Old John Robertson
The ByrdsVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
Old John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat
People everywhere would laugh behind his back
No one cared to take any time to find out
What he was all about, fear kept them out
Children laughed and played and didn´t know his name
They could tell when he was coming just the same
Walking slow with old John´s crippled wife by his side
Then she sighed, then she died
Magic words from him would charm some children´s ears
But they laughed at him when he hid behind his tears
All in vain was no game for he'd lost an old friend
in the end, in the end
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Readable chord sheet for Old John Robertson by The Byrds
[D] [G] [A] [D] [A] [A]Old John Robertson he [D]wore a Stetson [A]hat [A]People everywhere would [D]laugh behind his [E]back [A]No one [D]cared to [A]take any [F#m]time to find [E]out What he was all [D]about, fear kept them [E]out [A]Children laughed and played and [D]didn´t kno[A]w his name [A]They could tell when he was [D]coming just the [E]same [A]Walking [D]slow with old [A]John´s cri[F#m]ppled wife b[E]y his side Then she [D]sighed, then she [E]died Magic words from him would charm some children´s ears But they laughed at him when he hid behind his tears All in vain was no game for he'd lost an old friend in the end, in the end