Chords for LeadBelly - John Hardy (Accordion)
Tempo:
131.25 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] [G]
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[G] John Hardy was a desperate little [D] man, he [G] carried two guns every day.
[Bm] He [G] shot a man on the West Virginia line, I seen John Hardy getting away, poor boy, I seen John Hardy getting away.
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John Hardy went up on that three-stone bridge, thought he was [G]
free, up deep to Maine and he caught him by the arm.
Johnny come and [D] go with me, poor boy, [G] Johnny come [D] and go with me.
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[D] John [G] Hardy had a mother and a father too, she sent for him to come and go his bail.
There was no bail allowed for that muttering man, and she is John Hardy's second day, poor [D] boy, and she [G] is John Hardy's second [D] day.
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John Hardy had a pretty little [Bm] wife, she dressed she wore [G] was blue, she come to the jailhouse with a loud [D] shout,
Johnny I've been to tell [G] you, poor boy, Johnny I've been to tell you.
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[G] [D] John Hardy was standing in his cell, [G] tears were rolling down his eyes,
Johnny I have been to death of many, poor man, and now I am ready to die, poor boy, and now I am ready to die.
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I've been to the east, I've been to the west, I've been to the whole wide world around,
I've been to the river and I've been baptized, now take me to my hanging ground, [D] Lord, Lord, [G] take me to my hanging [D] ground.
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[G] John Hardy was a desperate little [D] man, he [G] carried two guns every day.
[Bm] He [G] shot a man on the West Virginia line, I seen John Hardy getting away, poor boy, I seen John Hardy getting away.
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
John Hardy went up on that three-stone bridge, thought he was [G]
free, up deep to Maine and he caught him by the arm.
Johnny come and [D] go with me, poor boy, [G] Johnny come [D] and go with me.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] John [G] Hardy had a mother and a father too, she sent for him to come and go his bail.
There was no bail allowed for that muttering man, and she is John Hardy's second day, poor [D] boy, and she [G] is John Hardy's second [D] day.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
John Hardy had a pretty little [Bm] wife, she dressed she wore [G] was blue, she come to the jailhouse with a loud [D] shout,
Johnny I've been to tell [G] you, poor boy, Johnny I've been to tell you.
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
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[G] [D] John Hardy was standing in his cell, [G] tears were rolling down his eyes,
Johnny I have been to death of many, poor man, and now I am ready to die, poor boy, and now I am ready to die.
[D] [G]
[D]
[D] [G] [D]
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I've been to the east, I've been to the west, I've been to the whole wide world around,
I've been to the river and I've been baptized, now take me to my hanging ground, [D] Lord, Lord, [G] take me to my hanging [D] ground.
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[G] John Hardy was _ a desperate little [D] man, he [G] carried two guns every day.
_ [Bm] He [G] shot a man on the West Virginia line, I seen John Hardy getting away, poor boy, I seen John Hardy getting away.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
John Hardy went up on that three-stone bridge, _ thought he was [G]
free, _ _ up deep to Maine and he caught him by the arm.
Johnny come and [D] go with me, poor boy, [G] Johnny come [D] and go with me.
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_ [D] John [G] Hardy had a mother and a father too, she sent for him to come and go his bail.
There was no bail allowed for that muttering man, and she is John Hardy's second day, poor [D] boy, and she [G] is John Hardy's second _ [D] day.
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John Hardy had a pretty little [Bm] wife, she dressed she wore [G] was blue, she come to the jailhouse with a loud [D] shout,
Johnny I've been to tell [G] you, poor boy, Johnny I've been to tell you.
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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ John Hardy was standing in his cell, [G] tears were rolling down his eyes,
Johnny I have been to death of many, poor man, and now I am ready to die, poor boy, and now I am ready to die. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I've been to the east, I've been to the west, I've been to the whole wide world around,
I've been to the river and I've been baptized, now take me to my hanging ground, [D] Lord, Lord, [G] take me to my hanging [D] ground. _ _
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[G] John Hardy was _ a desperate little [D] man, he [G] carried two guns every day.
_ [Bm] He [G] shot a man on the West Virginia line, I seen John Hardy getting away, poor boy, I seen John Hardy getting away.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
John Hardy went up on that three-stone bridge, _ thought he was [G]
free, _ _ up deep to Maine and he caught him by the arm.
Johnny come and [D] go with me, poor boy, [G] Johnny come [D] and go with me.
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_ [D] John [G] Hardy had a mother and a father too, she sent for him to come and go his bail.
There was no bail allowed for that muttering man, and she is John Hardy's second day, poor [D] boy, and she [G] is John Hardy's second _ [D] day.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
John Hardy had a pretty little [Bm] wife, she dressed she wore [G] was blue, she come to the jailhouse with a loud [D] shout,
Johnny I've been to tell [G] you, poor boy, Johnny I've been to tell you.
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ John Hardy was standing in his cell, [G] tears were rolling down his eyes,
Johnny I have been to death of many, poor man, and now I am ready to die, poor boy, and now I am ready to die. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've been to the east, I've been to the west, I've been to the whole wide world around,
I've been to the river and I've been baptized, now take me to my hanging ground, [D] Lord, Lord, [G] take me to my hanging [D] ground. _ _
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