The Kingston Trio – Getaway John (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
C D C D
[Chorus]
Bm Am Get away, get away Bm C Get away, get away D Poor John
[Verse]
G D John Hardy was a fightin' man G D Carried a razor every day G D He killed a man in Mobile town C D You ought to see my Johnny get away C Bm You ought to see my Johnny get away
[Chorus]
Am Get away Bm C Get away, get away D Poor John
[Verse]
G D John Hardy was standin' at the bar G D So drunk he could not see G D Along came a man with a warrant in his hand C D Cried, "Johnny boy, why don't you come with me C D Johnny boy, why don't you come with me"
[Verse]
G D John Hardy had a pretty little gal G D Kept her dressed in blue G D He saw her in the hangin' crowd C D Cryin', "Johnny boy, I'll be true to you C Bm Johnny boy, I'll be true to you"
[Chorus]
Am True to you Bm C True to you, true to you D Poor John
[Verse]
G D I've been to the East and I've been to the West G D Been this whole world 'round G D I've been to the North and I've lived in the South C D This will be my buryin' ground C D This will be my buryin' ground
[Bridge]
C Well, I've been this wide world over D C Been this whole world 'round D C Been to the river and I've been baptized D C D Take me to my buryin' ground
[Outro]
D
Get away, get away, get away