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The Kingston Trio - Getaway John
[Intro]
C  D  C  D
[Chorus]
Get aBmway, get aAmway
Get aBmway, get aCway
Poor DJohn
[Verse]
John GHardy was a Dfightin' man
GCarried a razor every Dday
He Gkilled a man in DMobile town
You Cought to see my Johnny get aDway
You Cought to see my Johnny get aBmway
[Chorus]
Get aAmway
Get aBmway, get aCway
Poor DJohn
[Verse]
John GHardy was standin' Dat the bar
GSo drunk he could not Dsee
AGlong came a man with a Dwarrant in his hand
Cried, "CJohnny boy, why don't you come with Dme
CJohnny boy, why don't you come with Dme"
[Verse]
John GHardy had a Dpretty little gal
GKept her dressed in Dblue
He Gsaw her in the Dhangin' crowd
Cryin', "CJohnny boy, I'll be true to Dyou
CJohnny boy, I'll be true to Bmyou"
[Chorus]
True to Amyou
True to Bmyou, true to Cyou
Poor DJohn
[Verse]
I've Gbeen to the East and I've Dbeen to the West
GBeen this whole world 'Dround
I've Gbeen to the North and I've Dlived in the South
CThis will be my buryin' Dground
CThis will be my buryin' Dground
[Bridge]
Well, I've been this wide world Cover
DBeen this whole world 'Cround
DBeen to the river and I've Cbeen baptized
DTake me Cto my buryin' Dground
[Outro]
DGet away, get away, get away

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Getaway John

by The Kingston Trio

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The Kingston Trio - Getaway John

[Intro]

C D C D

[Chorus]

Bm Am

Get away, get away

Bm C

Get away, get away

Poor John

[Verse]

G D

John Hardy was a fightin' man

G D

Carried a razor every day

G D

He killed a man in Mobile town

C D

You ought to see my Johnny get away

C Bm

You ought to see my Johnny get away

[Chorus]

Get away

Bm C

Get away, get away

Poor John

[Verse]

G D

John Hardy was standin' at the bar

G D

So drunk he could not see

G D

Along came a man with a warrant in his hand

C D

Cried, "Johnny boy, why don't you come with me

C D

Johnny boy, why don't you come with me"

[Verse]

G D

John Hardy had a pretty little gal

G D

Kept her dressed in blue

G D

He saw her in the hangin' crowd

C D

Cryin', "Johnny boy, I'll be true to you

C Bm

Johnny boy, I'll be true to you"

[Chorus]

True to you

Bm C

True to you, true to you

Poor John

[Verse]

G D

I've been to the East and I've been to the West

G D

Been this whole world 'round

G D

I've been to the North and I've lived in the South

C D

This will be my buryin' ground

C D

This will be my buryin' ground

[Bridge]

Well, I've been this wide world over

D C

Been this whole world 'round

D C

Been to the river and I've been baptized

D C D

Take me to my buryin' ground

[Outro]

Get away, get away, get away

About Getaway John Chords by The Kingston Trio

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The chords for "Getaway John" show the original chord names (including C, D, Bm, Am, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.