John J Blanchard chords by Anthony Smith

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Intro:

D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G (x2)


     D MajorD     G+G
He had a stroke in ’95
         D MajorD       G+G           D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
They thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home
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The family vowed they’d never leave him
     D MajorD         G+G             D MajorD G+G
The last time they came to see him, was three years ago
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He spent his whole life providin’
      D MajorD    G+G        D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
Now he was down to relyin?, on Medicare
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The nurses took a liking to him
         D MajorD         G+G          D MajorD G+G
They’d get his wheelchair out and push him, on sunny days
       A augmentedA               C majorC
He couldn’t walk, he couldn’t speak, seemed so far out of reach
      G+G                A augmentedA
But in his mind as far as they knew he could be

Chorus:
 D MajorD  G+G        D MajorD         G+G
Fly fishin’, workin’ on that firebird engine
    D MajorD     G+G           D MajorD     G+G
Runnin’ 99 proof moonshine across that county line
  D MajorD    G+G       D MajorD         G+G
3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission
    D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD      G+G
Playin’ QB for the Cowboys, gettin’ high on the crowd noise
     A augmentedA
And the bright lights
       C majorC                A augmentedA
Cause deep inside things were rockin’ in the mind
       D MajorD    G+G D MajorD G+G
Of John J. Blanchard


   D MajorD      G+G
One afternoon in June
     D MajorD       G+G         D MajorD     G+G C majorC G+G
A augmentedA nurse saw his finger move, about had a heart attack
      D MajorD         G+G
She went screamin’ down the hall
       D MajorD    G+G            D MajorD  G+G
Hey, it’s a miracle ya’ll, I think he’s comin’ back
   A augmentedA                 C majorC
The doctors all rushed in, said do you know what year this is
      G+G                   A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 Asus5
How many fingers am I holding and where’ve you been....

and he said

Chorus:
 D MajorD  G+G        D MajorD         G+G
Fly fishin’, workin’ on that firebird engine
    D MajorD     G+G           D MajorD     G+G
Runnin’ 99 proof moonshine across that county line
  D MajorD    G+G       D MajorD         G+G
3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission
    D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD      G+G
Playin’ QB for the Cowboys, gettin’ high on the crowd noise
     A augmentedA
And the bright lights
        C majorC                A augmentedA
Yeah all this time things were rockin’ in the mind
       D MajorD
Of John J. Blanchard


Instrumental: G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G

     D MajorD     G+G
He had a stroke in ’95
         D MajorD       G+G            D MajorD G+G Bb majorBb  D MajorD
They thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home