Vince Gill – Buttermilk John (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Chords

[Intro] Dsus2 A E7 A [Verse 1]
A                          Dsus2       A
Buttermilk John played the steel guitar

   A      E7       A
It made a mournful sound

         A      A7        Dsus2   A
From the cotton fields of Arkansas

       A               E7        A
To the streets of that Nashville town
[Chorus]
   D7                  A
Oh John, oh John, play all night long

     D7                A
Play 'til my tears run dry

   D7                  A
Oh John, oh John, play one last song

           A         E7    A
Before you take that final ride
A E7 A [Verse 2]
A                    Dsus2      A
Buttermilk John sure loved Miss Jean

    A     E7       A
She never left his side

        A        A7        Dsus2 A
Was the sweetest love I've ever  seen

         A     E7        A    A7
The Holy Bible was their guide
[Chorus]
   D7                  A
Oh John, oh John, play all night long

     D7                A
Play 'til my tears run dry

   D7                  A
Oh John, oh John, play one last song

           A         E7    A   A7
Before you take that final ride
[Solo] D7 A D7 A D7 A E7 A [Verse 3]
    A                     Dsus2 A
Now Buttermilk John was a godly man

  A         E7     A
I loved him like a son

    A         A7        Dsus2 A
Now he's gone on to the Glory Land

     A     E7          A  A7
With Jesus he, he will run
[Chorus]
   D7                  A
Oh John, oh John, play all night long

     D7                A
Play 'til my tears run dry

   D7                  A
Oh John, oh John, play one last song

           A         E7    A   A7
Before you take that final ride

   D7                  A
Oh John, oh John, play one last song

           A         E7
Before you take that final ride
[Outro]
D7 A A7 D7 A A7 D7 A E7 A A7
(Solo Progression to fade)