The Ballad Of Hollis Brown Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]All this brownie lived on
the outside of town
All this brownie lived on
the outside of town
His wife and five children,
his cabin broken down
[G]You loo[D]k for work and money
and you walk a ragged mile
You look for work and money
and you walk a ragged mile
All your children are so hungry
that they don't know how to smile
Your baby's eyes look crazy,
they're tugging at your sleeve
Your baby's eyes look crazy,
they're tugging at your sleeve
You walk the floor
and wonder why
with every breath you breathe
The rats have got your flower,
the bad blood has got your mare
The rats have got your flower,
the bad blood has got your mare
If there's anyone that knows,
or anyone who cares
You pray to the Lord above,
say please send you a friend
You pray to the Lord above,
please send you a friend
But your empty pockets tell you,
you ain't got no friend
Your babies are crying louder now,
it's a pounding on [C]your brain
[D]
Your wives are screaming, starving,
you like the dirty driving rain, rain
Your grass is turning black,
there's no water in your well
Your grass is turning black,
there's no water in your well
You spent your last long dollar
on a seven shotgun shell
Way out in the wilderness,
a cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness,
a cold coyote calls
And your eyes fix on a shotgun
that's hanging on the wall
Your brain is bleeding
and your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain is bleeding now
and your legs can't seem
[Ab]to stand[D]
Your eyes fix on the sucker
that you're holding in your hand
And seven beasts is blowing
all around your cabin door
And seven beasts is blowing
all around your cabin door
And seven sharks ring out
like the oceans pounding roar
There's seven people dead
on a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
on a South Dakota farm
Somewhere in the distance
There's seven new people born