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CA is doing a lot of hammer-on's and what-have-you's, but the chord shapes are all correct.
"Hollowpoint Blues"
by Shovels & Rope
'Shovels and Rope'
D
DDrink me a bottle of nighttrain
I'mma drink me a bottle of nightrainG  
I'mma drink me a bottle of nightrainD  
Drink Gso much on the bottle I forget his nameD  
He got Dhollow point teeth and a rhythm when he walk
Hollow point teeth and a rhythm when he walk
GHollow point teeth and a rhythm when he walkD  
Lord Gknows I love to make em but I can?t understand him when he talkD  
You gotta Cfind somebody that?ll Amtake a little mercy on Dyou
DTold my secret to a junky whore
Told my secret to a junky whore
GTold my secret to a junky whoreD  
She Glooked at me pitiful, said I been down that road beDfore
Well I Dwon't let nobody tell me what I do
Won't let nobody tell me what I do
GWon't let nobody tell me what I doD  
And I Gbelieve in my pistol more than I believe in Dyou
You Cbetter find somebody that'll Amtake a little mercy on Dyou
When I Dfind that man I'mma shake him to the ground
Find that man I'mma shake him to the ground
GFind that man I'mma shake em, shake em, shake em Ddown
All Garound for round for round and pound for Dpound
You better Cfind somebody that'll Amtake a little mercy on Dyou
You better Cfind somebody that'll Amtake a little mercy on Dyou
You better Cfind somebody that'll Amtake a little mercy on Dyou
Won't be me, won't be me, won?t be me

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Hollowpoint Blues

by Shovels & Rope

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CA is doing a lot of hammer-on's and what-have-you's, but the chord shapes are all correct.

"Hollowpoint Blues"

by Shovels & Rope

'Shovels and Rope'

Drink me a bottle of nighttrain

I'mma drink me a bottle of nightrain

G D

Drink so much on the bottle I forget his name

He got hollow point teeth and a rhythm when he walk

Hollow point teeth and a rhythm when he walk

G D

Hollow point teeth and a rhythm when he walk

G D

Lord knows I love to make em but I can?t understand him when he talk

C Am D

You gotta find somebody that?ll take a little mercy on you

Told my secret to a junky whore

G D

Told my secret to a junky whore

G D

She looked at me pitiful, said I been down that road before

Well I won't let nobody tell me what I do

Won't let nobody tell me what I do

G D

Won't let nobody tell me what I do

G D

And I believe in my pistol more than I believe in you

C Am D

You better find somebody that'll take a little mercy on you

When I find that man I'mma shake him to the ground

Find that man I'mma shake him to the ground

G D

Find that man I'mma shake em, shake em, shake em down

G D

All around for round for round and pound for pound

C Am D

You better find somebody that'll take a little mercy on you

C Am D

You better find somebody that'll take a little mercy on you

C Am D

You better find somebody that'll take a little mercy on you

Won't be me, won't be me, won?t be me

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