Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Esus4
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John
Verse 1
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Hardy was a desperate little man
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He carried two guns everyday
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Shot a man down on the
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gettin' away
Oughta seen John Hardy
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gettin' away
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Oughta seen John
You oughta seen John
Hardy gettin' away
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John Hardy standin' on
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So drunk he could not see
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Out come the deputy, took him by the arm
He said "Johnny come and go with me"
He said "Johnny come
and go with me"
He said "Johnny come and go with me"
Said "Johnny come and go with me"
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John Hardy had a sweet lovin' mother
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Come for to go his bail
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But there was no bail for a murderin' man
So they throwed John
Hardy back in jail
Throwed John Hardy back in jail
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John Hardy had a pretty little girl
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And the dress she wore was blue
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She come down to the old jail cell
been true to you"
She said "Johnny I've
been true to you"
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She said "Johnny I've
been true to you"
She said "Johnny I've been true to you"
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And John Hardy had a pretty little girl
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The dress she wore was red
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And she come down to
She said "Johnny I'd rather
see you dead"
She said "Johnny I'd
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rather see you dead"
She said "Johnny I'd
rather see you dead"
And "Johnny I'd rather see you dead"
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Well I've been to the east,
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I've been this whole wide world around
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I've been to the river,
You can take me to my
hangin' ground
You take me to my hangin' ground
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You take me to my hangin' ground
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Take me to my hangin' ground
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John Hardy was a desperate little man
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He carried two guns everyday
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Shot a man down on the
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West Virginia line
You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away
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You oughta seen John
You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A D Esus4 Em
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Esus4
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