The Ballad of Sleepy John Chords & Lyrics by Jackie Greene
The Ballad of Sleepy John
guitar chords lyrics
The Ballad of Sleepy John
by Jackie Greene
This is my first time doing this, didn't see chords up for this song so I thought
I'd give it a shot. This uses an A harmonica.
intro: |F#m |A |D |A | x 5
F#m A D A
Any day now the sky could fall
F#m A D A
And I'm not one to complain
F#m A D A
But this don't feel like no paradise at all
F#m A D A
Down on the corner in the rain
F#m A D A
Old Kentucky, he's a friend of mine
F#m A D A
He got them Fayette County blues
F#m A D A
Ain't no woman ever keep the man in line
F#m A D A
And there ain't no woman he can refuse
E
Well I stumbled in with my guitar
F#m
And bought a drink behind the bar
E F#m
Sat in with the band until oh two
D |D |A |A |E |E |E |E |
Then I saaaaaaaaaaaaid:
F#m A D A
too much whiskey make me tumble home
F#m A D A
too much Jesus make me pray
F#m A D A
too much love and Lord I feel so all alone
F#m A D A
but that's all right mama, that's OK
F#m A D A
Cause Sweet Serrita, she's behind the bar
F#m A D A
She's got the towel in her hand
F#m A D A
Lord release her, she's only twenty-four
F#m A D A
And she's doing the best that she can
E
Well I don't know, but I been told
F#m
That freedom is an open road
E F#m
But I guess it all depends on how you drive
D |D |A |A |E |E |E |E |
While you're aliiiiiive
|F#m |A |D |A | x 4
F#m A D A
Now people tell me I'm the Lucky One
F#m A D A
But that don't matter much to me
F#m A D A
Cause I ain't nothing but my father's son
F#m A D A
And that's all I'm ever gonna be
