Tom: G C G C G C G D D D G [Verse 1] C G Oh, John Hardy was a desperate little man C G Strapped on his guns every day C G Shot down a man on the West Virginia line D You ought to see John Hardy getting away D G You ought to see John Hardy getting away [Verse 2] C G When he run up to Virginia around East Stone Bridge C G Thought he would surely be free C G And along came a marshall with a gun in his hand D Said, "Johnny come along with me D G Johnny come along with me." [Solo Break] C G C G C G D D D G x2 [Verse 3] C G Oh, John Hardy had himself a little woman C G The dress she wore was blue C G And she howled up to Johnny as he rode on out of town D Said: Johnny, I'll be true to you D G Honey, I'll be true to you [Verse 4] C G Now they searched and they travelled from the East to the West C G From the North to the South in the town C G But when the sun comes up tomorrow they'll take John Hardy down D And show him to his hanging ground D G They'll gonna let John Hardy swing down [Solo Break] C G C G C G D D D G x2 [Verse 5] C G Oh, John Hardy was a desperate little man C G Strapped on his guns every day C G Shot down a man on the West Virginia line D You ought to see John Hardy getting away D G You ought to see John Hardy getting away [Solo Break] C G C G C G D D D G x2