The Ballad Of Hollis Brown Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][F][Em][Dm][C][Bm][Em]
[Am][G][F][Em][Dm][C][G][Bm][Em]
[Am][G][Am][F]
[Em][Dm][C][Am][Em][Am][G]
[F][Em][Dm][C][Em][Am][Em]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Hollis [Am]Brown
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown

[Verse 2]
He lived on the outside of town
[Am]
With his wife and five children

[Verse 3]
And his cabin all broken down
[Am]
You looked for work and money

[Verse 4]
And you walked a ragged mile
[Am]
You looked for work and money

[Verse 5]
And you walked a ragged mile
[Am]
Your children are so hungry

[Verse 6]
That they don't know how to smile
[Am]
Your baby's eyes look crazy

[Verse 7]
They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve
[Am]
Your baby's eyes look crazy

[Verse 8]
They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve
[Am]
You walk the floor and wonder why
With every breath you breathe

[Verse 9]
[Am]Rats have got your flour

[Interlude 1]
And bad blood has got your mare
[Am]

[Verse 10]
[Am]Rats have got your flour

[Verse 11]
And bad blood has got your mare
[Am]
Is there anyone who knows?

[Interlude 2]
Is there anyone who cares?
[Am]

[Verse 12]
You to [Am]pray to the lord above

[Verse 13]
Please send you a friend
[Am]
You to pray to the lord above

[Verse 14]
Please send you a friend
[Am]
Your empty pockets tell you
No that you ain't got no

[Interlude 3]
friends
[Am][Em][Am][D][Am]

[Verse 15]
Your [Am]baby's crying loud
And now it's pounding at
your brain
[F#dim][Am]

[Verse 16]
Your baby's crying loud
And now it's pounding
at your brain
[F][Am]

[Verse 17]
Your wife's screams are stabbin' you

[Interlude 4]
Like the dirty drivin' rain
[Am][F][Am]

[Verse 18]
Your [Am]grass is turning black

[Verse 19]
No water in your well
[Am]
Your grass is turning black
No water in your well
[F][Am]

[Verse 20]
You spent your lone last dollar

[Interlude 5]
On seven shotgun shells
[Am]

[Verse 21]
[Am]Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
[C]

[Verse 22]
[C]Way out in the [Am]wilderness

[Verse 23]
A cold coyote calls
[Am]
Your eyes fix on the shotgun

[Interlude 6]
That's hangin' on your wall
[Am]

[Verse 24]
Your [Am]brain is a- bleeding

[Verse 25]
And your legs can't seem to stand
[Am]
Your brain is a- bleeding

[Verse 26]
And your legs can't seem to stand
[Am]
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That you're holdin' in your hand
[F#dim][Am]

[Interlude 7]
[F#dim][Am][F][Am]

[Verse 27]
There's [Am]seven breezes a- blowin'

[Verse 28]
All around the cabin door
[Am]
There's seven breezes a- blowin'
All around the cabin door
[D][Am]

[Verse 29]
Seven shots ring out

[Interlude 8]
Like the ocean's pounding roar
[Am]

[Verse 30]
[Am]Seven people dead

[Verse 31]
On a South Dakota farm
[Am]
There's seven people dead

[Interlude 9]
On a South Dakota farm
[Am]

[Verse 32]
[Am]Somewhere in the distance

[Outro 1]
There's seven new people born
[G][F][Em][Dm][C][Bm][Em][Am]
[G][F][Em][Dm][C]
[Bm][Em][Am][G][Am][F][Em][Dm]
[C][Am][Em][Am][G][F][Em][Dm]
[C][Am][Em]