{"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":634935,"song":"Old John Robertson","artist":"The Byrds","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11575405-old-john-robertson-chords-by-the-byrds/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/634935?type=chord","rating":4.8456,"votes":5,"content":"Old John Robertson   \r\n\r\nIntro:  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nOld John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]  \r\nPeople everywhere would laugh behind his back [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]             \r\nNo one cared to take any time to find out [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat he was all about, fear kept them out [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nChildren laughed and played and didn´t know his name [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey could tell when he was coming just the same [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWalking slow with old John´s crippled wife by his side [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen she sighed, then she died [/tab]\r\n\r\nMagic words from him would charm some children´s ears \r\nBut they laughed at him when he hid behind his tears \r\nAll in vain was no game for he'd lost an old friend \r\nin the end, in the end \r\n\r\nVerse 1 \r","plain_text":"Old John Robertson   \n\nIntro:  D  G    A   D  A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagic words from him would charm some children´s ears \nBut they laughed at him when he hid behind his tears \nAll in vain was no game for he'd lost an old friend \nin the end, in the end \n\nVerse 1","chords":["D","G","A","E","F#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}