Ballad Of Kathryn Johnston
Shawn MullinsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Old Miss Johnston lived all alone
On the sorry side of town&8232; [Am]
Broke down cars and burglar bars
&8232; [G] [D] [Dsus4] [F]
On the windows and doors&8232;
In case danger comes around
Sittin' in her yellow kitchen&8232;
Listenin' to bad news on a AM radio& 8232; [Am]
It used to be Louis Armstrong
&8232;Then Martin Luther King
[D] [Dsus4] [F]
Where did everybody go?
Out the window where her garden was&8232; [Am]
It's not safe to go outside&82[F]32; [Am]
Old Miss Johnston in the eye of the storm
&8232;[F] [Am]
It was the safest place to hide
Yeah life's a gamble for the broken and the weak&8232; [D] [F]
Dealin' with the bangers and the drugs&8232; [Am]
The whinos weave and amble&8232;
And shuffle on down the street&8232; [D] [Dsus4] [F]
Steerin' clear of all the thugs
And now my city hangs her head in shame
&8232;[G] [F] [Am]
You can't tell the truth from all the lies&8232;
Everything changed forever and everything stayed the same&8232;
On the night Miss Johnston died
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Readable chord sheet for Ballad Of Kathryn Johnston by Shawn Mullins
[Am]Old Miss Johnsto[G]n lived all [D]alone [Dsus4] [F] On the sorry side of town& [Am]Broke down cars and burglar bars & On the windows and doors& In case danger comes around [Am] [Am]Sittin' in her yellow kitchen& [G]Listenin' to bad news on a A[D]M radio&[F] [Am]It used to be Louis Armstrong [G]& Where did everybody go? [Am] [G]Out the window where her garden was& [G]It's not safe to go outside& Old Miss Johnston in the eye of [G]the storm & It was the safest place to hide [Am]Yeah life's a gamble for the broken[G] and the weak& Dealin' with the bangers and the drugs& [Am]The whinos weave and amble& [G]And shuffle on down the street& Steerin' clear of all the thugs [Am] [G]And now my city hangs her head in shame [Am] & You can't tell the truth from all the lies& Everything changed forever and everything stayed[G] the same& [F]On the night Miss Johnston died [Am]