The Ballad Of Hollis Brown(Chords)

	        
Tuning D# G# C# F# A# d#

(A) G1 (G2 optional) 
d#|---0-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|---3-----------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|---2--------3-0------------------------------------------------| 
C#|-0-------0-----------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-------3-------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

This part is played every two or three repetitions of (A). You should be able to hear it in the song. 
(B) G1 (G2 optional/playing G2 specific) 
d#|-----0--------0-----0-----------| 
A#|-----3--------3-----3-----------| 
F#|-----2--------0-----2-----------| 
C#|--------------------0-----------| 
G#|---3-------2--------------------| 
D#|--------------------------------| 


'His cabin broken down' 

(C) G2 
d#|--/10-13-----------------------------| 
A#|----------10\7-----------------------| 
F#|----------10\7-----------------------| 
C#|-------------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 

'Smile' (the really elongated one, as thought it wouldn't be obvious enough). 
Play this a good bit louder, but don't break your strings! 

(D) G1 + G2 
d#|---0----------------------------------| 
A#|---3-----Let Ring Each Time-----------| 
F#|---2---x8-----------------------------| 
C#|---0----------------------------------| 
G#|---0----------------------------------| 
D#|--------------------------------------| 


'Every Breath you Breathe' 

Play this bit really softly 

(E) G1 
d#|--2-2-2-3-2-----------0-------0----------| 
A#|--3-3-3-3-3-------------3--------3-------| 
F#|--2---------2----------------------------| 
C#|--0----------0------0--------0-----------|  x2 
G#|-----------------3---------2-------------| 
D#|-----------------------------------------| 

 G2 
d#|--------15\14--12\10-----------------| 
A#|-/12/15------------------------------| 
F#|-------------------------------------| 
C#|-------------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 


After the soft bit: 

(F) G1 
d#|--0----------------------------------| 
A#|--3----------------------------------| 
F#|--2---Strum!-------------------------| 
C#|--0----------------------------------| 
G#|--0----------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 

G2 (Bend so that it's like a quarter-step off key) 
d#|-------------------------------------| 
A#|--7----------------------------------| 
F#|--7--Strum!--------------------------| 
C#|--7----------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 

There's an extra guitar that comes in at the first 'mare' and it goes something like this: 
G3 
d#|------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-----12-10---12-10----12-10---------------------| 
F#|----------10-------10-------10----12--12--------| 
C#|---12--------------------------14---14--12~-----| 
G#|------------------------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------------------| 
But I'm not sure. It sounds weird and off-key. 

After 'Cares' 
G3 
d#|---/10/13--/10/12---10~---------------------------------------15~-14~-| 
A#|-------------------------15------15-----15-----15-----15--------------| 
F#|---------------------------14-14---14-14--14-14--14-14--14-14---------| 
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-----------------------------^Very Wide Vibratos Here^----------------| 
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

After 'Friend' 
G3 
d#|------1---1---1---1-1/2--------------| 
A#|--2/3---3---3---3--------------------| 
F#|-------------------------------------| 
C#|-------------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 



(G) 
G1 
d#|------------------------------------| 
A#|--3---------------------------------| 
F#|--2-x12-------------Repeat x3-------| 
C#|--0--------0---0--------------------| 
G#|--.------3---2----------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------| 


G1 
d#|-------------------------------------| 
A#|-3-----------------------------------| 
F#|-2--Keep strumming until normal------| 
C#|-0--pattern returns------------------| 
G#|-.-----------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 

'Your wife's screams are stabbin'' 
G2 
d#|--0-----------------------------------| 
A#|--0-----------------------------------| 
F#|--0-----Let Ring!---------------------| 
C#|--0-----------------------------------| 
G#|--0-----------------------------------| 
D#|--------------------------------------| 

G2 
d#|-------------------------------------| 
A#|------3------------------------------| 
F#|----2---3----------------------------| 
C#|--0-------0--------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 

G4 (Acoustic) 
d#|-------------------------------------| 
A#|------3-1-3-0-3----------------------| 
F#|----2-----------2---(then mimic G2---| 
C#|--0---------------0--and change back-| 
G#|---------------------when needed)----| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 

At the second 'well' 
G3 
d#|--8/10~----------------------------------| 
A#|--------10p8-----------------------------| 
F#|--------------10-9-----------------------| 
C#|-------------------12--10-9-10-9/12~-----| 
G#|-----------------------------------------| 
D#|-----------------------------------------| 


Go Back to (F) but without the third guitar until: 

(H) 

Arpeggiate (play the individual notes) of these guys at random (improvising the pattern generally sounds fine) 
G1 
d#|--0-----0-----0---------------------| 
A#|--3-----3-----3---------------------| 
F#|--2-----2-----0---------------------| 
C#|--0-----0-----0---------------------| 
G#|--------3-----2---------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------| 


ENDING: 
G1 

All Guitars: 
d#|--0----------------------------------| 
A#|--3----------------------------------| 
F#|--2---Strum until you hear otherwise-| 
C#|--0----------------------------------| 
G#|--0----------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------| 


G1 
d#|-----0------0--------0------0-----0----| 
A#|-------3------3--------3----3-----3----| 
F#|----2------2-------2--------2-----0----| 
C#|--0------0-------0----------0-----0----| 
G#|-------------------------3-----2-------| 
D#|---------------------------------------| 

G1 
d#|--0-----0-----0-----------------------| 
A#|--3-----3-----3------Slowly strum-----| 
F#|--2-----2-----0------each chord once--| 
C#|--0-----0-----0-----------------------| 
G#|--------3-----2-----------------------| 
D#|--------------------------------------|
	        

Written by Robert Dylan