Ballad Of Hollis Brown Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Hollis Brown
he lived on the outside of town
Hollis [E]Brown,
[Em]he lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
and his cabin broken [E]down[Em]
He looked for work and money
and he walked a ragged mile
He looked for [E]work and [Em]money
and he walked a ragged [E]mile
[Em]His [E]children are so hungry
that they [Em]don't know how to smile
You make his eyes look crazy,
they're tugging [E]at [Em]your sleeve
You baby's eyes look crazy,
they're tuggin' at your sleeve
You walk the floor
and wonder why
with every breath you [E]breathe[Em]
You pray to [E]the Lord above,
[Em]oh please send your friend
You pray to the Lord above,
oh please send your friend
But your empty pock[E]ets tell you,
that you sure ain't [Em]got no friend
Now the rats have got your flower,
bad blood it [A]got your [Em]man
The rats have got [E]your flower,
[Em]bad blood it got your man
Is there anyone [E]who knows?
Is there anyone who [Em]cares?
Oh babe, is you crying louder now?
It's pounding on your brain
You babe, is you crying louder now?
It's [E]pounding [Em]on your br[E]ain
[Em]Your wife's [E]screams are stabbing you
[Em]like a dirty driving rain
The grass is turning black,
there's no water in your well
The grass is [E]turning black,
there's no [Em]water in your well
You [E]spent your last lone dollar
[Em]on seven shotgun shells
Now, out in the wilderness,
a cold coyote calls
Yes, way out [E]in the wilderness,
a cold coyote [Em]calls
Your eyes fixed on the shotgun
that's hangin' on the wall
Your brain is a -bleeding
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain [E]is a -bleeding
and your legs can't seem to [Em]stand
Your eyes fixed on the shotgun
that you're holding in your hand
There's [E]seven breezes blowing
[Em]all around the cabin door
There's seven breezes blowing
all around the cabin door
And seven shots ring out
like the [E]oceans [A]pound and [Em]roll
There's seven people dead
on a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
on a South Dakota farm
But somewhere in the distance,

[Outro 1]
there's seven new people born
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