• Song:

    Kimberly

  • Artist:

    John Butler

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This is is John Butler's new song "Kimberly" as played on the "Tin Shed Tales" solo album.
John butler plays this piece in Dropped F 
Although, I have transcribed it to STANDARD tuning for ease of playing..



Intro:(The chords aren't actually played here; but I would recommend single strums if 
you wish to back it)

F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am strong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song
F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am belong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song



Harmonica Bridge: (F-F-Asus4-Bb) x4

F (133211@1)                      Asus4 (x02230@1)        BbTell (x1333x@1)you a story, about a girl named Kimberly
 F (133211@1)                             Asus4 (x02230@1)           BbWho (x1333x@1)all the cowboys wanted cause she was wild and free
 F (133211@1)                                       Asus4 (x02230@1)       BbBut (x1333x@1)now theres fussing and theres fighting We all taking sides
 F (133211@1)                                             Asus4 (x02230@1)        BbWhile (x1333x@1)the cowboys are playing their old games of conquer and divide. You see



F (133211@1)                      Asus4 (x02230@1)      BbKimberly (x1333x@1)was special, a rare and wild soul
       F (133211@1)                           Asus4 (x02230@1)          BbNearly (x1333x@1)every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
              F (133211@1)                            Asus4 (x02230@1)          BbBut (x1333x@1)there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
     F (133211@1)                      Asus4 (x02230@1)                BbThat (x1333x@1)wanted just her body and leave the mess for us behind



F (133211@1)                        Asus4 (x02230@1)     BbNow (x1333x@1)the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
   F (133211@1)                                    Asus4 (x02230@1)      BbHe (x1333x@1)wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
            F (133211@1)             Asus4 (x02230@1) BbSo (x1333x@1)he said "Mine mine mine, all for me"
     F (133211@1)                         Asus4 (x02230@1)           BbIt's (x1333x@1)great to be a cowboy in the wild west roaming free

F (133211@1)                                 Asus4 (x02230@1)          BbSo (x1333x@1)he brandished all his bullets he put a gun right to our head
            F (133211@1)                                         Asus4 (x02230@1)        
 BbHe (x1333x@1)said "I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or your dead
           F (133211@1)                          Asus4 (x02230@1)        BbYou (x1333x@1)know I got to have this kim, I cant get her off my mind
    F (133211@1)                          Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
And I aint gonna stop until shes mine, mine"



G (320003@1)         BbWhere (x1333x@1)do i stand?
         Asus4 (x02230@1)                CGot (x32010@1)this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G (320003@1)            Bbsand. (x1333x@1)It's all gray.
         Asus4 (x02230@1)                 C (x32010@1)         GThere (320003@1)are no black and whites so who am I to say



F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am strong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song
F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am belong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song



Harmonica Bridge: (F-F-Asus4-Bb) x4

F (133211@1)                        Asus4 (x02230@1)      BbNow (x1333x@1)its come to a showdown and its all push and pull
         F (133211@1)                                 Asus4 (x02230@1)             BbGot (x1333x@1)these lawyers having field day while the cowboys are funding schools
         F (133211@1)                             Asus4 (x02230@1)         BbI (x1333x@1)guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly,
        F (133211@1)                                      Asus4 (x02230@1)        BbOr (x1333x@1)just another god damn hole in the ground just another opportunity?



G (320003@1)         BbWhere (x1333x@1)do i stand?
         Asus4 (x02230@1)                CGot (x32010@1)this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G (320003@1)            Bbsand. (x1333x@1)It's all gray.
         Asus4 (x02230@1)                 C (x32010@1)         GThere (320003@1)are no black and whites so who am I to say

BbYou (x1333x@1)are wrong
        Asus4 (x02230@1)             C (x32010@1)           Gbut (320003@1)you never know what you got until its gone
        BbAnd (x1333x@1)one day
      Asus4 (x02230@1)                       C (x32010@1)             Gthe (320003@1)little people will ask what you did and what we said



F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am strong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song
F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am belong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song
F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am strong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song
F (133211@1)                Asus4I (x02230@1)am what I am and I am belong
        BbCause (x1333x@1)I got my land and I got my song
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