The Brian Jonestown Massacre — 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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ADA
I walked to NY and back from LA
ADA
I lived on a mountain and once by the bay
ADA
i bought an apartment and I've slept in the hay
E
but theres no place thats softer than...
ADA
the living today is just getting so bad
ADA
theres a look on your face and it says youve been had
ADA
you can take all my money but just dont make me mad
E
cause theres nobody meaner than...
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ADA
I pray to buddha to allah and jim
ADA
I turned to jesus and stayed there with him
ADA
i barely live but i learned how to swim
E
now theres nobody cleaner than me or than him.
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