Knockin' Lost John Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Bm]I we[F]nt[C][G][D][F][C][G]
[Bm]down to Duff[D]y's bar
with depres[G]sion on my [D]mind
[A]Just [Bm]to blow off a little stea[D]m
and [G]try to un[D]wind[G][D]
[Bm]Times were getting tough[D]
with [G]no relief in [D]sight[A]
[Bm]Last straw, I [D]lost my job,
next [G]straw your [D]life[G][D]
[F]Knock [C]on, [G]knockin' lost [D]John
[F]The Great De[C]pression was [G]goin' strong
[D]Har[F]d tim[C]es com[G]in' on[D]
[F]I'm long [C]gone, [G]knockin' lost John
[Bm]Born on the south [D]side
I got my [G]schoolin' at the pool [D]hall
[Bm]Saturday night we went back [D]-to -back
[G]Sunday morn[D]ing, [G]wall [D]-to -wall
Nev[Bm]er seen nothing l[D]ike it
People jump out of [G]windows
and [D]going [A]mad
[Bm]That's not [D]half as bad
As [G]losing a wife [D]you've [G]never had[D]
[F]Knocked on,[C] kno[G]cking, lost Joh[D]n
[F]The Great De[C]pression
was go[G]ing [D]strong
[F]Hard [C]times [G]comin' [D]on
[F]Long [C]gone and [G]now you've lost your [Bm]heart[G][D][Em][A]
[Bm][G][D][Em][A][D][G][D][Em]
[A][D][A][D][G][D][Em][A][Bm]
Back in [D]1929, [G]it was a living hell
[D]Cri[Bm]me was on [D]the rise when
the [G]bottom [D]fell[Em][D]
[Bm]Keepin' poverty pock[D]et,
[G]high up on [D]the hill
[Bm]Back door, you [D]lock it,
but they [G]break it [D]still[G][D]
[F]Knock [C]on [G]knock, he lost [D]John
[F]The Great De[C]pression was goin' strong
[D]Har[F]d tim[C]es com[D]in' on
[F]A l[C]ong, long, l[G]ong lost job
[F]That [C]long, [G]long lost [D]job
[F]The Great De[C]pression was go[G]ing strong
[D]Har[F]d tim[C]es com[G]ing on[D]
[F]Long, [C]long, [G]long lost job