source :
reason to believe from nebraska
harmonica intro : F#
B F#
seen a man standing over a dead dog by the highway in a ditch
C#
he’s looking down kinda puzzled poking that dog with a stick
F# B F#
got his car door flung open he’s standin’ out on highway 31
B F# C# F#
like if he stood there long enough that dog’d get up and run
B F# C# F#
struck me kinda funny seem kinda funny sir to me
B F# C# F#
still at the end of every hard day people find some reason to believe
B F#
now mary lou loved johnny with a love mean and true
C#
she said baby i’ll work for you every day and bring my money home to you
F# B F#
one day he up and left her and ever since that
B F# C# F#
she waits down at the end of that dirt road for young johnny to come back
B F# C# F#
struck me kinda funny seemed kind of funny yeah indeed
B F# C# F#
how at the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe
harmonica : B C# F#
B C# F#
B F#
take a baby to the river kyle william they called him
C#
wash the baby in the water take away little kyle’s sin
F# B F#
in a whitewash shotgun shack an old man passes away
B F# C# F#
take his body to the graveyard over him they pray
B F# C# F#
lord won’t you tell us , tell us what does it mean
B F# C# F#
at the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe
B F#
congregation gathers down by the riverside
C#
preacher stands with his bible groom stands waiting for his bride
F# B F#
congregation gone the sun sets behind a weeping willow tree
C# F#
groom stands alone and watches the river rush on so effortlessly
B F# C# F#
wondering where can his baby be
B F# C# F#
still at the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe
harmonica outro : B F# C# F#
B F# C# F#
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notes :
tuning : the tuning to play in the key above is slightly flat , not quite a whole
semitone . live the song is played in ’g’ which makes me think that this was
possibly played in ’g’ but his guitar was maybe out of tune . to transpose F# = G ,
B = C and C# = D . . . or tune down slightly .
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chords : eadgbe
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F# 244322
B x24442
C# x46664
source :
reason to believe from nebraska
harmonica intro : F#
B F#
seen a man standing over a dead dog by the highway in a ditch
C#
he’s looking down kinda puzzled poking that dog with a stick
F# B F#
got his car door flung open he’s standin’ out on highway 31
B F# C# F#
like if he stood there long enough that dog’d get up and run
B F# C# F#
struck me kinda funny seem kinda funny sir to me
B F# C# F#
still at the end of every hard day people find some reason to believe
B F#
now mary lou loved johnny with a love mean and true
C#
she said baby i’ll work for you every day and bring my money home to you
F# B F#
one day he up and left her and ever since that
B F# C# F#
she waits down at the end of that dirt road for young johnny to come back
B F# C# F#
struck me kinda funny seemed kind of funny yeah indeed
B F# C# F#
how at the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe
harmonica : B C# F#
B C# F#
B F#
take a baby to the river kyle william they called him
C#
wash the baby in the water take away little kyle’s sin
F# B F#
in a whitewash shotgun shack an old man passes away
B F# C# F#
take his body to the graveyard over him they pray
B F# C# F#
lord won’t you tell us , tell us what does it mean
B F# C# F#
at the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe
B F#
congregation gathers down by the riverside
C#
preacher stands with his bible groom stands waiting for his bride
F# B F#
congregation gone the sun sets behind a weeping willow tree
C# F#
groom stands alone and watches the river rush on so effortlessly
B F# C# F#
wondering where can his baby be
B F# C# F#
still at the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe
harmonica outro : B F# C# F#
B F# C# F#
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
notes :
tuning : the tuning to play in the key above is slightly flat , not quite a whole
semitone . live the song is played in ’g’ which makes me think that this was
possibly played in ’g’ but his guitar was maybe out of tune . to transpose F# = G ,
B = C and C# = D . . . or tune down slightly .
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chords : eadgbe
– – – – – –
F# 244322
B x24442
C# x46664
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