{"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":573861,"song":"John Walkers Blues","artist":"Steve Earle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11570167-john-walkers-blues-chords-by-steve-earle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/573861?type=chord","rating":4.69887,"votes":12,"content":"Capo on the 2nd fret, chords are natural.\r\n\r\n\r\n  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dadd9[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] alternative (also sounds good)\r\n\r\n[tab]--0----0---0----0----1---1---3---3---\r\n--1----0---1----1----3---3---0---3---\r\n--2----0---0----0----2---2---0---0---\r\n--2----2---2----0----3---0---0---0---\r\n--0----2---3----3----x---x---2---2---\r\n--x----0---x----x----x---x---3---3---[/tab]\r\n\r\nthe intro is single notes A D C#\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'm just an American boy [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Dadd9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRaised on  M  T  V[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G6[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut none of 'em looked like me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSo I started lookin' around \r\nFor a light out of the dim\r\nAnd the first thing I heard that made sense was the word\r\nOf Mohammed, peace be upon him\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]       \r\nA shadu la ilaha illa Allah  (pronounced A shadu laila hailla Allah)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThere is no God but God[/tab]\r\n\r\nIf my daddy could see me now\r\nWith chains around my feet\r\nHe don't understand that sometimes a man\r\nHas got to fight for what he believes\r\n\r\nAnd I believe God is great,\r\nAll praise due to him\r\nAnd if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky\r\nJust like Jesus, peace be upon him\r\n\r\nA shadu la ilaha illa Allah\r\nThere is no God but God\r\n\r\nGuitar break  [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  then play single notes [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\r\nWe came to fight the Jihad \r\nAnd our hearts were pure and strong\r\nAs death filled the air we all offered up prayers\r\nAnd prepared for our martyrdom\r\n\r\nBut Allah had some other plan,\r\nSome secret not revealed\r\nNow they're dragging me back with my head in a sack\r\nTo the land of the infidel\r\n\r\nA shadu la ilaha illa Allah\r\nA shadu la ilaha illa Allah\r\n\r\nThanks to Doug Floyd and Gareth Owen for getting me started on this one.","plain_text":"Capo on the 2nd fret, chords are natural.\n\n\n  Bm  F#m  D  Dadd9  G6  Em  A  A alternative (also sounds good)\n\n\n\nthe intro is single notes A D C#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo I started lookin' around \nFor a light out of the dim\nAnd the first thing I heard that made sense was the word\nOf Mohammed, peace be upon him\n\n\n\n\n\nIf my daddy could see me now\nWith chains around my feet\nHe don't understand that sometimes a man\nHas got to fight for what he believes\n\nAnd I believe God is great,\nAll praise due to him\nAnd if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky\nJust like Jesus, peace be upon him\n\nA shadu la ilaha illa Allah\nThere is no God but God\n\nGuitar break  Bm D A Em D A  then play single notes D C#\n\nWe came to fight the Jihad \nAnd our hearts were pure and strong\nAs death filled the air we all offered up prayers\nAnd prepared for our martyrdom\n\nBut Allah had some other plan,\nSome secret not revealed\nNow they're dragging me back with my head in a sack\nTo the land of the infidel\n\nA shadu la ilaha illa Allah\nA shadu la ilaha illa Allah\n\nThanks to Doug Floyd and Gareth Owen for getting me started on this one.","chords":["Bm","F#m","D","Dadd9","G6","Em","A","C","G","C#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}