Chords for The Ballad of Hollis Brown - Bob Dylan cover *** Folk Music Delta Blues Alternative Country Dobro

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_ _ _ _ Hollis Brown, he lived on the [D] outside of town.
_ _ Hollis Brown, he lived [G] on the outside of [D] town. _ _ _
With his wife and five children in his cabin broken down. _ _ _
He looked for work and money and he walked a ragged mile. _
_ _ He looked for work and money and he walked a ragged mile.
_ _ _ Yet children are so hungry that they don't [G] know how to smile.
_ _ _ Your baby's eyes look crazy there, it's hugging at your sleeve. _ _ _ _
Baby's eyes look crazy there, it's hugging at your sleeve. _ _ _
You walk the floor and wonder why with every breath you breathe. _ _
_ The rats have got your flower, [G] bad blood it got your [D] mare.
_ _ _ The rats have got your flower, bad blood it got [D] your mare.
_ _ _ Is there anyone who knows, is there anyone who cares?
_ _ You pray unto the Lord [A] above, oh please send you a friend. _ _ _
You pray unto the Lord above, oh please send you a friend. _ _
Your empty pockets tell you that you ain't got [D] no friends. _
_ _ Baby's crying louder [A] now, it's a pounding on your brain.
_ _ _ Baby's crying louder now, it's a pounding [D] on your brain.
_ _ Your wife's screams are stabbing you like a dirty driving ring.
The _ _ grass is turning black now, there's no water in your well. _ _ _
The grass is turning black now, there's no water in your well. _ _
You spent your last known dollar on seven shotgun shells. _
_ _ Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls.
_ _ _ Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls.
_ _ Your eyes fix on the shotgun that's hanging on the wall.
_ _ _ _ Your brain is bleeding [A] and your legs can't seem [D] to stand. _ _ _
Your brain is bleeding and your legs can't seem to stand. _ _
Your eyes fix on the shotgun that you're holding in your hands. _
_ _ There's seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door.
_ _ _ There's seven breezes blowing all around the cabin door.
_ _ _ Seven shots ring out like the oceans pound and roar. _ _ _ _ _
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There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm. _ _
_ _ There's seven [Dm] people dead on a South [D] Dakota farm.
_ _ _ Somewhere in the distance there's seven new people born. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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