The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown

The Ballad Of Hollis Brown easy guitar chords by Nina Simone

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    • Verse 1
    Hollis 
    Brown 

    He lived 
    on the outside 
    of town 

    Hollis 
    Brown 

    He lived 
    on the outside 
    of town 

    With 
    his wife 
    and 
    five children 

    And his 
    cab
    in broken 
    down 

    Verse 2
    Where 
    you looked 
    for work 

    and money 

    And you walked 
    a rugged 
    mile 

    You looked 
    for work 
    and money 

    And 
    you walked 
    a rugged 
    mile 

    Your children 
    are 
    so 
    hungry 

    That they 
    don't know 
    how 

    to smile 

    Verse 3
    Your baby's 
    eyes 
    look 

    crazy 

    They're a- tuggin' 
    at 

    your sleeve 

    Your baby's 
    eyes 
    look crazy 

    They're 
    a- tuggin' 
    at 

    your sleeve 

    You walk 
    the floor 
    and 
    wonder why 

    With 
    every 
    breath you 
    breathe 

    Verse 4
    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 
    who knows? 

    Is there 
    anyone 
    who 
    cares? 

    Verse 5
    So 
    you prayed 
    to 
    the Lord 
    above 

    Please 
    send 
    you a friend 

    Yes 
    you prayed 
    to 
    the Lord 
    above 

    Please 
    send 
    you a friend 

    But 
    your empty 
    pockets 

    tell you 

    That you ain't 
    got 
    no friends 

    Verse 6
    Your babies 
    are cryin' 

    louder 
    now 

    It's poundin' 
    in 
    your 
    brain 

    Your babies 
    are cryin' 

    louder 
    now 

    It's poundin' 
    in 
    your brain 

    Your wife's 
    screams 
    are 
    stabbin' 
    you 

    Like 
    the dirty 
    drivin' 
    rain 

    Verse 7
    Your grass 
    is 
    turnin' 
    black 

    There's no 
    wa
    ter in 
    your 
    well 

    Your grass 
    is turnin' 
    black 

    There's 
    no water 
    in your 
    well 

    You spent 
    your last 
    dollar 

    On 
    seven 
    shotgun 
    shells 

    Verse 8
    Way 
    out 
    in the wilderness 

    A cold 
    coyote 
    calls 

    Way 
    out 
    in the wilderness 

    A cold 
    coyote 
    calls 

    Your eyes 
    fix 
    on the 
    shotgun 

    That's 
    hangin' 
    on 
    the wall 

    Verse 9
    Your brain 
    is a- bleedin' 
    now 

    Your legs 
    can't 
    seem 
    to stand 

    Your brain 
    is a- bleedin' 
    now 

    Your 
    legs 
    can't 
    seem to 
    stand 

    Your 
    eyes fix 
    on the 
    shotgun 

    That 
    you're hold
    in' 

    in your 
    hand 

    Verse 10
    There's seven 
    breezes 
    blowin' 

    All 
    around 
    the cabin 
    door 

    There's seven 
    breezes 
    blowin' 

    All 
    around 
    the cabin 
    door 

    Seven 
    shots 
    ring out 

    Like 
    the ocean's 
    poundin' 

    Verse 11
    roar 


    There's seven 
    people 
    dead 

    On a south 
    Dakota 
    farm 

    There's 
    seven 
    people 
    dead 

    On 
    a south 
    Dakota 
    farm 

    Somewhere 
    in the distance 

    Seven 
    new people 
    are 
    born 

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