Hello Nebraska chords by Goodnight, Texas

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G

Verse 1:
  G
Franklin James, Franklin James
    C
He was a child of the plain
     G
His father died while giving birth
     D
His mother lived for chasing trains
    G
He built two tombstones with a saw
 C
Just to fit his ma and pa
   G
I haven't seen him in many years
      D                     G
Since I been gone from Omaha

Chorus:
           C
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           G
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           D
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
        G
My old pal

           C
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           G
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           D
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
        G
My ol' pal


Verse 2:
 G
Jimmy Goose, Jimmy Goose
    C
He hit his head, knocked something loose
 G
Ran for office with pocket kings and
 D
Got caught with a seven deuce
    G
Now I won't tell you what I saw
 C
Let's just say he broke the law
 G
Haven't seen him in many years
      D                         G
Since I've been gone from Omaha


Chorus:
           C
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           G
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           D
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
        G
My old pal

           C
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           G
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           D
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
        G
My ol' pal

Go on now

Instrumental:
C D G Em Am D G
C D Em Am D G


Verse 3:
 G
Sally Ann, Sally Ann
     C
She kissed like a girl, cursed like a man
   G
I heard she married very young to
 D
Someone in the Klu Klux Klan
   G
I bet she never told 'em though
     C
Her first love was with a Negro
   G
I wonder what they'd think of that
      D
The thought of loving someone black
     G
And someone black loving you back


Chorus:
           C
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           G
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           D
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
        G
My old pal

           C
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           G
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           D
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
        Em
My old pal

           C
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           G
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
           D
Hello, Nebraska! (hello)
        G
My ol' pal