WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tim Mcgraw - Book Of John Ukulele | Ver. 1
Tim McGraw, "Book Of John"
This is a "D down":
e|--3--p2---2---0---0h2--|
B|--3-------3---3---3----|
G|--2-------2---2---2----|
D|--0-------0---0---0----|
A|--0-------0---0---0----|
E|--x-------x---x---x----|
There are also several other hammer-ons and pull-offs withing the chords
that are played at times, and not at other times. Doing all of them takes
some practice. I suggest starting with the D down, and adding the others one at a time.
(intro)
F C, F C G, F C Dm G down
(verse)
F C F C G
We were sittin' round the supper table and the buzz of the frigidaire
F C Dm G
Was the only sound 'til momma laid down, a book she found upstairs
F C
It was covered in dust in the back of the closet,
F C F C
Goodwill box we almost tossed it out
Dm G
We could have lost all those memories
(chorus)
C
There was a picture of mama in the pouring rain
Dm
Ticket stubs to a Braves game
Dm F G
Silver star and a baggage claim from Hanoi, Vietnam
C
There was a picture of him callin' on grandpa
Dm
Leather skin from a baseball
Dm G
We laughed and cried, told stories all night long
G F C,F C G,F C Dm G down
(verse)
F C F C G
Now the pot of coffee's almost gone, as we turn another page
F C Dm G
We're climbing on him like a Jungle Jim, watching his hair turn gray
F C
All the Polaroids are just reminders,
F C
You can't hold life in a three ring binder
F C G
We flipped on through 'em anyway
(chorus)
C
There's a picture at his sister taken in July
Dm
On the steps of the church pulling out his tie
Dm F G
Hair's still wet from gettin' baptized, the brand new blue suit on
C
An old set of keys to his Chevrolet
Dm
A crumpled up receipt for a wedding ring
Dm G
We watched ourselves grow up there in his arms
G
In the book of John
(instrumental)
F C, F C, F C F
(out)
G
That sun came up, we were wide awake
F
Head to toe in black and gray
C G
Long black Lincoln waiting down the drive
G
He was father, son, husband and friend
F
I still flip through it every now and then
C G down
When I need just a few words of advice
F C Dm G
It's almost like he's not really gone
F C Dm G
And I know one day I'll be passin' on
F C,F C G,F C Dm D/C
The book of John