Biography:
Huddie Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced.
Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar.
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John Hardy as recorded by Leadbelly
Tune every string a whole tone down
like this D G C F A d
hence the song is in the key of G
A D E
John Hardy, he was a desperate little man
A D E
He carried two guns every day
A D E
He shot a man on the West Virginia line
E
I seen John Hardy getting’ away poor boy
E
I seen John Hardy getting’ away
A D E
John Hardy went up on that Keystone bridge
A D E
He thought he was free
A D E
Up came a man and he caught him by the arm
E
Said "Johnny, come and go with me poor boy,
E
Johnny, come and go with me"
A D E
John Hardy had a mother and a father too
A D E
He begged them to come and go his bail
A D E
There was no bail allowed for the murderin’ man
E
They chased John Hardy back in jail poor boy
E
They chased John Hardy back in jail
A D E
John Hardy he had a pretty little wife
A D E
And the dress she wore was blue
A D E
She come to the jailhouse with a loud shout
E
Said “Johnny I been true to you poor boy,
E
Johnny I been true to you”
A D E
John Hardy, was standing in his cell
A D E
And tears are rollin’ down his eyes
A D E
Said, "I have been at the death of many a poor man
E
And now I am ready to die poor boy
E
And now I am ready to die"
A D E
I’ve been to the east I've been to the west
A D E
I've been the whole wide world around
A D E
I've been to the river and I've been to baptized
E
Take me to my hanging ground Lord, Lord
E
And take me to my hanging ground
there will be a tab version so you can play the melody and chords all together
enjoy
salud amigos!
Tune every string a whole tone down
like this D G C F A d
hence the song is in the key of G
A D E
John Hardy, he was a desperate little man
A D E
He carried two guns every day
A D E
He shot a man on the West Virginia line
E
I seen John Hardy getting’ away poor boy
E
I seen John Hardy getting’ away
A D E
John Hardy went up on that Keystone bridge
A D E
He thought he was free
A D E
Up came a man and he caught him by the arm
E
Said "Johnny, come and go with me poor boy,
E
Johnny, come and go with me"
A D E
John Hardy had a mother and a father too
A D E
He begged them to come and go his bail
A D E
There was no bail allowed for the murderin’ man
E
They chased John Hardy back in jail poor boy
E
They chased John Hardy back in jail
A D E
John Hardy he had a pretty little wife
A D E
And the dress she wore was blue
A D E
She come to the jailhouse with a loud shout
E
Said “Johnny I been true to you poor boy,
E
Johnny I been true to you”
A D E
John Hardy, was standing in his cell
A D E
And tears are rollin’ down his eyes
A D E
Said, "I have been at the death of many a poor man
E
And now I am ready to die poor boy
E
And now I am ready to die"
A D E
I’ve been to the east I've been to the west
A D E
I've been the whole wide world around
A D E
I've been to the river and I've been to baptized
E
Take me to my hanging ground Lord, Lord
E
And take me to my hanging ground
there will be a tab version so you can play the melody and chords all together
enjoy
salud amigos!
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