Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

THE BALLAD OF JOHN MCCRAE (JOSH TURNER/CARSON MCKEE) Capo 2nd Fret On the last chorus they let eh Am7 and the Dsus2 ring before going back to the strumming on the G Enjoy! [Intro] Em7 Csus2 G Csus2 Dsus4 Em7 [Verse 1]

On the ^Em7banks of the Mis^Csus2sou--r^Gi Annie^Csus2 washed u^Dsus4p in the cl^Em7ay And they t^Em7ook her to he^Csus2r fath^Ger Told him^Csus2 it was ^Dsus4John McC^Em7rae

Now I'm ^Em7running through the^Csus2 badlan^Gds ^Csus2Covering^Dsus4 my tra^Em7cks N^Em7orthward^Csus2 toward Dak^Gota With the^Csus2 devil^Dsus4 on my ^Em7back

[Chorus]

^Am7Oh, the^Dsus4 river fl^Gows To ^Am7our i^Dsus4mmortal h^Gome (To our immortal home, it flows to our home) Oh Ann^B7ie, oh my s^Em7oul

[Verse 2]

Well I t^Em7ook her down by the s^Csus2tream s^Gide For to ^Csus2make that ^Dsus4girl my b^Em7ride But in the fo^Em7lds of her pretty ^Csus2white dr^Gess Lay her^Csus2 father's^Dsus4 bowie k^Em7nife

Well she p^Em7ulled that steel blade^Csus2 on m^Ge Told me^Csus2 she would^Dsus4 take my ^Em7life So I ^Em7pushed her into the^Csus2 ri--v^Ger She went^Csus2 under ^Dsus4with the ^Em7tide

[Chorus]

^Am7Oh, the^Dsus4 river fl^Gows To ^Am7our i^Dsus4mmortal h^Gome (To our immortal home, it flows to our home) Oh Ann^B7ie, oh my s^Em7oul

[Verse 3]

Well the ^Em7hound dogs they ove^Csus2rtook m^Ge 40^Csus2 miles past^Dsus4 Harding ^Em7town And I ^Em7told that young Douglas ^Csus2sherri^Gff "Boy, you'd^Csus2 better s^Dsus4hoot me ^Em7now."

He said "Poor J^Em7ohnny, by my^Csus2 or---d^Gers Your^Csus2 life I^Dsus4 cannot ^Em7take But I'll be s^Em7miling at your^Csus2 hang-i^Gng When they^Csus2 lay you^Dsus4 in the g^Em7rave."

[Chorus]

^Am7Oh, the^Dsus4 river fl^Gows To ^Am7our i^Dsus4mmortal h^Gome (To our immortal home, it flows to our home) Oh Ann^B7ie, oh my s^Em7oul

[Solo] Em7 Csus2 G Csus2 Dsus4 Em7 (x2) [Verse 4]

I am st^Em7anding at the^Csus2 gallo^Gws And the ^Csus2scaffold^Dsus4 it is ^Em7high And the ^Em7hangman asked my ^Csus2last w^Gords Before^Csus2 I'm co^Dsus4ndemned to ^Em7die

And I ^Em7begged God, "Don't fo^Csus2rgive ^Gme For the ^Csus2troubles^Dsus4 I have ^Em7sown For I'll s^Em7oon see my pretty^Csus2 Ann---^Gie In the^Csus2 hell fire^Dsus4 down bel^Em7ow."

[Chorus]

^Am7Oh, the ^Dsus4 river f^Glows To ^Am7our i^Dsus4mmortal h^Gome (To our immortal home, it flows to our home) Oh Ann^B7ie, oh my s^Em7oul

[Outro]

Oh An^B7nie, oh my s^Em7oul ^Csus2 ^G Oh An^B7nie, oh my s^Em7oul

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