Lost John
View chords used in this chart
E |-----2b-0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------|
[Verse 1]
E
Well Lost John walking alone in the rain
B7 E
Around the curve came a passenger train
John made a grab but he couldn't get a hold
B7 E
Left him sittin' on the old railroad
A E B7 E
Long gone, long gone, long gone, lost John
[Break 1]
e |-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-----0|-3-0---0--
B |-0-2p0--3-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-|0-2-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-3--|----3-0-3-
G |-1----------------------|------------------------|---------0h1------------|----------
D |-2----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------
A |-2----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------
E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------
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0--------------|
-3-2-0-0-------|
------2-2-0----|
-----------1-2-|
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e |-2--------------0-------|------0----0-0----------|------------------------|----------
B |-0--------------0-------|------0-2p0--0----------|------------------------|----------
G |-2--------------1-------|-2----1------1----------|------------------------|----------
D |-1-0---0--------2-2----2|--4-2-2------2----------|------------------------|----------
A |-2--1/2--2-0----2--3/4--|------2------2------0-1-|2-1-2-----0-1-2-1-2-----|--0-0-1-1-
E |------------2b-0--------|-----0---------0-0-4----|-----0-0-4---------0-0-4|-4--------
--------0------|
--------0------|
--------1------|
--------2------|
2-0-----2------|
---2b-0--------|
e |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------0-1/2-1/2------0--|1/2-1/2-------0-0-1-1-2-|0---------0-------------|
E |-0-0-4----------0-0-4---|-------0-0-4-4----------|-3\2-0-3/4--------------|
e |-12-x-12----0-3/4-0----0|--------------------2---|-----------0---0-0-----0|
B |-12-x-12-----------3-0--|-3-0----------------0---|-----------0---2-0-2p0--|
G |-11-x-11-x-x------------|----3-2-0-2-0-------2---|-----------1---2-1------|
D |-11-x-11-x-x------------|---------2---2-0----1---|---0-------2---2-2------|
A |------------------------|----------------1-2-2---|1/2-2-0----2-0---2------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|-------2b-0-----0-------|
[Verse 2]
E
No hat on his head, no shoes on his feet
B7 E
He's beggin' off women for the bread and the meat
One old gal said look here John
B7 E
Gonna take my broom and sweep you along
A E B7 E
Long gone, long gone, long gone, lost John
[Outro]
e |-0----0-0-0--0-3-4-0-3-4|-0-3-4-0-3-4-----0------|--------------0-3-4-----|0---------
B |-0-2h0--3-4/5-----5-----|5-----5-----5-3-0-3-0---|------------0-0----5-3-0|-3-0---0--
G |-1----------------------|---------------------3-2|-0-0-2-0----1-----------|----2/4-2-
D |-2----------------------|------------------------|--2-----0-2-0-----------|----------
A |-2----------------------|------------------------|------------2-----------|----------
E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------
---------x-----|
---------2-----|
0-0------2-----|
-2-2-----2---0-|
----2-1-0-1/2--|
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e |---------0---------2-0-3|-0----------------------|------0-----------------|----------
B |---------0---------0----|--3-0-------------------|------8-----------------|----------
G |---------1---------2----|-----3-2-0-2-0----------|------7-----------------|----------
D |---------2---------1----|----------2---2-0---0---|------6-----------------|----------
A |-2p0-----2---0-1-2-2----|-----------------1/2-1p0|------7-----------------|----------
E |----2b-0--0-4-----------|------------------------|-3b-0-0-----------------|----------
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h hammer on
p pull off
b bend
/ slide up
\ slide back
x mute
How to play Lost John
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.