Abraham Martin And John tab by Dion

Written by Dick Holler, who recorded (but didn't write) the original version
of "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" (a no. 18 smash for The Swingin' Medallions
in mid-66), with his band the Holidays. This was Dion's last big hit, peaking
at no. 1.


                          "Abraham, Martin, & John"
                               (Dick Holler)
                                   Dion
                                No. 1, 1968

Intro:

        orchestra [arr. for guitar]:

             E            G#m7         F#m7         E
        v    v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
        ----|------------|------------|------0-----|------------|
        ----|------------|0--------0--|2-----------|0-----------|
        ----|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ----|2--------2--|------------|------------|------2--4--|
        2---|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ----|------------|------------|------------|------------|

        E            B            A/E
        v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
        ------------|------------|------------|
        ------------|------------|------------|
        1--------1--|------------|------------|
        ------------|4--2--4-----|2--------2--|
        ------------|------------|------4-----|
        ------------|------------|------------|

        band enters:

        [bass]:

        E
        v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
        ----------9-----|--9-------------|
        ----6-7-9-----9-|9---9-7-6-------|
        7-9-------------|----------9-7---|
        ----------------|--------------7-|

Verse 1:

        E         G#m7  F#m7                 E
          Anybody here    seen...            Abraham?
        E   F#m7                     G#m7   B7
          Can you...                 gone?
        C#m                 G#m            F#m7      B7       E
          He freed...       people...      seems the good they die...
        F#m7     B7                     E
          I just looked...              gone
                                        / / / /  / /

Orchestra break [arr. for guitar]:

               E            B            A/E          E
        v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
        ------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ------|1--------1--|------------|------------|------------|
        2--4--|------------|4--2--4-----|2-----------|2-----------|
        ------|------------|------------|------4-----|------------|
        ------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Verse 2:

        Anybody here...
        Can you tell...
        He freed a lot...
                                      A/E
        I just looked...              gone
                                      / / / /  / / / /

Organ break [arr. for guitar]:

        E
        v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
        ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ------------|------------|------------|---------0--|2-----0-----|
        ------------|------------|------------|------1-----|------------|
        2-----------|------------|2-----------|------------|------------|
        ------------|------2--4--|------------|------------|------------|
        ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

                     A                         E
        v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
        ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ------0-----|------------|------0-----|------------|------------|
        ---------4--|2-----------|---------4--|2-----------|------------|
        ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
        ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Verse 3:

        Hey anybody here...
        Can you tell...
        He freed a lot...
                                      A/E      E
        I just looked...              gone
                                      / / / /  / / / /

Bridge:

        A            G#m7        F#m7         G#m7
          Didn't you love...     things that they...
        A             G#m7  F#m7                    E
          Didn't they try     to find...            you...
            Bm7       D
        And we'll be free
        A     G#m7 F#m7
          Someday  soon
             B7
        It's gonna...

Verse 4:

        Anybody here...
        Can you tell...
        I thought I saw...
                                  C#m      A/E
        With Abraham...           John
                                  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Coda [repeat to fade]:

        bass:

        E
        v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
        ----------9-----|--9-------------|
        ----6-7-9-----9-|9---9-7-6-------|
        7-9-------------|----------9-7---|
        ----------------|--------------7-|


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