Hollis Brown chords by Bob Dylan, The Band

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Verse 1
D 
Hollis Brown
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
D 
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

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Verse 3

to smile

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
D 
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?
D 
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh, please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above
C 
D 
Oh, please send you a friend
Your empty pockets tell ya

Verse 6
That you ain't a- got no friend
D 
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
D 
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
D 
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
D 
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
D 
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

Interlude 1

roar

Verse 11
D 
There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
Somewheres in the distance
D 
There's seven new people born