John Hardy chords by
Chris Smither

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

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Em

Em

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G

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C

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G

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Verse 1

John

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C

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G

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Hardy was a

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C

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G

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He carried a razor every day

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C

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G

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He killed a man down in

Mobile town

Em

Em

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G

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He ought to have seen

John

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C

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Hardy get away

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G

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He ought to seen

John

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C

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G

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Hardy get away

John

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C

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G

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Hardy had a pale of one

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C

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G

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He kept her dressed in blue

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C

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G

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Em

Em

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He saw her in the hanging crowd

She said,

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G

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C

C

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G

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Johnny, I'll be true to you

Oh

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C

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G

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C

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G

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C

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Johnny, I'll be true to you

G

G

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C

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G

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Em

Em

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G

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C

C

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G

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C

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Well, night

John

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G

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Hardy was to be hung

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C

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G

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There came a storm and hail

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C

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G

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Em

Em

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Roll the hanging scaffold down

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G

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They throw

John

C

C

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G

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Hardy back in jail

They throw

John

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C

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G

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Hardy back in jail

They throw

John

C

C

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G

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Hardy back in jail

They throw

John

C

C

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G

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Markey back in jail

C

C

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I've been to the east,

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G

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Lord, I've been to the west

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C

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I've been this wide world round

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C

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I've been to the river and

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I've been baptized

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G

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C

C

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G

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Take me to my burying ground

C

C

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Oh, take me to my burial ground

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G

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C

C

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G

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Just take me to my burial ground

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Oh, take me to my burial ground

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

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Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

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Chords

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Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of John Hardy by Chris Smither is A major.

The primary chords used in John Hardy are D, A, F#m.

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