The Ballad Of David Mchenry tab by J Ward

Tabs

The Ballad of David McHenry ?" J. Ward


Capo: 2nd Fret

The below chords and strumming patterns are used in each verse as well as the intro.
The chorus uses just the basic chords, as shown.

Intro/Verses
  D MajorD    Dadd4/E  Gmaj7/B  Dadd4   G+G    G/BG/B    Cadd9Cadd9  G/EG/E
E-|---2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2--2--2-2-2--3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
B-|---3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--3--2-2-2--3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
G-|---2-2-2-----0-0-0-----0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
D-|-0-------0h2-----------0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----0-0-0--2--2-2-2-0h2-------|
A-|-------------------0h2------------------2--------0h2-------3------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|

Verse 1

D MajorD  Dadd4/E   Gmaj7/B  Dadd4
Some say there's not enough time
  G+G       G/BG/B  Cadd9Cadd9 G/EG/E
For brilliance to truly shine
  D MajorD        Dadd4/E Gmaj7/B  Dadd4
But this wasn't the case for David McH
  G+G        G/BG/B  Cadd9Cadd9 G/EG/E
His star was always set to rise

Verse 2

D MajorD Dadd4/E Gmaj7/B  Dadd4
He had   done it all
  G+G   G/BG/B    Cadd9Cadd9 G/EG/E
At sprint never at a crawl
     D MajorD      Dadd4/E    Gmaj7/B   Dadd4
He could shoot, could steer, buy his mates a cold beer
   G+G      G/BG/B   Cadd9Cadd9 Asus4Asus4
Clean cut but not afraid to brawl

Chorus

C majorC     G+G
Shot down in his prime
     E minorEm         D MajorD
Trying to fight the evils of crime
   C majorC        G+G
Thank god for his like fighting the fight
     FF     C majorC     G+G
He's the ink of the thin blue line

Verse 3

    D MajorD     Dadd4/E Gmaj7/B Dadd4
I could hardly believe my eyes
   G+G      G/BG/B    Cadd9Cadd9 G/EG/E
I was more than a little surprised
  D MajorD    Dadd4/E   Gmaj7/B Dadd4
The officer downed had a familiar sound
    G+G   G/BG/B  Cadd9Cadd9 G/EG/E
It was me he breathalised?

Verse 4

     D MajorD       Dadd4/E Gmaj7/B Dadd4
Now this tale couldn't been foretold
   G+G      G/BG/B     Cadd9Cadd9 G/EG/E
And a grudge aint something to hold
   D MajorD        Dadd4/E   Gmaj7/B  Dadd4
But i thought all the while with a hint of a smile
     G+G     G/BG/B Cadd9Cadd9 Asus4Asus4
This was justice poetic style

Chorus/Outro

C majorC     G+G
Shot down in his prime
     E minorEm         D MajorD
Trying to fight the evils of crime
   C majorC        G+G
Thank god for his like fighting the fight
     FF     C majorC     G+G
He's the ink of the thin blue line
  FF     C majorC     G+G
The ink of the thin blue line
  FF     C majorC     G+G
The ink of the thin blue line