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Kimberley by John Butler Trio
Kimberley
Tuning:D A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
Drop D. Capo on 3rd fret (that way he can do all those nice bass notes).
Key of F major
Intro and Verse:
During the intro & verse he is simply playing (relative to the capo) D, Bm and a
funny G, like so:
D Bm G
2 2 0
3 3 3
2 4 0
0 4 4
0 2 5
0 x 5
It's worth listening for the strum pattern, as JB tends to like his fast but understated strumming.
He does a different intro on every version, so pick the one you like. Usually he just
plays the D chord over
and over.
For the verse, he's playing it like this:
D D
Well I'll tell you a story
Bm G
About a girl named Kimberley
D D
Who all the cowboys wanted
Bm G
Cos she was wild and free.
CHORUS:
He switches it up a bit in the chorus, and the G chord becomes the one held for 2 bars.
Like so:
D
I am what I am
Bm
And I am strong
G
Cos I got my land
G
And I got my song
HARMONICA BITS:
During these he is just playing either the verse or chorus chord progression. Listen to
each part if you
want to play a harmonica as well. Or just play whatever.
BRIDGE:
This bit is where a tab is useful, and where the other tab available kind of misses out.
Here's what
he's doing.
Where......do I Stand..... Got this hole...and a line drawn in the sand
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And he ends that bit on the G (the first chord).
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version 2
Capo:3rd fret
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (D-D-Bm-G) x4
D Bm G
Tell you a story, about a girl named Kimberly
D Bm G
Who all the cowboys wanted cause she was wild and free
D Bm G
But now theres fussing and theres fighting We all taking sides
D Bm G
While the cowboys are playing their old games of conquer and divide. You see
D Bm G
Kimberly was special, a rare and wild soul
D Bm G
Nearly every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
D Bm G
But there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
D Bm G
That wanted just her body and leave the mess for us behind
D Bm G
Now the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
D Bm G
He wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
D Bm G
So he said "Mine mine mine, all for me"
D Bm G
It's great to be a cowboy in the wild west roaming free
(Heavier Strum - then pick it up)
D Bm G
So he brandished all his bullets he put a gun right to our head
G D Bm
He said "I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or your
G
dead
D Bm G
You know I got to have this kim, I cant get her off my mind
D Bm G
And I ain't gonna stop until she's mine, mine"
(Single strum)
Em G
Where do i stand?
Bm A
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
Em G
sand. It's all gray.
Bm A G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
(Standard Strum)
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (D-D-Bm-G) x4
D Bm G
Now its come to a showdown and its all push and pull
D Bm G
Got these lawyers having field day while the cowboys are funding schools
D Bm G
I guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly,
D Bm G
Or just another god damn hole in the ground just another opportunity?
Em G
Where do i stand?
Bm A
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
Em G
sand. It's all gray.
Bm A Em
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
G
You are wrong
Bm A Em
but you never know what you got until its gone
G
And one day
Bm A G
the little people will ask what you did and what we said
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
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