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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":518032,"song":"Ballad Of Hollis Brown","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/518032-ballad-of-hollis-brown-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/518032?type=chord","rating":4.92763,"votes":136,"content":"Double dropped D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-D, \r\nCapo 1st fret (sounding key Eb minor)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n(same strumming pattern throughout the song):\r\n\r\n[tab]   |   .   .   .      |   .   .   .    \r\ne|---0--keep--------|-----------------|\r\nB|---3-strumming----|-----------------|\r\nG|---2--------------|-----------------|\r\nD|---------0------3-|-0-------0-----3-|etc. \r\nA|-------3----------|-------3---------|\r\nE|-0----------------|-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Descending Run in Verses]\r\n\r\n[tab]  /C             Dm   \r\ne|---0---0-----|---0-------0---------|\r\nB|---3---3-----|---3-------3---------|\r\nG|---2---0-----|---2-------2---0-h1--|\r\nD|-------------|--------0------------|\r\nA|-3---2-------|-----3---------------|\r\nE|-------------|-0-------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHollis Brown[/tab]\r\n[tab]                /[ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe lived on the outside of town[/tab]\r\nHollis Brown\r\n[tab]                /[ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe lived on the outside of town[/tab]\r\n\r\nWith his wife and five children\r\n[tab]        /[ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nAnd his cabin broken down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nYou looked for work and money\r\nAnd you walked a rugged mile\r\nYou looked for work and money\r\nAnd you walked a rugged mile\r\nYour children are so hungry\r\nThat they don't know how to smile\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nYour baby's eyes look crazy\r\nThey're a-tuggin' at your sleeve\r\nYour baby's eyes look crazy\r\nThey're a-tuggin' at your sleeve\r\nYou walk the floor and wonder why\r\nWith every breath you breathe\r\n\r\n\r\n[Additional verse in the Gaslight version:]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nThere's bedbugs on your baby's bed\r\nThere's chinches on your wife\r\nThere's bedbugs on your baby's bed\r\nThere's chinches on your wife\r\nGangerene snuck in your side,\r\nIt's a-cuttin' you like a knife.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nThe rats have got your flour\r\nBad blood it got your mare\r\nThe rats have got your flour\r\nBad blood it got your mare\r\nIf there's anyone that knows\r\nIs there anyone that cares?\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nYou prayed to the Lord above\r\nOh please send you a friend\r\nYou prayed to the Lord above\r\nOh please send you a friend\r\nYour empty pockets tell yuh\r\nThat you ain't a-got no friend\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nYour babies are crying louder\r\nIt's pounding on your brain\r\nYour babies are crying louder now\r\nIt's pounding on your brain\r\nYour wife's screams are stabbin' you\r\nlike the dirty drivin' rain\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nYour grass it is turning black\r\nThere's no water in your well\r\nYour grass is turning black\r\nThere's no water in your well\r\nYou spent your last lone dollar\r\nOn seven shotgun shells\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nWay out in the wilderness\r\nA cold coyote calls\r\nWay out in the wilderness\r\nA cold coyote calls\r\nYour eyes fix on the shotgun\r\nThat's hangin' on the wall\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nYour brain is a-bleedin'\r\nAnd your legs can't seem to stand\r\nYour brain is a-bleedin'\r\nAnd your legs can't seem to stand\r\nYour eyes fix on the shotgun\r\nThat you're holdin' in your hand\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nThere's seven breezes a-blowin'\r\nAll around the cabin door\r\nThere's seven breezes a-blowin'\r\nAll around the cabin door\r\nSeven shots ring out\r\nLike the ocean's pounding roar\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 12]\r\n(same as the first one)\r\n\r\nThere's seven people dead\r\nOn a South Dakota farm\r\nThere's seven people dead\r\nOn a South Dakota farm\r\nSomewhere in the distance\r\nThere's seven new people born.","plain_text":"Double dropped D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-D, \nCapo 1st fret (sounding key Eb minor)\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n(same strumming pattern throughout the song):\n\n\n\n[Descending Run in Verses]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nHollis Brown\n\n\nWith his wife and five children\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n(same as the first one)\n\nYou looked for work and money\nAnd you walked a rugged mile\nYou looked for work and money\nAnd you walked a rugged mile\nYour children are so hungry\nThat they don't know how to smile\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n(same as the first one)\n\nYour baby's eyes look crazy\nThey're a-tuggin' at your sleeve\nYour baby's eyes look crazy\nThey're a-tuggin' at your sleeve\nYou walk the floor and wonder why\nWith every breath you breathe\n\n\n[Additional verse in the Gaslight version:]\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n(same as the first one)\n\nThere's bedbugs on your baby's bed\nThere's chinches on your wife\nThere's bedbugs on your baby's bed\nThere's chinches on your wife\nGangerene snuck in your side,\nIt's a-cuttin' you like a knife.\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n(same as the first one)\n\nThe rats have got your flour\nBad blood it got your mare\nThe rats have got your flour\nBad blood it got your mare\nIf there's anyone that knows\nIs there anyone that cares?\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n(same as the first one)\n\nYou prayed to the Lord above\nOh please send you a friend\nYou prayed to the Lord above\nOh please send you a friend\nYour empty pockets tell yuh\nThat you ain't a-got no friend\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n(same as the first one)\n\nYour babies are crying louder\nIt's pounding on your brain\nYour babies are crying louder now\nIt's pounding on your brain\nYour wife's screams are stabbin' you\nlike the dirty drivin' rain\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n(same as the first one)\n\nYour grass it is turning black\nThere's no water in your well\nYour grass is turning black\nThere's no water in your well\nYou spent your last lone dollar\nOn seven shotgun shells\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n(same as the first one)\n\nWay out in the wilderness\nA cold coyote calls\nWay out in the wilderness\nA cold coyote calls\nYour eyes fix on the shotgun\nThat's hangin' on the wall\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n(same as the first one)\n\nYour brain is a-bleedin'\nAnd your legs can't seem to stand\nYour brain is a-bleedin'\nAnd your legs can't seem to stand\nYour eyes fix on the shotgun\nThat you're holdin' in your hand\n\n\n[Verse 11]\n(same as the first one)\n\nThere's seven breezes a-blowin'\nAll around the cabin door\nThere's seven breezes a-blowin'\nAll around the cabin door\nSeven shots ring out\nLike the ocean's pounding roar\n\n\n[Verse 12]\n(same as the first one)\n\nThere's seven people dead\nOn a South Dakota farm\nThere's seven people dead\nOn a South Dakota farm\nSomewhere in the distance\nThere's seven new people born.","chords":["D","A","G","B","Eb","E","C","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]}}}