Key: A minor
Intro 1
A5
Am
Bb
Am
A5
Am
Verse 1
on the outside of town
Hollis Brown he lived,
on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
Am
Verse 2
A5
Am
He looked for work and money,
and he walked a ragged mile
He looked for work and money,
and he walked a ragged mile
Your children are so hungry
Verse 3
That they don't know how to smile
Am
Your baby's eyes look crazy
and they're tuggin' at your sleeve
Your baby's eyes look crazy and
they're tuggin' at your sleeve
You walk the floor and you wonder why
Verse 4
With every breath you breathe
Am
The rats have got your flour,
bad blood it got your mare
The rats have got your flour,
bad blood it got your mare
Is there anyone that knows
Verse 5
to please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above to
please send you a friend
Your empty pockets tell you
Verse 6
it's poundin' on your brain
Your baby's a cryin' louder now
it's poundin' on your brain
Your wife's screams are a stabbin' you
Verse 7
there's no water in your well
Your grass is turnin' black and there's
no water in your well
G
Em
You spent your last lone dollar
Dm
C
G
Am
On them seven shotgun shells
Interlude 4
Am
Verse 8
cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness
a cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
Verse 9
That's hangin' on the wall
Am
Your brain it is a bleedin' and your legs
can't seem to stand
Your brain it is a bleedin' and your
legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That you're holdin' in your hand
Verse 10
around the cabin door
There's seven breezes blowin'
all around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Verse 11
Like the oceans pounding roar
Am
There's seven people dead on
a South Dakota farm
E
Am
There's seven people dead on
a South Dakota farm
Outro 1
There's seven new people born.
F
E
Am
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA5 Am Bb G Em...
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