Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad Of Jim Jones Chords & Tabs

BALLAD OF JIM JONES
(note: Recording is sped up, impossible to play along with recording w/ harmonica)


CHORDS USED
A (0-0-2-2-2-0)
D (x-x-0-2-3-2)
E (0-2-2-1-0-0)

Harmonica (Key of A)
v (blow)
^ (pull)
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7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8 7 7    10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9

A                   D         A
I walked to NY and back from LA
  A                        D           A 
I lived on a mountain and once by the bay
  A                             D           A
i bought an apartment and I've slept in the hay
           E 
but theres no place thats softer than...
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    A                     D          A   
the living today is just getting so bad
         A                        D               A
theres a look on your face and it says youve been had
         A                          D            A
you can take all my money but just dont make me mad
              E
cause theres nobody meaner than...

v ^ v v v v v v ^ v ^ v    v v v v ^ v v    v  v v v v v v v ^ ^ v
6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8    8 8 8 8 8 7 7    10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9

A                    D         A
I pray to buddha to allah and jim
A                       D               A
I turned to jesus and stayed there with him
A                      D             A
i barely live but i learned how to swim
            E
now theres nobody cleaner than me or than him.


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