Ballad Of Hollis Brown chords and lyrics
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Double dropped D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-D, Capo 1st fret (sounding key Eb minor) [Intro] (same strumming pattern throughout the song): [Descending Run in Verses] [Verse 1] Hollis Brown With his wife and five children [Verse 2] (same as the first one) You looked for work and money And you walked a rugged mile You looked for work and money And you walked a rugged mile Your children are so hungry That they don't know how to smile [Verse 3] (same as the first one) Your baby's eyes look crazy They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve Your baby's eyes look crazy They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve You walk the floor and wonder why With every breath you breathe [Additional verse in the Gaslight version:] [Verse 4] (same as the first one) There's bedbugs on your baby's bed There's chinches on your wife There's bedbugs on your baby's bed There's chinches on your wife Gangerene snuck in your side, It's a-cuttin' you like a knife. [Verse 5] (same as the first one) The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare If there's anyone that knows Is there anyone that cares? [Verse 6] (same as the first one) You prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend You prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend Your empty pockets tell yuh
Ballad Of Hollis Brown Chords by Bob Dylan
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