Handsome John chords by Todd Snider

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

♫ Intro:


C majorC FF G+G C majorC



♫ Verse 1:
C majorC                  FF
I Didn't Know Him As Well As I Tell Everyone I Did
   C majorC              G+G
Hell He Was Nearly Fifty And I Was Only A augmentedA Kid
  C majorC
But Even Way Back In Those Missing Years
      FF          DmDm
When He Was Still Just Catching On
     C majorC   G+G          C majorC
There Was Nobody Better Than Handsome John

♫ Chorus:
FF C majorC  FF          C majorC     G+G
Oh Boy
Look No Further For Your Real Mccoy
C majorC
Here Comes The Singing Mailman
   FF      DmDm  C majorC G+G C majorC
From Maywood
Illinois
Oh Boy


♫ Verse 2:
C majorC                 FF
The Next Time I Saw Him He Walked Off To Paradise
C majorC                   G+G
In A augmentedA Way That I Would Say That I Still Take For Advice
      C majorC            FF     DmDm
For With A augmentedA Plain Spoken Word And A augmentedA Simple Melody
C majorC        G+G        C majorC
You Can See This World With Dignity


♫ Chorus:
FF C majorC  FF          C majorC     G+G
Oh Boy
Look No Further For Your Real Mccoy
C majorC
Here Comes The Singing Mailman
   FF      DmDm  C majorC G+G C majorC
From Maywood
Illinois
Oh Boy

♫ Verse 3:
C majorC                 FF
The Last Time I Saw Him He Danced Off To Lake Marie
C majorC                  G+G
When I Realized I Was Crying Out In Tears Of Victory
      C majorC            FF       DmDm
For With A augmentedA Few Still Missing And A augmentedA New One Coming On
     C majorC   G+G          C majorC
There Was Nobody Better Than Handsome John


♫ Chorus:
FF C majorC  FF          C majorC     G+G
Oh Boy
Look No Further For Your Real Mccoy
C majorC
Here Comes The Singing Mailman
   FF      DmDm  C majorC G+G C majorC
From Maywood
Illinois
Oh Boy