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John Hardy by Leadbelly
John Hardy
Tune every string a whole tone down
like this D G C F A d
hence the song is in the key of G
A D E
John Hardy, he was a desperate little man
A D E
He carried two guns every day
A D E
He shot a man on the West Virginia line
E
I seen John Hardy getting’ away poor boy
E
I seen John Hardy getting’ away
A D E
John Hardy went up on that Keystone bridge
A D E
He thought he was free
A D E
Up came a man and he caught him by the arm
E
Said "Johnny, come and go with me poor boy,
E
Johnny, come and go with me"
A D E
John Hardy had a mother and a father too
A D E
He begged them to come and go his bail
A D E
There was no bail allowed for the murderin’ man
E
They chased John Hardy back in jail poor boy
E
They chased John Hardy back in jail
A D E
John Hardy he had a pretty little wife
A D E
And the dress she wore was blue
A D E
She come to the jailhouse with a loud shout
E
Said “Johnny I been true to you poor boy,
E
Johnny I been true to you”
A D E
John Hardy, was standing in his cell
A D E
And tears are rollin’ down his eyes
A D E
Said, "I have been at the death of many a poor man
E
And now I am ready to die poor boy
E
And now I am ready to die"
A D E
I’ve been to the east I've been to the west
A D E
I've been the whole wide world around
A D E
I've been to the river and I've been to baptized
E
Take me to my hanging ground Lord, Lord
E
And take me to my hanging ground
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version 2
Tuning: whole tone down (DGCFAd)
Intro
A D E
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3---------0-----0-----0-0-0-|
G|----------------2---------1-----1-----1-1-1-|
D|--------------0-------0---2-----2-----2-2-2-|
A|--0-0-(0)---4-------4---2-------------------|
E|----------------------------3h4----0--------|
A D E
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------3---------0-0-0-0-0-----|
G|-------------2---------1-1-1-1-1-----|
D|-----------0-------0---2-2-2-2-2-----|
A|--0-0--2-4-------4---2---------------|
E|-------------------------------(0)-0-|
A D E
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3---------0-----0-----------|
G|----------------2---------1-----1-----------|
D|--------------0-------0---2-----2-----------|
A|--0-0-(0)---4-------4---2-------------------|
E|----------------------------3h4----0--------|
E
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0------0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-------0----|
G|--------1------1-----1----1-------1-----1----1-------1----|
D|--------2------2-----2----2-------2-----2----2-------2----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--3h4----3h4----0-----2-0---3h4---3h4----0-----------0--|
E
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0------0-----0----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
G|--------1------1-----1----1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
D|--------2------2-----2----2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--3h4----3h4----0-----2-0--------------------0-|
"John...
VERSE
A D E
e|---------------------------------------|
B|------2---------3---------0-----0---0--|
G|------2---------2---------1-----1---1--|
D|------2-------0-------0---2-----2---2--|
A|----0-----2-4-------4---2--------------|
E|----------------------------3h4----0---|
...Hardy, he was..."
A D E
e|---------------------------------------|
B|------2---------3---------0---0-----0--|
G|------2---------2---------1---1-----1--|
D|------2-------0-------0---2---2-----2--|
A|----0-----2-4-------4---2--------------|
E|--0-------------------------------0----|
A D E
e|---------------------------------------|
B|------2---------3---------0-----0---0--|
G|------2---------2---------1-----1---1--|
D|------2-------0-------0---2-----2---2--|
A|----0-----2-4-------4---2--------------|
E|--0-------------------------3h4----0---|
CHORUS
E
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0------0-----0----0-------0-----0----0-------0----|
G|--------1------1-----1----1-------1-----1----1-------1----|
D|--------2------2-----2----2-------2-----2----2-------2----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--3h4----3h4----0-----2-0---3h4---3h4----0-----------0--|
E
e|------------------------------0----|
B|--------0------0-----0--------0----|
G|--------1------1-----1--------1----|
D|--------2------2-----2--------2----|
A|------------------------------2----|
E|-0--3h4----3h4----0-----2-0--------|
John Hardy he was a desperate little man
He carried two guns every day
He shot a man on the west virginia line
Might have seen John Hardy getting away poor boy
Might have seen John Hardy getting away
John Hardy went up upon that freestone bridge
There he thought he would be free
Up stepped a deputy and he caught him by the arm
Saying Johnny come and go with me poor boy
Johnny come and go with me
Johnny come and go with me poor boy
Johnny come and go with me
John Hardy had a mother and a father too
He sent for them to come and go his bail
There was not no bail out for a murdering man
They shaved John Hardy back in jail poor boy
And they shaved John Hardy back in jail
And they shaved John Hardy back in jail poor boy
They shaved John Hardy back in jail
John Hardy had a purdy little wife
That mrs oh she wore what blew
She came to the jailhouse with a loud shout
She saying Johnny ive been true to you poor boy
Johnny ive been true to you
Johnny ive been true to you poor boy
Johnny ive been true to you
John Hardy was standing in his cell
With tears a rolling down his eye
Ive been the death of a many poor boy
And now i am ready to die lord lord
Now i am ready to die
And now i am ready to die lord lord
And now i am ready to die
Go ahead and die
Uh huh
I've been to the east i've been to the west
I've been this whole wide world round
I've been to the east river and i've been baptised
Now take me to my hanging ground lord now
Take me to my hanging ground
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