A Death Of Kennedy Chords by Mighty Sparrow
Tempo:
97.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Dbm] [Ab]
[Fm] President [Gm] Kennedy is in heaven I'm [Ab] sure.
May he rest in [Fm] peace [Db] forevermore.
[Eb] It will [Db] take us over [Dbm] a century to get an ex-man [F] like Kennedy.
He never should [Eb] have passed through [Ab] Texas.
[C] The [F] world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone and [F] without a prayer.
Not one [Ab] word he said when [Dbm] this Texas [Fm] gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died.
[Eb]
[Ab] He [Eb] [Cm]
[Fm] was loved, [Gm] he was feared, he was respected [Ab] even in the east.
Yet he was known to be a [Bbm] man of [Eb] peace.
[Db] All his struggle was for humanity.
[Ab] His salary [C] went to charity.
He [Bb] was a man [Eb] amongst men.
We all [Ab] lost a friend.
[C] [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a [Eb] man so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
[Cm] And Lord [Db] it was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [Abm] and without a prayer.
[Ab] Not one word he said when this [Dbm] Texas gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died.
[Fm] November [Gm] 22nd [Fm] was the day he died.
[Ab] When I got the news [Db] how I [Eb] cried.
To [Db] me Kennedy meant [Bb] security, [Ab] lots of hope and equality.
[Bb] Then this trigger [Eb] happy clung shot him down.
[C] [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [A] and without a prayer.
[Bbm] Not [Ab] one word he said when this Texas gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and he died.
I [Dbm] said the Texas [Abm] gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and [Ab] he died.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Dbm] [Ab]
[Fm] President [Gm] Kennedy is in heaven I'm [Ab] sure.
May he rest in [Fm] peace [Db] forevermore.
[Eb] It will [Db] take us over [Dbm] a century to get an ex-man [F] like Kennedy.
He never should [Eb] have passed through [Ab] Texas.
[C] The [F] world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone and [F] without a prayer.
Not one [Ab] word he said when [Dbm] this Texas [Fm] gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died.
[Eb]
[Ab] He [Eb] [Cm]
[Fm] was loved, [Gm] he was feared, he was respected [Ab] even in the east.
Yet he was known to be a [Bbm] man of [Eb] peace.
[Db] All his struggle was for humanity.
[Ab] His salary [C] went to charity.
He [Bb] was a man [Eb] amongst men.
We all [Ab] lost a friend.
[C] [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a [Eb] man so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
[Cm] And Lord [Db] it was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [Abm] and without a prayer.
[Ab] Not one word he said when this [Dbm] Texas gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died.
[Fm] November [Gm] 22nd [Fm] was the day he died.
[Ab] When I got the news [Db] how I [Eb] cried.
To [Db] me Kennedy meant [Bb] security, [Ab] lots of hope and equality.
[Bb] Then this trigger [Eb] happy clung shot him down.
[C] [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [A] and without a prayer.
[Bbm] Not [Ab] one word he said when this Texas gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and he died.
I [Dbm] said the Texas [Abm] gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and [Ab] he died.
[Eb]
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_ [Fm] President [Gm] Kennedy is in heaven I'm [Ab] sure.
May he rest in [Fm] peace _ [Db] forevermore.
[Eb] It will [Db] take us over [Dbm] a century to get an ex-man [F] like Kennedy.
He never should [Eb] have passed through [Ab] Texas.
[C] The _ [F] world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone and [F] without a prayer.
Not one [Ab] word he said when [Dbm] this Texas [Fm] gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Ab] He _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Fm] was loved, [Gm] he was feared, he was respected [Ab] even in the east.
Yet he was known to be a [Bbm] man of [Eb] peace.
[Db] All his struggle was for humanity.
[Ab] His salary [C] went to charity.
He [Bb] was a man [Eb] amongst men.
We all [Ab] lost a friend.
[C] _ [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a [Eb] man so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
[Cm] And Lord [Db] it was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [Abm] and without a prayer.
[Ab] Not one word he said when this [Dbm] Texas gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died.
[Fm] November _ [Gm] 22nd [Fm] was the day he died.
[Ab] When I got the news [Db] how I [Eb] cried.
To [Db] me Kennedy meant [Bb] security, [Ab] lots of hope and equality.
[Bb] Then this trigger [Eb] happy clung shot him down.
[C] _ [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [A] and without a prayer.
[Bbm] Not [Ab] one word he said when this Texas gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and he died.
I [Dbm] said the Texas [Abm] gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and [Ab] he died. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Fm] President [Gm] Kennedy is in heaven I'm [Ab] sure.
May he rest in [Fm] peace _ [Db] forevermore.
[Eb] It will [Db] take us over [Dbm] a century to get an ex-man [F] like Kennedy.
He never should [Eb] have passed through [Ab] Texas.
[C] The _ [F] world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone and [F] without a prayer.
Not one [Ab] word he said when [Dbm] this Texas [Fm] gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] He _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Fm] was loved, [Gm] he was feared, he was respected [Ab] even in the east.
Yet he was known to be a [Bbm] man of [Eb] peace.
[Db] All his struggle was for humanity.
[Ab] His salary [C] went to charity.
He [Bb] was a man [Eb] amongst men.
We all [Ab] lost a friend.
[C] _ [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a [Eb] man so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
[Cm] And Lord [Db] it was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [Abm] and without a prayer.
[Ab] Not one word he said when this [Dbm] Texas gunman shot him [Bb] in the head [Ab] and he died.
I said the Texas gunman shot him in the head and he died.
[Fm] November _ [Gm] 22nd [Fm] was the day he died.
[Ab] When I got the news [Db] how I [Eb] cried.
To [Db] me Kennedy meant [Bb] security, [Ab] lots of hope and equality.
[Bb] Then this trigger [Eb] happy clung shot him down.
[C] _ [F] The world [Bbm] never miss a man [Eb] so since the [Ab] death of Christ.
And Lord it [Bbm] was terrible.
[Eb] Oh what a [Ab] sacrifice.
[Db] He's gone [A] and without a prayer.
[Bbm] Not [Ab] one word he said when this Texas gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and he died.
I [Dbm] said the Texas [Abm] gunman shot him in [Bb] the head and [Ab] he died. _ _ _ _ _ _
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