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Knockin' Lost John chords by Great Big Sea

  • Bm

    2
  • F

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • Em

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Verse 1
I (B minor) (F major) went (C major) (G major) (D major) (F major) (C major) (G major)
(B minor) down to Duffy's (D major) bar
with depres (G major) sion on my mind (D major)
Just (A major) (B minor) to blow off a little (D major) steam
and (G major) try to un (D major) wind (G major) (D major)
(B minor) Times were getting (D major) tough
with no (G major) relief in sight (D major) (A major)
(B minor) Last straw, I lost (D major) my job,
next straw (G major) your life (D major) (G major) (D major)
(F major) Knock (C major) on, knockin' (G major) lost (D major) John
The (F major) Great De (C major) pression was goin' (G major) strong
(D major) Hard (F major) (C major) times (G major) comin' on (D major)
I'm (F major) long (C major) gone, knock (G major) in' lost John
(B minor) Born on the south (D major) side
I got my (G major) schoolin' at the pool hall (D major)
Saturday (B minor) night we went back (D major) -to -back
Sunday (G major) morn (D major) ing, (G major) wall (D major) -to -wall
Nev (B minor) er seen nothing like (D major) it
People jump out of (G major) windows
and (D major) going mad (A major)
(B minor) That's not half (D major) as bad
As (G major) losing a wife (D major) you've (G major) never had (D major)
(F major) Knocked (C major) on, knock (G major) ing, lost (D major) John
The (F major) Great De (C major) pression
was go (G major) ing strong (D major)
Hard (F major) times (C major) (G major) comin' (D major) on
(F major) Long (C major) gone and now (G major) you've lost your heart (B minor) (G major) (D major) (E minor) (A major)
(B minor) (G major) (D major) (E minor) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (E minor)
(A major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (E minor) (A major) (B minor)
Back in 1929, (D major) it (G major) was a living hell
(D major) Crime (B minor) was on (D major) the rise when
the (G major) bottom fell (D major) (E minor) (D major)
(B minor) Keepin' poverty pock (D major) et,
high (G major) up on (D major) the hill
Back (B minor) door, you lock (D major) it,
but they break (G major) it (D major) still (G major) (D major)
Knock (F major) (C major) on knock (G major) , he lost (D major) John
The (F major) Great De (C major) pression was goin' strong
(D major) Hard (F major) times (C major) comin' (D major) on
A (F major) long, (C major) long, long (G major) lost job
That (F major) (C major) long, (G major) long lost (D major) job
The (F major) Great De (C major) pression was go (G major) ing strong
(D major) Hard (F major) (C major) times (G major) coming on (D major)
Long, (F major) (C major) long, long (G major) lost job
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