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Bloody Brethitt County chords by 
Merle Travis 
N/A•
Key: F major•BPM: 51
Verse 1
D
In the picturesque mountains
of East Kentucky,
G
especially in the county of Brethitt,
during the coal mining strikes
Em
D
a good many years ago,
Bb
Fm
A
concerned citizens joined the
D
A
United Mine Workers of America.
D
There were others who stood up
for what they thought was right.
G
Now because of these
Gm
two different outlooks
G
there were many vicious
D
fights.
To pass through these laurel
-covered mountains today,
Em
it's hard to believe how this
D
colorful country
A
ever gained its gory reputation
D
and name that a lot of people
know it by.
A
Bloody Breath It.
D
Verse 2
Gather around me people,
listen to my tale
G
Gonna tell you why I'm
D
spendin' 99 years in jail
I started out drinkin' whiskey,
figured that I was bad
G
I thought my 38 special
D
was the very best friend I had
A
G
But I was wrong, Lord, Lord, I was wrong
D
Down in bloody Breathitt County,
the place that I call home,
G
I've heard them bullets screaming
D
and a lot of them was my own.
There's four men pushing up daisies,
four men I shot down,
G
then I hid out in the mountains
D
And I thought I'd never be found,
A
G
but I was wrong, dog, love,
D
G
C
D
A
I was wrong
Em
G
D
When the coal mine strike was settled,
got to thinking about my baby so sweet
G
She lived in the town of Jackson,
bloody breath, it's county seat
D
So I figured I'd go and see her,
for I felt like I was so free
G
And I thought that county sheriff
D
had done forgot about me
A
G
D
But I was wrong, boy, I was wrong
Well, I walked up on her front porch,
I knocked up on her door
G
And she said, get away from here,
bad man,
D
and don't come back no more
I said, if you don't want me,
you just hang around and see
G
Ain't a man in bloody breath
D
that would pull a gun on me,
A
but I was wrong,
D
I found out that I was so wrong.
Well, I walked downtown in Jackson,
just about half past eight,
G
with my pistol in my pocket,
D
and my heart was full of hate.
I was wantin' to drink a moonshine,
but it took about four or five,
G
then I told that Mr. Bootlegger,
They ain't never gonna take me alive,
D
A
G
but I was wrong, Lord,
D
G
D
G
D
A
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I was wrong.
G
D
As I walked down by the
courthouse,
something jabbed me in the back.
G
It was the county sheriff's pistol,
D
and he pulled that hammer back.
I said, now lookie here, buddy,
you can make me go along.
G
But the Eddyville Penitentiary
D
ain't never gonna be my home
A
G
But I was wrong, Lord, Lord, I was wrong
D
When the judge,
he passed the sentence
He kindly looked me through and through
G
Said, Bloody Breathitt County
D
gets its name from men like you
Well, I laughed right in his face
Never did shed no tears
G
Said, I bet you I'll get me a pardon
In just about seven years
D
A
But I was wrong
G
D
A
D
Lord, Lord, I was so wrong
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