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Ballad Of Kathryn Johnston
Shawn Mullins
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This is the my first attempt at this go easy. I watched him play it on youtube
I'm pretty sure its accurate
Great Song... Enjoy
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Old Miss Johnston lived all alone
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On the sorry side of town

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Broke down cars and burglar bars

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On the windows and doors

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In case danger comes around
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Sittin' in her yellow kitchen

G D F Am
Listenin' to bad news on a AM radio

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It used to be Louis Armstrong
G D Dsus F

Then Martin Luther King

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Where did everybody go?
G Am
Out the window where her garden was

G F Am
It's not safe to go outside

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Old Miss Johnston in the eye of the storm

F Am
It was the safest place to hide
Am G D F
Yeah life's a gamble for the broken and the weak

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Dealin' with the bangers and the drugs

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The whinos weave and amble

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And shuffle on down the street

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Steerin' clear of all the thugs
G Am
And now my city hangs her head in shame

G F Am
You can't tell the truth from all the lies

G
Everything changed forever and everything stayed the same

F Am
On the night Miss Johnston died