View Guitar Chords for The ballad of mr jenkins - chords ver. 1
GWith skin as tough as a burlap sack G/BHe had his second heart attack CLast summer but hes still GgoinGTheres a melancholy in his eyes G/BFor all of you who care enough Cadd9To wonder why, well, let me Gtell youEmIt all started back in Asus1957 Cadd9When ole Walt Disney took him by Dsurprise Cadd9 G/BThats the Dday Old Cadd9Yeller GdiedGWell, that twelve year old became a man G/BEleven years too soon in Vietnam Cadd9 With his best friend GTommyGThey were tough as nails and southern born G/BAnd awfully proud to wear that uniformCadd9 Then things got GscaryEmOn April 4th, Tommy left for AsusHeaven Cadd9The same year the world was taken by DsurpriseCadd9 G/BThats the Dday Martin Cadd9Luther diGedSo Dbefore you judge him you need to know Cadd9Theres more to that old man than what you GSee there on that barstool with a DBourbon in his handGYou heard about his younger years Cadd9But dont leave now theres more to hear GThat might explain the pain in that old DmanGHow quick America forgot G/BAbout the only war theyd lost Cadd9And life goes on, thats what they Gtell yaGNo ticker tape no reason why G/BMight have never seen the end of that chapter Cadd9Of his life, if he hadnt met GBettyEmThey got married in December 19Asus80 Cadd9No doubt it was the best day of his Dlife Cadd9Two daG/Bys beforeD John Cadd9Lennon GdiedSoD before you judge him you need to know Cadd9Theres more to that old man than what you GSee there on that barstool with a DBourbon in his handDNow weve covered chapter two Cadd9I can almost see a change in you GTheres still a lot of life in that oldD manHe Ghadnt had a drink in at least a year G/BTo tell the truth Im shocked hes here Cadd9But as long as he wants em,D Im gonna pour emBefore Gyou came in I asked him why He just G/Braised his fragile head and wiped his eyeCadd9s And then he Gtold meEmIve seen so much in my life Ive never Asusquestioned This Cadd9time the good Lord took me by Dsurprise Cadd9 G/BYesterdDay my Cadd9Betty GdiedGWith skin as tough as a burlap sack G/BHe had his second heart attack Cadd9Last summer but hes still goinG