John Hardy Chords by The Gun Club
Tempo:
131.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[D] [E]
[C] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[A] Well, John Hardy was [E] a vicious little man, [A] he carried two guns [E] every day.
[A] Shot a man [E] on the west Virginia line, [Em] I seen [A] John Hardy get [E] away, ha [Em] ha, seen John Hardy [E] get away.
Well, John [A] Hardy went up [E] to that free-storm bridge, [A] well there he thought he was [E] free.
[A] The day the man who [E] called nobody his own, [C] said [A] Johnny come and go [E] with me, Papa, [Em] Johnny come and go [E] with me.
John Hardy had a bitter little wife back home, [A] the church that she wore [E] was blue.
[A] She'd come to the [E] jailhouse with a loud shout, [Em] said Johnny I'm [E] true to you, [Em] Papa, Johnny I'm true [E] to you.
She [A] said, [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [Em]
[E]
[A] John Hardy sent out [E] to the east coast, [A] he sent those folks to come and [E] go his bail.
[A] Mother was a bit [E] loud for the mother man, [Em] they sent John Hardy [E] back to jail, Papa.
[Em] Take [E] John Hardy back to jail, [A] gonna shoot [E] your little feet, [A] who's gonna love you, [E]
who's gonna kiss your rosy red cheeks.
[Em] It's gonna be nice to you John [E] man, Papa, [Em] be nice to [E] you John man.
She [A] said, [E]
[G] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [E]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[E] that's it ain't no lonely road in here, so, those [A] kids are rolling down [E] his ass.
[A] He's been the dead [E] of May, Papa, [C] and now [A] he's ready [E] to die, Papa, [Em] now he's [A] ready [E] to die.
Sing it out, [A] [E]
[A] sing it so I will, [E] I
[A] ran to the river, [E]
[Em] take [A] me to my hanging [E] in the ground, Papa, [Em] take me to my [E]
house.
She said, [A] [D] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [E] Zip-a-Doo, [Em]
Papa.
[E]
[N]
[D] [E]
[C] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[A] Well, John Hardy was [E] a vicious little man, [A] he carried two guns [E] every day.
[A] Shot a man [E] on the west Virginia line, [Em] I seen [A] John Hardy get [E] away, ha [Em] ha, seen John Hardy [E] get away.
Well, John [A] Hardy went up [E] to that free-storm bridge, [A] well there he thought he was [E] free.
[A] The day the man who [E] called nobody his own, [C] said [A] Johnny come and go [E] with me, Papa, [Em] Johnny come and go [E] with me.
John Hardy had a bitter little wife back home, [A] the church that she wore [E] was blue.
[A] She'd come to the [E] jailhouse with a loud shout, [Em] said Johnny I'm [E] true to you, [Em] Papa, Johnny I'm true [E] to you.
She [A] said, [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [Em]
[E]
[A] John Hardy sent out [E] to the east coast, [A] he sent those folks to come and [E] go his bail.
[A] Mother was a bit [E] loud for the mother man, [Em] they sent John Hardy [E] back to jail, Papa.
[Em] Take [E] John Hardy back to jail, [A] gonna shoot [E] your little feet, [A] who's gonna love you, [E]
who's gonna kiss your rosy red cheeks.
[Em] It's gonna be nice to you John [E] man, Papa, [Em] be nice to [E] you John man.
She [A] said, [E]
[G] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [E]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[E] that's it ain't no lonely road in here, so, those [A] kids are rolling down [E] his ass.
[A] He's been the dead [E] of May, Papa, [C] and now [A] he's ready [E] to die, Papa, [Em] now he's [A] ready [E] to die.
Sing it out, [A] [E]
[A] sing it so I will, [E] I
[A] ran to the river, [E]
[Em] take [A] me to my hanging [E] in the ground, Papa, [Em] take me to my [E]
house.
She said, [A] [D] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [E] Zip-a-Doo, [Em]
Papa.
[E]
[N]
Key:
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[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Well, John Hardy was [E] a vicious little man, [A] he carried two guns [E] every day.
_ [A] Shot a man [E] on the west Virginia line, [Em] I seen [A] John Hardy get [E] away, ha [Em] ha, seen John Hardy [E] get away.
Well, John [A] Hardy went up [E] to that free-storm bridge, [A] well there he thought he was [E] free. _
_ [A] The day the man who [E] called nobody his own, [C] said [A] Johnny come and go [E] with me, Papa, _ [Em] Johnny come and go [E] with me.
John Hardy had a bitter little wife back home, [A] the church that she wore [E] was blue.
_ [A] She'd come to the [E] jailhouse with a loud shout, [Em] said Johnny I'm [E] true to you, [Em] Papa, Johnny I'm true [E] to you.
She [A] said, _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] John Hardy sent out [E] to the east coast, [A] he sent those folks to come and [E] go his bail.
_ [A] Mother was a bit [E] loud for the mother man, [Em] they sent John Hardy [E] back to jail, Papa.
_ [Em] Take [E] John Hardy back to jail, _ _ [A] gonna shoot [E] your little feet, [A] who's gonna love you, [E] _ _
_ _ who's gonna kiss your rosy red cheeks.
[Em] It's gonna be nice to you John [E] man, Papa, [Em] be nice to [E] you John man.
She [A] said, _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] that's it ain't no lonely road in here, so, those [A] kids are rolling down [E] his ass.
[A] He's been the dead [E] of May, Papa, [C] and now [A] he's ready [E] to die, Papa, _ [Em] now he's [A] ready [E] to die.
Sing it out, [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] sing it so I will, [E] I _
_ _ [A] ran to the river, [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] take [A] me to my hanging [E] in the ground, Papa, _ [Em] take me to my [E] _ _ _
house.
She said, [A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] Zip-a-Doo, [Em] _ _ _ _ _
Papa. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Well, John Hardy was [E] a vicious little man, [A] he carried two guns [E] every day.
_ [A] Shot a man [E] on the west Virginia line, [Em] I seen [A] John Hardy get [E] away, ha [Em] ha, seen John Hardy [E] get away.
Well, John [A] Hardy went up [E] to that free-storm bridge, [A] well there he thought he was [E] free. _
_ [A] The day the man who [E] called nobody his own, [C] said [A] Johnny come and go [E] with me, Papa, _ [Em] Johnny come and go [E] with me.
John Hardy had a bitter little wife back home, [A] the church that she wore [E] was blue.
_ [A] She'd come to the [E] jailhouse with a loud shout, [Em] said Johnny I'm [E] true to you, [Em] Papa, Johnny I'm true [E] to you.
She [A] said, _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] John Hardy sent out [E] to the east coast, [A] he sent those folks to come and [E] go his bail.
_ [A] Mother was a bit [E] loud for the mother man, [Em] they sent John Hardy [E] back to jail, Papa.
_ [Em] Take [E] John Hardy back to jail, _ _ [A] gonna shoot [E] your little feet, [A] who's gonna love you, [E] _ _
_ _ who's gonna kiss your rosy red cheeks.
[Em] It's gonna be nice to you John [E] man, Papa, [Em] be nice to [E] you John man.
She [A] said, _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] that's it ain't no lonely road in here, so, those [A] kids are rolling down [E] his ass.
[A] He's been the dead [E] of May, Papa, [C] and now [A] he's ready [E] to die, Papa, _ [Em] now he's [A] ready [E] to die.
Sing it out, [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] sing it so I will, [E] I _
_ _ [A] ran to the river, [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] take [A] me to my hanging [E] in the ground, Papa, _ [Em] take me to my [E] _ _ _
house.
She said, [A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] Zip-a-Doo, [Em] _ _ _ _ _
Papa. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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