Knockin' Lost John chords by The Band

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I went down to Duffy's
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bar with depression on my mind
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Just to blow off a little steam and
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try to unwind
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Times were getting tough with
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no relief in sight
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Last straw I lost my job,
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next straw your life
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Verse 2

Knock on, knockin' lost John

The great depression was

going strong

Hard times comin' on

Long gone, knockin' lost John

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Verse 3
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Born on the south side,
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got my schoolin' at the pool hall
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Saturday night we get back to back,
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Sunday mornin', wall to wall
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Never seen nothing like it,
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people jumpin' out of windows and going mad
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That's not half as bad as losin' what you never had

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Verse 4
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Back in 1929, it was
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livin' hell
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Crime was on the rise when the
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bottom fell
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Keepin' poverty pocket
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high upon the hill
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Back door, you lock it, they'll break it still