Tom Russell - The John Bull Tin Ukulele

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The John Bull Tin
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G (strum the chord once slowly)

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He said his pride and joy was that ol' John Bull Tin....

    F                           G
1.  He said it saved him from a bullet once
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But I did not believe
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He's just an old man in the park half drunk on rum
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As he rolled another smoke and closed the John Bull Tin
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He said, "I've carried that since 1941."


Chorus:

F          F
Rubbed and worn a shiny silver
     F
Blue letters chipped away
F                                G
His memories and tabacco fit within
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He had one religious medal that he carried near his heart
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But his pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin


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2.  He said. "It used to be a tire patch kit
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But that was long ago
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It's memories and tabacco now my friend
        F                       G
Ya know some folks need a magic lamp
   F                F
To conjure up their dreams
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But mine are kept inside the John Bull Tin."


Repeat Chorus

Solo:  strum through one verse

    F                G
3.  I found it lyin' in the grass
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In a park near Shepherd's Bush
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I never saw that old man again
  F                 G
I guess he rolled a final smoke
    F             F
And went to his reward
F                      G                     F
Why else would he have dropped the John Bull Tin?


Repeat Chorus

F                     G                  F    G  F
His pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin


1997 BMG/Hightone Records