Tonart: D major
Verse 1
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
Verse 2
And his cabin fallin' down
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You looked for work and money
And you walked a ragged mile
You looked for work and money
And you walked a ragged mile
Your children are so hungry
That they don't know how
Verse 3
to smile
D
Your baby's eyes look crazy
They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve
Your baby's eyes look crazy
They're a- tuggin' at your sleeve
You walk the floor and wonder why
Verse 4
With every breath you breathe
D
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
If there's anyone that knows
Verse 5
Is there anyone that cares?
D
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh, please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh, please send you a friend
Your empty pockets tell ya
Verse 6
That you ain't a- got no friend
D
Your babies are crying louder
It's pounding on your brain
Your babies are crying louder
It's pounding on your brain
Your wife's screams are stabbin' you
Verse 7
Like the dirty drivin' rain
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Your grass it is turning black
There's no water in your well
Your grass is turning black
There's no water in your well
You spent your last lone dollar
Interlude 1
On seven shotgun shells
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Verse 8
D
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
Verse 9
That's hangin' on the wall
D
Your brain is a- bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain is a- bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
Interlude 2
That you're holdin' in your hand
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Verse 10
D
There's seven breezes a- blowin'
All around the cabin door
There's seven breezes a- blowin'
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Verse 11
Like the ocean's pounding roar
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There's seven people dead
D
There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
Somewheres in the distance
There's seven new people
Outro 1
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