Artist Name
Bob Dylan
Ballad of Hollis Brown Capo on first fret Intro: Dm(7) Repeat this part forever e----x-|-------x--x-------x--x-- B----3-|-------3--3-------3--3-- G----2-|-------2--2-------2--2-- D-0----|----0-------3--0-------- A------|-3---------------------- E------|------------------------ Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town With his wife and five children and his cabin broken down He looked for work and money and he walked a ragged mile He looked for work and money and he walked a ragged mile Your children are so hungry that they don't know how to smile Your babies eyes look crazy, they're a-tuggin' at your sleeve Your babies eyes look crazy, they're a-tuggin' at your sleeve You walk the floor and wonder why with every breath you breathe The rats have got your flour, bad blood it got your mare The rats have got your flour, bad blood it got your mare If there's anyone that knows, is there anyone that cares? He prayed to the Lord above, oh please send you a friend He prayed to the Lord above, oh please send you a friend Your empty pockets tell you that you ain't a-got no friend Your baby's a-cryin' louder now, it's a poundin' on your brain Your baby's a-cryin' louder now, it's a poundin' on your brain Your wife's screams a-stabbin you like the dirty driving 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 seven shotgun shells Way out in the wilderness, a cold coyote calls Way out in the wilderness, a cold coyote calls Your eyes fix on the shotgun that's hangin' on the wall Your brain is a-bleedin and your legs can't seem to stand Your brain is a-bleedin and your legs can't seem to stand Your eyes fix on the shotgun that your holdin' in your hand There's seven breezes blowin' all around the cabin door There's seven breezes blowin' all around the cabin door Seven shots ring out like the ocean's poundin' roar There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm Somehere in the distance, there's seven new people born