Chords for JOHN RENBOURN - White House Blues - 1971 - Contemporary Folk music
Tempo:
156.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
Em
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am]
Mr.
[D] McKinley, [Em] he didn't do no [A] wrong.
[C] He rode on down to [D] Buffalo, [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [G] long.
[Am]
Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em] [Am]
The people they came [D] a-runnin' round to [G] see what had [Am] been done.
[C] And you have shot the [D] president down [F] with your Ivor [C] Johnson [G] gun.
Hard [Am] times, [D] hard times, [A] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am]
[A] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [B] [D] [Em]
[Am] The train, oh the [D]
train, [G] runnin' on down the [Am] line.
[C] Blowin' out of every [D] station,
[F] McKinley's [C] a [Em]
-dyin'.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Now Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [G] he's doin' [Am] his best.
[C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard,
[F] takin' [C] his [G] rest.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard
[D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[B] [D] [G]
[Am] Yes, Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [Em] drinkin' out of a silver [Am] cup.
[C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, and [F] he'll never [C] wake [G] up.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Mr.
[D]
McKinley, [G] he didn't do [Am] no wrong.
[C] He just rode on down to [D] Buffalo, [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [Em] long.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[G] [Am] [C] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am]
Mr.
[D] McKinley, [Em] he didn't do no [A] wrong.
[C] He rode on down to [D] Buffalo, [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [G] long.
[Am]
Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em] [Am]
The people they came [D] a-runnin' round to [G] see what had [Am] been done.
[C] And you have shot the [D] president down [F] with your Ivor [C] Johnson [G] gun.
Hard [Am] times, [D] hard times, [A] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am]
[A] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [B] [D] [Em]
[Am] The train, oh the [D]
train, [G] runnin' on down the [Am] line.
[C] Blowin' out of every [D] station,
[F] McKinley's [C] a [Em]
-dyin'.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Now Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [G] he's doin' [Am] his best.
[C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard,
[F] takin' [C] his [G] rest.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard
[D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[B] [D] [G]
[Am] Yes, Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [Em] drinkin' out of a silver [Am] cup.
[C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, and [F] he'll never [C] wake [G] up.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am] Mr.
[D]
McKinley, [G] he didn't do [Am] no wrong.
[C] He just rode on down to [D] Buffalo, [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [Em] long.
[Am] Hard times, [D] hard times, [Am] hard [D] times.
[G] [Am] [C] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
Key:
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [D] McKinley, [Em] he didn't do no [A] wrong.
_ _ [C] He rode on down to [D] Buffalo, _ _ _ [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [G] long.
_ _ [Am]
Hard times, _ [D] hard _ times, _ [Am] hard [D] times. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ The people they came [D] a-runnin' round to [G] see what had [Am] been done. _ _ _
[C] And you have shot the [D] president down [F] with your Ivor [C] Johnson _ [G] gun. _
Hard [Am] times, _ _ [D] hard _ times, _ [A] hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ The train, oh the [D]
train, [G] runnin' on down the [Am] line. _
_ _ [C] Blowin' out of every [D] station, _
_ _ [F] _ McKinley's [C] a _ [Em] _
-dyin'.
[Am] Hard times, _ [D] hard _ _ times, [Am] hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Now Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [G] he's doin' [Am] his best.
_ [C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, _
_ _ [F] _ takin' [C] his _ [G] rest.
_ [Am] Hard times, _ [D] hard _ times, _ [Am] hard _
[D] times.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Yes, Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [Em] drinkin' out of a silver [Am] _ cup.
_ [C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, _ and [F] he'll never [C] wake [G] up.
_ [Am] Hard times, _ _ [D] hard times, _ [Am] _ hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [D]
McKinley, [G] he didn't do [Am] no wrong. _
_ [C] He just rode on down to [D] Buffalo, _ _ _ [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [Em] long.
_ _ [Am] Hard times, _ _ [D] hard _ times, [Am] hard _ [D] times.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [D] McKinley, [Em] he didn't do no [A] wrong.
_ _ [C] He rode on down to [D] Buffalo, _ _ _ [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [G] long.
_ _ [Am]
Hard times, _ [D] hard _ times, _ [Am] hard [D] times. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ The people they came [D] a-runnin' round to [G] see what had [Am] been done. _ _ _
[C] And you have shot the [D] president down [F] with your Ivor [C] Johnson _ [G] gun. _
Hard [Am] times, _ _ [D] hard _ times, _ [A] hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ The train, oh the [D]
train, [G] runnin' on down the [Am] line. _
_ _ [C] Blowin' out of every [D] station, _
_ _ [F] _ McKinley's [C] a _ [Em] _
-dyin'.
[Am] Hard times, _ [D] hard _ _ times, [Am] hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Now Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [G] he's doin' [Am] his best.
_ [C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, _
_ _ [F] _ takin' [C] his _ [G] rest.
_ [Am] Hard times, _ [D] hard _ times, _ [Am] hard _
[D] times.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Yes, Roosevelt, he's in the [D] White House, [Em] drinkin' out of a silver [Am] _ cup.
_ [C] And McKinley, he's [D] in the graveyard, _ and [F] he'll never [C] wake [G] up.
_ [Am] Hard times, _ _ [D] hard times, _ [Am] _ hard [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [D]
McKinley, [G] he didn't do [Am] no wrong. _
_ [C] He just rode on down to [D] Buffalo, _ _ _ [F] but he didn't stay [C] too [Em] long.
_ _ [Am] Hard times, _ _ [D] hard _ times, [Am] hard _ [D] times.
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