John Hardy - Carter Family - 60 bpm

John [F]Hardy []was a [C]desperate little []man
He [F]carried two []guns every [C]day[]
He [F]shot down a []man on that [C]West Virginia []line
You [G]oughta seen John []Hardy getting a[]way, Poor []Boy
You [G]oughta seen John []Hardy getting [C]away[]

John [F]Hardy []stood in that [C]old bar[]room
So [F]drunk that he []could not [C]see[]
And a [F]man walked []up and [C]took him by the []arm
He said [G]Johnny, come and []go along with []me, Poor []boy
 [G]Johnny, come and []walk along with [C]me[]

John [F]Hardy []stood in his [C]old jail []cell
The [F]tears running []down from his [C]eyes[]
He [F]said I've been the []death of [C]many a poor []boy
But my [G]six-shooters []never told a []lie, Lord []Lord
No, my [G]six-shooters []never told a [C]lie[]

The [F]first one to []visit John [C]Hardy in his []cell
Was a [F]little girl []dressed in [C]blue[]
She [F]came down []to that [C]old jail []cell
She said [G]Johnny, I've been []true to []you, Lord []Lord
God [G]knows, Johnny, []I've been true to [C]you[]

The [F]next one to []Visit John [C]Hardy in his []cell
Was a [F]little girl []dressed in [C]red[]
She [F]come down []to that [C]old jail []cell
She said, [G]Johnny, I'd []rather see you []dead, Lord []Lord
Well, [G]Johnny, I had []rather see you [C]dead[]

I've [F]been to the []East and I've [C]been to the []West
I've [F]traveled this []wide world [C]around[]
I've [F]been to that []river and [C]I've been bap[]tized
So [G]take me to my []burying []ground, Lord []Lord
So [G]take me to my []burying [C]ground[]

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