The John Bull Tin chords by Tom Russell

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Verse 1

He said his pride and joy

was that old John Bull Tin.

Verse 2
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He said it saved him from a bullet
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once - but I did not believe
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He was just an old man in the park,
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half drunk on rum
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As he rolled another smoke
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and closed the John Bull Tin
He said,"I've carried that
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since 1931."

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Verse 3

Rubbed and worn shiny silver

- blue letters chipped away

Old memories and tobacco fit within

He had one religious medal that

he carried near his heart

But his pride and joy was

that old John Bull Tin

Verse 4
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He said, "it used to be a tyre- patch
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kit but that was long ago...
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It's memories and tobacco now, my friend.
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Ya know some folks need a magic
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lamp to conjure up their dreams
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But mine are kept inside
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the John Bull tin."

Verse 5
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Rubbed and worn shiny silver
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- blue letters chipped away
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Old memories and tobacco fit within
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He had one religious medal that
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he carried near his heart
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But his pride and joy was that old John
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Bull Tin

Interlude 1

Verse 6
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I found it lyin' in the grass,
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in a park near Shepherd's Bush
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I never saw that old man again
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I guess he rolled his final smoke
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and went to his reward
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Why else would he have dropped
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the John Bull Tin?

Verse 7
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Rubbed and worn shiny silver
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- blue letters chipped away
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D 
Old memories and tobacco fit within
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He had one religious medal that
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G 
he carried near his heart
D 
But his pride and joy was
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that old John Bull Tin
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His pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin
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His pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin