The Ballad of Kathryn Johnston Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Old Miss Johnston
[G]lived all alo[D]ne[F]
On the sorry side of [Am]town
Broke down cars and burglar bars
On the [G]windows and [D]doors[F]
In case danger comes around
[Am]

[Verse 2]
Sittin' in her yellow kitchen
[G]Listenin' to bad [D]news[F]
on a Radiant radio
[Am]It used to be Louis Armstrong
Then [G]Martin Luther [D]King[F]
Where did everybody go?
[Am]

[Verse 3]
[G]
Out the window where her [Am]garden [G]was
It's not safe to go [F]out[Am]side
Old Miss Johnston in the
[G]eye of [D]the storm[F]
It was the safest place to [Am]hide

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][F]
[Am]

[Verse 4]
And life's a [Am]gamble for the [G]broken
and the [D]weak[F]
Dealin' with the bangers
and the [G]drugs[Am]
The whinos weave and amble
And [G]shuffle on down [D]the street[F]
Steerin' clear of all the [G]thug[Am]s

[Verse 5]
[G]
And now my city hangs her [Am]head in shame
[G]You can't tell the truth from
all the [F]lies[Dm][F][G]
[Am]Everything changed forever and
[G]everything stayed [D]the same[F]

[Outro 1]
On the night Miss Johnston [Am]died
[G][D][F][Am]
[G][D][F]
[Am][G][D][F]