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A Mighty Wind - The Ballad Of Bobby And June
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...THE BALLAD OF BOBBY & JUNE... by Mitch & Mickey
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*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Intro:
D Dsus D, Dsus D
Verse 1:
Em G D Dsus D
This is the story of Bobby and June
Em G D
A boy and a girl who kidnapped the moon
A G
But they fell in love to the sound of guns
Em G D Dsus D
The year was Eighteen Sixty One
Em G D Dsus D
The army came looking for men to re-cruit
Em G D Dsus D
Dressin' boys up like soldiers in blue Union suits
A G
Take this sword and cut down Johnny Reb, they said
Em G D Dsus D
You'll come back a hero or you'll come back dead
Chorus 1:
G/D A/D
Stay with me Bobby
G/D A/D
Don't go a-way from me now
G/D A/D
I want you say that you love me
G/D A/D
Don't go a-way from me now
G/A D Dsus D, D Dsus D
I want you to stay
Verse 2:
Em G D Dsus D
Now Bobby he marched to the eye of the storm
Em G D Dsus D
The blue coats were falling the blood was still warm
A G
A battle was raging and the only thing in his eyes
Em G Dsus D
Was the thought of his June and making it home a-live
Em G D Dsus D
His army outnumbered they started to run
Em G D Dsus D
When Bobby went down with the crack of a gun
A G
And as he lay still his face sinking in the rain
Em G Dsus D
He knew that he never and ever would see June a-gain
Chorus 2:
G/D A/D
Stay with me Bobby
G/D A/D
Don't go a-way from me now
G/D A/D
I want you say that you love me
G/D A/D
Don't go a-way from me now
G/A D Dsus D, D Dsus D
I want you to stay
Verse 3:
Em G D Dsus D
It was the morning of Christmas when June heard a sound
Em G D Dsus D
Of someone approaching their boots scraping on the ground
A G
As she looked out the window her heart pounded in her breast
Em G Dsus D
A broken young Bobby was clutching a wounded chest
Bridge 1:
Bm
She ran out to help ease his pain
G
He looked up and whispered her name
Bm G
Then she cradled his head in her arms and he smiled
A
When he heard his June say
Chorus 3:
G/D A/D
Stay with me Bobby
G/D A/D
Don't go a-way from me now
G/D A/D
I want you say that you love me
G/D A/D
Don't go a-way from me now
G/A D Dsus D, D Dsus D D Dsus D
I want you to stay
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Dsus Em G A G/D A/D Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)