Chords for STEPHEN STILLS - 05 The Ballad of Hollis Brown
Tempo:
125.05 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
Hollis Brown, he lived [G] on [Dm] the outside of town
Brown, he lived on the outside of town
wife and [B] five children [D] and his cabin broken down
He looked for work and money and [F] he walked a [D] ragged mile
He looked for work and money and [G] he walked a [D] ragged mile
[C] children are [B] so hungry [A] they've forgotten how [D] to smile
[F]
Hollis Brown, he lived [G] on [Dm] the outside of town
Brown, he lived on the outside of town
wife and [B] five children [D] and his cabin broken down
He looked for work and money and [F] he walked a [D] ragged mile
He looked for work and money and [G] he walked a [D] ragged mile
[C] children are [B] so hungry [A] they've forgotten how [D] to smile
[F]
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_ _ _ _ _ Hollis Brown, he lived [G] on [Dm] the outside of town
_ _ _ [D] _ Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town
_ _ _ _ With his wife and [B] five children [D] and his cabin broken down _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He looked for work and money and [F] he walked a [D] ragged mile _ _
_ _ _ He looked for work and money and [G] he walked a [D] ragged mile
His _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] children are [B] so hungry [A] they've forgotten how [D] to smile
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Baby's eyes look crazy, [G] they're looking [D] at your sleeve
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Baby's [C] eyes look [B] crazy, [Dm] they're turning at your sleeve
_ You _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] walk the floor and wonder why with every breath you breathe
_ The _ _ _ _ _ rat's got [F] to your flower, the bat's [Dm] blood got to your man
[D] The _ _ _ _ rat's got to [Am] your flower, the bat's [B] blood got [D] to your man
Is _ _ _ there anyone that knows, is there anyone that [F] cares?
[D] _ _ _ _ _
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Way out in the [G] wilderness, a cold [D] coyote call _ _ _ _ _ _
Way out in the [G] wilderness, a [Gm] cold [D] coyote call
_ Your [Dm] _ _ _
[C] eyes fix on the [D] shotgun [F] that's hanging on [D] the wall
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Your brain is bleeding and your legs can't seem to stand _ _
_ _ _ Your brain is [A] bleeding [Dm] and your legs can't [D] seem to stand
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Your eyes [D] fix on the shotgun [G] that's holding in [D] your hand
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _
_ _ [C] Seven shots ring [Dm] out like the ocean's [D] pounding roar _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ There's seven [Bm] people [F] dead on South [D] Dakota farm _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's seven people dead [G] on [Dm] South Dakota farm
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Somewhere in the distance there's [F] seven new people [D] born
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hollis Brown, he lived [G] on [Dm] the outside of town
_ _ _ [D] _ Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town
_ _ _ _ With his wife and [B] five children [D] and his cabin broken down _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He looked for work and money and [F] he walked a [D] ragged mile _ _
_ _ _ He looked for work and money and [G] he walked a [D] ragged mile
His _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] children are [B] so hungry [A] they've forgotten how [D] to smile
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Baby's eyes look crazy, [G] they're looking [D] at your sleeve
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Baby's [C] eyes look [B] crazy, [Dm] they're turning at your sleeve
_ You _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] walk the floor and wonder why with every breath you breathe
_ The _ _ _ _ _ rat's got [F] to your flower, the bat's [Dm] blood got to your man
[D] The _ _ _ _ rat's got to [Am] your flower, the bat's [B] blood got [D] to your man
Is _ _ _ there anyone that knows, is there anyone that [F] cares?
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Way out in the [G] wilderness, a cold [D] coyote call _ _ _ _ _ _
Way out in the [G] wilderness, a [Gm] cold [D] coyote call
_ Your [Dm] _ _ _
[C] eyes fix on the [D] shotgun [F] that's hanging on [D] the wall
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Your brain is bleeding and your legs can't seem to stand _ _
_ _ _ Your brain is [A] bleeding [Dm] and your legs can't [D] seem to stand
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Your eyes [D] fix on the shotgun [G] that's holding in [D] your hand
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _
_ _ [C] Seven shots ring [Dm] out like the ocean's [D] pounding roar _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ There's seven [Bm] people [F] dead on South [D] Dakota farm _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's seven people dead [G] on [Dm] South Dakota farm
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Somewhere in the distance there's [F] seven new people [D] born
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