Sheriff John Brown
Sheriff John Brown

Sheriff John Brown easy guitar chords by The Coral

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Sheriff 

    John 
    Brown 
    just 
    wandered 
    into 
    town 

    Looking 
    for 
    a cripple 
    and 
    thief 

    black 
    man 
    and 
    a woman 
    and 

    lonesome 
    guy 
    like me 

    Just 
    trying 
    to raise 
    the 
    stakes 

    so we can 
    be 
    free 

    The 
    dustballs were 
    blowing 
    the sun 

    it cracked 
    the 
    ground 

    Where 
    could 
    a crime 
    like 

    this 
    ever 
    be 
    found 

    Good 
    people 
    of 
    the town 
    said 

    to 
    sheriff 
    John 
    Brown 

    Go and 
    shoot 
    those 
    invalids 
    right 
    down 

    Verse 2
    I said 
    Sher
    iff 

    No don't 
    you be cruel 

    It could happen 
    to 
    you now 

    Verse 3
    What 
    ex
    actly 
    have they 
    done 

    said 
    sheriff 
    John 
    Brown 

    For 
    me to 
    shoot 
    those 
    poor 

    old bastard
    s down 

    Then 
    outstepped 
    the 
    preacher 

    with his 
    hand 
    upon 
    his heart 

    Can
    't you 
    see 
    that I've 

    been chosen 
    by 
    god 

    And I 
    tell you 
    this 
    for 
    nothing 

    That 
    crowd 
    ain't 
    no good 

    They're 
    standing 
    out 

    just 
    like 
    a sore 
    thumb 

    But 
    yes 
    do 
    agree 
    said 

    the 
    lawyer 
    on 
    the left 

    I'd 
    kill them 
    now 
    if it 
    were up 
    to me 

    Verse 4
    But I 
    said 
    sher
    iff 

    Don't 
    be cruel 

    It could happen 
    to 
    you now 

    Verse 5
    Out 
    into 
    the 
    wilderness 
    the 

    sheriff 
    he 
    did 
    ride 

    Heading 
    for 
    the 
    river 
    bridge 

    the 
    laws 
    you must 
    abide 

    Two 
    hours 
    became 
    three, 

    I knew 
    he 
    would come 
    for 
    me 

    The 
    day 
    grew long 
    and I began 
    to 
    tire 

    John 
    Brown's 
    face 
    appeared 

    from 
    behind 
    the 
    fire 

    Boys 
    and girls 
    whatcho doing 

    gonna be 
    so 
    free 

    The 
    people 
    of the town 
    talk 

    dissapprovingly 

    Don't 
    want 
    to 
    take you in, 

    that's 
    not up 
    to 
    me 

    Verse 6
    But I 
    said 
    sheriff 

    Don't 
    be 
    cruel 

    It 
    could 
    happen to 
    you 
    now 

    Verse 7
    But 
    guilt 
    and doubt 
    they 
    cloud 
    his 
    mind 

    He 
    thought 
    what 
    exactly 
    is 
    the 
    law 

    He 
    didn't 
    even 
    know 
    what 
    it 
    stood 
    for 

    And 
    who 
    pays 
    the 
    cost 
    for 

    all 
    that 
    is 
    lost 

    Seems 
    to me 
    an impossibil
    ity 

    And 
    who says 
    what's 
    right 
    and 

    who says 
    what's 
    wrong 

    Who 
    benefits 
    it sure 
    ain't 
    me 

    And 
    outstepped 
    the 
    woman 
    saying 

    we 
    mean you 
    no harm 

    Come 
    closer 
    and I 
    will read 
    your 
    palm 

    Verse 8
    But I 
    said 
    sheriff 

    Don't 
    be 
    cruel 

    It could 
    happen 
    to 
    you 
    now 

    Verse 9
    That 
    night 
    he left 
    long 
    road 
    came 

    back 
    without 
    a rest 

    Knowingly 
    he ques

    tionned ??? lawyer 
    on 
    the 
    left 

    Bet 
    you've gone 
    and set 

    them 
    sinners 
    free 

    Well 
    yes 
    replied 
    the 
    sheriff 

    they done 
    nothing 
    wrong 

    My 
    god 
    why 
    can't 
    you people 
    see 

    And the 
    preacher 
    shot him 
    down 
    and 

    his 
    head 
    it hit 
    the ground 

    The last 
    you'll ever 
    see 

    of poor 
    John 
    Brown 

    An
    d the moral 
    Verse 10
    of this tale 

    it is simple 
    it is plain 

    People 
    always 
    need someone 
    to 
    blame 

    But I 
    said sheriff 
    Verse 11

    Don't 
    be cruel 

    It could 
    happen 
    to you 
    now 

    Interlude 1



    But 
    I said 
    sheriff 
    Verse 12

    Don't 
    be cruel 

    It 
    could happen 
    to 
    you now 

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