C G
C G
C G
D D
D G
[Verse 1]
C G
Oh, John Hardy was a desperate little man
C G
Strapped on his guns every day
C G
Shot down a man on the West Virginia line
D
You ought to see John Hardy getting away
D G
You ought to see John Hardy getting away
[Verse 2]
C G
When he run up to Virginia around East Stone Bridge
C G
Thought he would surely be free
C G
And along came a marshall with a gun in his hand
D
Said, "Johnny come along with me
D G
Johnny come along with me."
[Solo Break]
C G
C G
C G
D D
D G
x2
[Verse 3]
C G
Oh, John Hardy had himself a little woman
C G
The dress she wore was blue
C G
And she howled up to Johnny as he rode on out of town
D
Said: Johnny, I'll be true to you
D G
Honey, I'll be true to you
[Verse 4]
C G
Now they searched and they travelled from the East to the West
C G
From the North to the South in the town
C G
But when the sun comes up tomorrow they'll take John Hardy down
D
And show him to his hanging ground
D G
They'll gonna let John Hardy swing down
[Solo Break]
C G
C G
C G
D D
D G
x2
[Verse 5]
C G
Oh, John Hardy was a desperate little man
C G
Strapped on his guns every day
C G
Shot down a man on the West Virginia line
D
You ought to see John Hardy getting away
D G
You ought to see John Hardy getting away
[Solo Break]
C G
C G
C G
D D
D G
x2
