{"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":1508525,"song":"John J Blanchard","artist":"Anthony Smith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11278394-john-j-blanchard-chords-by-anthony-smith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1508525?type=chord","rating":4.82699,"votes":10,"content":"John J. Blanchard - Anthony Smith\r\nAlbum: If That Ain't Country\r\nWriters: Anthony Smith / Chris Wallin\r\n\r\n\r\n**Capo 2**\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe had a stroke in '95 [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe family vowed they'd never leave him[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe last time they came to see him, was three years ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe spent his whole life providin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow he was down to relyin’, on Medicare[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe nurses took a liking to him[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey'd get his wheelchair out and push him, on sunny days[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe couldn't walk, he couldn't speak, seemed so far out of reach[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut in his mind as far as they knew he could be [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFly fishin', workin' on that firebird engine [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRunnin' 99 proof moonshine across that county line [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlayin' QB for the Cowboys, gettin' high on the crowd noise[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the bright lights[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCause deep inside things were rockin' in the mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf John J. Blanchard [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne afternoon in June[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA nurse saw his finger move, about had a heart attack[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe went screamin' down the hall[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey, it's a miracle ya'll, I think he's comin' back [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe doctors all rushed in, said do you know what year this is[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] Asus5\r\nHow many fingers am I holding and where've you been....[/tab]\r\n\r\nand he said\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFly fishin', workin' on that firebird engine [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRunnin' 99 proof moonshine across that county line [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlayin' QB for the Cowboys, gettin' high on the crowd noise[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the bright lights[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah all this time things were rockin' in the mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]       \r\nOf John J. Blanchard [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nInstrumental: [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe had a stroke in '95 [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home[/tab]","plain_text":"John J. Blanchard - Anthony Smith\nAlbum: If That Ain't Country\nWriters: Anthony Smith / Chris Wallin\n\n\n**Capo 2**\n\n\nIntro: D  G  C  G (x2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nand he said\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental: G  D  G  D  G  D  G","chords":["D","G","C","A","Asus4","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"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]}}}