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Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for E
      
(note: Recording is sped up, impossible to play along with recording w/ harmonica)
CHORDS USED
A (0-0-2-2-2-0)
D (x-x-0-2-3-2)
E (0-2-2-1-0-0)
Harmonica (Key of A)
v (blow)
^ (pull)
v v v v v v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v v v v v v v v v v ^ ^ v
7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9
A D A
I walked to NY and back from LA
A D A
I lived on a mountain and once by the bay
A D A
i bought an apartment and I've slept in the hay
E
but theres no place thats softer than...
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brian_jonestown_massacre/ballad_of_jim_jones_crd.html )
A D A
the living today is just getting so bad
A D A
theres a look on your face and it says youve been had
A D A
you can take all my money but just dont make me mad
E
cause theres nobody meaner than...
v ^ v v v v v v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v v v v v v v v v v ^ ^ v
6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9
A D A
I pray to buddha to allah and jim
A D A
I turned to jesus and stayed there with him
A D A
i barely live but i learned how to swim
E
now theres nobody cleaner than me or than him.
v ^ v v v v v v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v v v v v v v v v v ^ ^ ^ ^ v v v v v ^ v v ^ v
6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brian_jonestown_massacre/ballad_of_jim_jones_crd.html

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