Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
Verse 2
And his cabin fallin' down
Eb
You looked for work
and money
And you walked a ragged mile
You looked for work
and money
And you walked a ragged mile
Your children are so hungry
That they don't know how
Verse 3
to smile
Eb
Your baby's eyes look crazy
They're a- tuggin' at
your sleeve
Your baby's eyes look crazy
They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve
You walk the floor and wonder why
Verse 4
With every breath you breathe
Eb
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
If there's anyone that knows
Verse 5
Is there anyone that cares?
Eb
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh, please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above
Db
Eb
Oh, please send you a friend
Your empty pockets tell ya
Verse 6
That you ain't a- got no friend
Eb
Your babies are crying louder
It's pounding on your brain
Your babies are crying louder
It's pounding on your brain
Your wife's screams
are stabbin' you
Verse 7
Like the dirty drivin' rain
Eb
Your grass it is turning black
There's no water in your well
Your grass is turning black
There's no water in your well
You spent your last lone dollar
Verse 8
On seven shotgun shells
Eb
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
Verse 9
That's hangin' on the wall
Eb
Your brain is a- bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain is a- bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That you're holdin' in
Verse 10
your hand
Eb
There's seven breezes a- blowin'
All around the cabin door
There's seven breezes a- blowin'
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Like the ocean's pounding
Verse 11
On a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
Somewheres in the distance
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb Db
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