Chords for Spanish Johnny performed by David Bromberg
Tempo:
121.2 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G] This is written by a friend of mine named Paul Sebel who found a poem by Willa [F] Catherine.
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Those [C] other years, those dusty years, when we drove the big herds [D] through, I [C] tried to
forget the miles we rode.
[G] In Spina's [D] county, he'd [C] sit beside the water ditch when all his herds was [D] in, and he'd
[C] never harm a child but sing to [G] his [D] man with him.
He sang [C] the old songs and the old talk, and the dealings of our [D] game.
[C] A Spanish Johnny Selden spoke, [G] and he sang songs.
[D]
And his [C] talk with men was vicious talk, and he [Cm] was drunk on [D] gin,
[C] but those were golden
things he said.
[G] [Am] [D] Well,
[C]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[C] we had to stand, we had to judge, we had to stop him [D] then, to see [C] those hands so
gentle to a child that [G] killed so [A] many [D] men.
[C] He died a hard death long ago, before the roads came [D] in, and the [C] night before he swung
his son to [G] his man with [D] him.
[C]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
Well, we [C] carried him out in the morning light, a man who'd done [D] no good, and we laid [C] him
down in the cold, cold clay,
[G] and stuck him across [D] the wood.
And then [C] a letter we wrote to his kinfolk to tell them where [D] he'd been, [C] and we shipped
it on down to Mexico,
[D] [G] along with the man with [D] him.
[G]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[C]
[G] [D]
Those [C] other years, those dusty years, when we drove the big herds [D] through, I [C] tried to
forget the miles we rode.
[G] In Spina's [D] county, he'd [C] sit beside the water ditch when all his herds was [D] in, and he'd
[C] never harm a child but sing to [G] his [D] man with him.
He sang [C] the old songs and the old talk, and the dealings of our [D] game.
[C] A Spanish Johnny Selden spoke, [G] and he sang songs.
[D]
And his [C] talk with men was vicious talk, and he [Cm] was drunk on [D] gin,
[C] but those were golden
things he said.
[G] [Am] [D] Well,
[C]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[C] we had to stand, we had to judge, we had to stop him [D] then, to see [C] those hands so
gentle to a child that [G] killed so [A] many [D] men.
[C] He died a hard death long ago, before the roads came [D] in, and the [C] night before he swung
his son to [G] his man with [D] him.
[C]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
Well, we [C] carried him out in the morning light, a man who'd done [D] no good, and we laid [C] him
down in the cold, cold clay,
[G] and stuck him across [D] the wood.
And then [C] a letter we wrote to his kinfolk to tell them where [D] he'd been, [C] and we shipped
it on down to Mexico,
[D] [G] along with the man with [D] him.
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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] This is written by a friend of mine named Paul Sebel who found a poem by Willa [F] Catherine.
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Those [C] other years, those dusty years, _ _ when we drove the big herds [D] through, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] tried to
forget the miles we rode.
_ _ [G] _ _ In Spina's [D] county, _ _ _ he'd _ [C] sit beside the water ditch when all his herds was [D] in, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and he'd
[C] never harm a child but sing _ to [G] _ _ his [D] man with him. _ _
_ _ _ He sang [C] the old songs and the old talk, _ _ and the dealings of our [D] game. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] A Spanish Johnny Selden spoke, _ _ _ [G] _ and he sang songs.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And his [C] talk with men was vicious talk, _ _ _ and he [Cm] was drunk on [D] gin, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] but those were golden
things he said. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] [D] Well, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] we had to stand, we had to judge, _ _ we had to stop him [D] then, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to see [C] those hands so
gentle to a child _ that [G] _ _ killed so [A] many [D] men. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] He died a hard death long ago, _ _ before the roads came [D] in, _ _ _ _ _ and the [C] night before he swung
his son to [G] _ his man with [D] him. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, we [C] carried him out in the morning light, _ _ _ _ a man who'd done [D] no good, _ _ _ _ _ and we laid [C] him
down in the cold, cold clay, _
_ [G] _ and stuck him across [D] the wood.
_ _ _ _ And then [C] a letter we wrote to his kinfolk to _ tell them where [D] he'd been, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] and we shipped
it on down to Mexico, _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ along with the man with [D] him.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Those [C] other years, those dusty years, _ _ when we drove the big herds [D] through, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] tried to
forget the miles we rode.
_ _ [G] _ _ In Spina's [D] county, _ _ _ he'd _ [C] sit beside the water ditch when all his herds was [D] in, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and he'd
[C] never harm a child but sing _ to [G] _ _ his [D] man with him. _ _
_ _ _ He sang [C] the old songs and the old talk, _ _ and the dealings of our [D] game. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] A Spanish Johnny Selden spoke, _ _ _ [G] _ and he sang songs.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And his [C] talk with men was vicious talk, _ _ _ and he [Cm] was drunk on [D] gin, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] but those were golden
things he said. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] [D] Well, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] we had to stand, we had to judge, _ _ we had to stop him [D] then, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to see [C] those hands so
gentle to a child _ that [G] _ _ killed so [A] many [D] men. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] He died a hard death long ago, _ _ before the roads came [D] in, _ _ _ _ _ and the [C] night before he swung
his son to [G] _ his man with [D] him. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, we [C] carried him out in the morning light, _ _ _ _ a man who'd done [D] no good, _ _ _ _ _ and we laid [C] him
down in the cold, cold clay, _
_ [G] _ and stuck him across [D] the wood.
_ _ _ _ And then [C] a letter we wrote to his kinfolk to _ tell them where [D] he'd been, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] and we shipped
it on down to Mexico, _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ along with the man with [D] him.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _