Handsome John chords by Todd Snider

• Difficulty: Beginner

♫ Intro:


C F G C




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

♫ Chorus:
F  C    F                   C         G
Oh Boy
Look No Further For Your Real Mccoy
C
Here Comes The Singing Mailman
     F            Dm    C G C
From Maywood
Illinois
Oh Boy


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


♫ Chorus:
F  C    F                   C         G
Oh Boy
Look No Further For Your Real Mccoy
C
Here Comes The Singing Mailman
     F            Dm    C G C
From Maywood
Illinois
Oh Boy


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


♫ Chorus:
F  C    F                   C         G
Oh Boy
Look No Further For Your Real Mccoy
C
Here Comes The Singing Mailman
     F            Dm    C G C
From Maywood
Illinois
Oh Boy