Gregory Alan Isakov – John Browns Body (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro]
   G
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|----5-----5-----5-----5--|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-----| x2

[Main riff]
   G                             G7              G
e|----------------------5-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------6----------------------------------|
G|-------------4---------------------------------4---------------4--|
D|----5---------------------------------3---------------5-----------|
A|----------5-------------------------------5----------------5------|
E|-3---------------3-------3-------3---------------3----------------| x2

   C
e|-----------------------------------0--|         e|--------------------------3---------1--|
B|---------------1----------------------|         B|----------------1----------------------|
G|-----0------------------0-------------|         G|------0--------------------------------|
D|----------2------------------2--------|         D|-----------2---------------------------|
A|-3------------------3-----------------|         A|--3------------------3--------3--------|
E|--------------------------------------|         E|---------------------------------------|
Just some variants of the C chord, I’m sure he plays a few more different ones. [Verse 1] Play main riff over verses and between verses
        G
There’s always the creaks and the strangest sounds
John Brown’s body was never found
        C
But the locals see him walkin’ round
[Main riff] [Verse 2]
           G
There’s a ‘for sale’ sign on the old farm roads
There’s a silo empty and done for
    C
The place just ain’t the same no more
G [Chorus]
         C
Now it’s shinin’ all them different ways

D
Crimson blues and yellow shades

        C
There’s snow up in the way

                               G
And those clouds still full of rain
[Verse 3]
        G
There’s work in town or so they say
Just blessed to fill our hands today
    C
God knows if it will ever pay
G [Chorus]
       C
And we fill our hands with wood and steel

D
And grace is a woman we all long to feel

    C
You know someday we will

                    G
You know someday we will
[Violin Solo] [Verse 4]
        G
There’s always the creaks and the strangest sounds
John Brown’s body’s up and walkin’ round
         C
Countin’ all the riches that he’s found
G [Chorus]
       C
And he throws it all in that wishing well

D
Made it home in the morning hail

        C
There’s snow up in the way
Something’s gotta give
                              G
And those clouds still full a rain