John Hardy Chords by Leadbelly

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_ [D] _ John _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] Hardy, he was a [D] desperate little man.
[G] He carried two guns [A] every [D] day.
[G] He shot a man [A] only with a [D] ten-year life.
I'd have seen John Hardy getting away, poor boy.
[F] I'd have seen [D] John Hardy getting away.
_ _ [G] John Hardy went up on [D] that free stone bridge, [G]
there he thought he [A] was [D] free.
_ [G]
Upstairs, took Debenham [Dm] and he caught him by the arm.
John, he come and go, didn't leave, poor [D] boy.
John, he come and go, didn't leave. _ _
John, he [Dm] come and go, didn't leave, [D] poor boy.
John, he come and go, didn't leave. _
[G] John Hardy had a mother and [A] a father [D] too.
[G] He sent for them to come and [A] go his [D] bill.
[G] There was not no bill I'd [D] been paying.
They shipped [Dm] John Hardy back and dear, [D] poor boy.
They shipped John Hardy back and dear. _ _
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[G] John Hardy had a pretty [D] little wife, [G] the dresses that she wore were blue.
[D] She [G] come to the [A] jailhouse with a [D] loud shout, saying,
Johnny, I've been through for you, poor boy.
[A] Johnny, [D] I've been through for you. _ _
[Dm] Johnny, I've been through for [D] you, poor boy.
Johnny, I've been through for you.
John _
[G] Hardy was standing in [D] his cell [G] with tears rolling [A] down his _ [D] eyes.
[G] I've been the death of [D] many, poor boy.
And now I am ready to die, Lord, Lord.
_ I am ready to die. _
And now I am ready to die, Lord, Lord.
And now I am ready to die.
Go ahead and die.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Uh [G]-huh.
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[G] I've been to the east, I've [D] been to the west.
I've been this whole wide [A] world around.
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[G] I've been to the East River and I've been [D] baptized.
God take me to my house, brown, tall, tall.
Take me to my house. _ _ _ _ _