The Ballad Of Hollis Brown chords by Paula Cole
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Verse 1
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Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown
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He lived on the outside of town
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With his wife and five children
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And his cabin all broken down
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You looked for work and money
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And you walked a ragged mile
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You looked for work and money
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And you walked a ragged mile
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Your children are so hungry
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That they don't know how to smile
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Your baby's eyes look crazy
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They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve
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Your baby's eyes look crazy
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They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve
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You walk the floor and wonder why
With every breath you breathe
Verse 9
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Rats have got your flour
Interlude 1
And bad blood has got your mare
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Verse 10
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Rats have got your flour
Verse 11
And bad blood has got your mare
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Is there anyone who knows?
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Is there anyone who cares?
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Verse 12
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You to pray to the lord above
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Please send you a friend
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You to pray to the lord above
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Please send you a friend
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Your empty pockets tell you
No that you ain't got no
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friends
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Verse 15
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Your baby's crying loud
And now it's pounding at
your brain
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Verse 16
Your baby's crying loud
And now it's pounding
at your brain
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Verse 17
Your wife's screams are stabbin' you
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Like the dirty drivin' rain
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Verse 18
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Your grass is turning black
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No water in your well
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Your grass is turning black
No water in your well
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Verse 20
You spent your lone last dollar
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On seven shotgun shells
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Verse 21
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Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
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Verse 22
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Way out in the wilderness
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A cold coyote calls
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Your eyes fix on the shotgun
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That's hangin' on your wall
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Verse 24
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Your brain is a- bleeding
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And your legs can't seem to stand
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Your brain is a- bleeding
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And your legs can't seem to stand
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Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That you're holdin' in your hand
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Interlude 7
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Verse 27
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There's seven breezes a- blowin'
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All around the cabin door
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There's seven breezes a- blowin'
All around the cabin door
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Seven shots ring out
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Like the ocean's pounding roar
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Verse 30
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Seven people dead
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On a South Dakota farm
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There's seven people dead
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On a South Dakota farm
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Verse 32
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Somewhere in the distance
Outro 1
There's seven new people born
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The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
Paula Cole
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