Kimberly chords by John Butler

Chords with lyrics

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 FF
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)

FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song

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

FF            Asus4Asus4     Bb majorBb
Tell you a story, about a girl named Kimberly
 FF                Asus4Asus4       Bb majorBb
Who all the cowboys wanted cause she was wild and free
 FF                     Asus4Asus4     Bb majorBb
But now theres fussing and theres fighting We all taking sides
 FF                        Asus4Asus4     Bb majorBb
While the cowboys are playing their old games of conquer and divide. You see


FF            Asus4Asus4    Bb majorBb
Kimberly was special, a rare and wild soul
    FF               Asus4Asus4      Bb majorBb
Nearly every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
       FF               Asus4Asus4      Bb majorBb
But there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
   FF            Asus4Asus4         Bb majorBb
That wanted just her body and leave the mess for us behind


FF             Asus4Asus4    Bb majorBb
Now the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
  FF                   Asus4Asus4    Bb majorBb
He wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
      FF        Asus4Asus4  Bb majorBb
So he said "Mine mine mine, all for me"
   FF              Asus4Asus4       Bb majorBb
It's great to be a cowboy in the wild west roaming free

FF                  Asus4Asus4      Bb majorBb
So he brandished all his bullets he put a gun right to our head
      FF                      Asus4Asus4
 Bb majorBb
He said "I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or your dead
      FF              Asus4Asus4     Bb majorBb
You know I got to have this kim, I cant get her off my mind
  FF              Asus4Asus4 Bb majorBb
And I aint gonna stop until shes mine, mine"

G+G      Bb majorBb
Where do i stand?
     Asus4Asus4         C majorC
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G+G       Bb majorBb
sand. It's all gray.
     Asus4Asus4          C majorC      G+G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say


FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song


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

FF             Asus4Asus4    Bb majorBb
Now its come to a showdown and its all push and pull
     FF                  Asus4Asus4        Bb majorBb
Got these lawyers having field day while the cowboys are funding schools
     FF                Asus4Asus4      Bb majorBb
I guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly,
    FF                    Asus4Asus4     Bb majorBb
Or just another god damn hole in the ground just another opportunity?


G+G      Bb majorBb
Where do i stand?
     Asus4Asus4         C majorC
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G+G       Bb majorBb
sand. It's all gray.
     Asus4Asus4          C majorC      G+G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say

Bb majorBb
You are wrong
    Asus4Asus4        C majorC       G+G
but you never know what you got until its gone
    Bb majorBb
And one day
   Asus4Asus4             C majorC        G+G
the little people will ask what you did and what we said


FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
FF         Asus4Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
    Bb majorBb
Cause I got my land and I got my song