...THE BALLAD OF BOBBY AND JUNE... by Mitch & Mickey
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*from 'A Mighty Wind Original Soundtrack' (2003)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Intro:
D Dsus4 D (x2)
Verse 1:
Em G D Dsus4 D
This is the story of Bobby and June.
Em G D
A boy and a girl who kidnapped the moon.
A G
But they fell in love to the sounds of guns,
Em G D Dsus4 D
The year was Eighteen Sixty One.
Verse 2:
Em G D Dsus4 D
The army came looking for men to re-cruit.
Em G D Dsus4
Dressin' boys up like soldiers in blue Union suits.
A G
Take this sword and cut down Johnny Reb, they said.
Em G D Dsus4 D
You'll come back a hero, or you'll come back dead.
Chorus 1:
G A G A
Stay with me Bobby; don't go a-way from me now.
G A G A
I want you say that you love me; don't go a-way from me now.
G D
I want you to stay.
Interlude:
D Dsus4 D (x2)
Verse 3:
Em G D Dsus4 D
Now Bobby he marched to the eye of the storm,
Em G D
The blue coats were falling; the blood was still warm.
A G
A battle was raging, and the only thing in his eyes,
Em G Dsus4 D
Was the thought of his June and making it home a-live.
Verse 4:
Em G D Dsus4 D
His army out-numbered; they started to run.
Em G D Dsus4
When Bobby went down with the crack of a gun.
A G
And as he lay still his face sinking in the rain,
Em G Dsus4 D
He knew that he never and ever would see, June a-gain.
Chorus 2:
G A G A
Stay with me Bobby; don't go a-way from me now.
G A G A
I want you say that you love me; don't go a-way from me now.
G D
I want you to stay.
Interlude:
D Dsus4 D (x2)
Verse 5:
Em G D Dsus4 D
It was the morning of Christmas when June heard a sound,
Em G D Dsus4
Of someone ap-proaching, their boots scraping on the ground.
A G
As she looked out the window her heart pounded in, her breast,
Em G Dsus4 D
A broken young Bobby was clutching a wounded chest.
Break:
Bm
She ran out to help ease his pain.
G
He looked up and whispered her name.
Bm G
Then she cradled his head in her arms and he smiled,
A
When he heard his June say...
Chorus 3:
G A G A
Stay with me Bobby; don't go a-way from me now.
G A G A
I want you say that you love me; don't go a-way from me now.
G D
I want you to stay.
Outro:
D Dsus4 D (x2)
D Dsus4 D, D Dsus4, D
I want you to stay.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Dsus4 Em G A Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
