n\n\"And I couldn't help but think, through the thunder sound and stink,\nThat I was just a puppet in a play.\nAnd through the roar and smoke, this string is finally broke,\nAnd a cannon ball blew my eyes away.\"\n\nAs he turned away to walk, his Ma was still in shock\nAt seein' the metal brace that helped him stand.\nBut as he turned to go, he called his mother close\nAnd he dropped his medals down into her hand.\n\nOh! Lord! To her hand!","chords":["Am","G","D","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}