The Ballad Of Hollis Brown chords by
Paula Cole

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Key: B minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Hollis Brown

He lived on the outside of town

Hollis Brown

Verse 2

He lived on the outside of town

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With his wife and five children

Verse 3

And his cabin all broken down

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You looked for work and money

Verse 4

And you walked a ragged mile

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You looked for work and money

Verse 5

And you walked a ragged mile

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Your children are so hungry

Verse 6

That they don't know how to smile

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Your baby's eyes look crazy

Verse 7

They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve

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Your baby's eyes look crazy

Verse 8

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?

Interlude 2

Is there anyone who cares?

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Verse 12

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You to pray to the lord above

Verse 13

Please send you a friend

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You to pray to the lord above

Verse 14

Please send you a friend

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Your empty pockets tell you

No that you ain't got no

Interlude 3

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

Interlude 4

Like the dirty drivin' rain

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Verse 18

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Your grass is turning black

Verse 19

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

Interlude 5

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

Verse 23

A cold coyote calls

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Your eyes fix on the shotgun

Interlude 6

That's hangin' on your wall

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Verse 24

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Your brain is a- bleeding

Verse 25

And your legs can't seem to stand

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Your brain is a- bleeding

Verse 26

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

G#dim

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Verse 27

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There's seven breezes a- blowin'

Verse 28

All around the cabin door

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There's seven breezes a- blowin'

All around the cabin door

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Verse 29

Seven shots ring out

Interlude 8

Like the ocean's pounding roar

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Verse 30

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Seven people dead

Verse 31

On a South Dakota farm

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There's seven people dead

Interlude 9

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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