Biography:
John Butler (born 1 April 1975) is an American-Australian musician. He is the frontman of the John Butler Trio, a band that has achieved two platinum records in Australia with Three and Living 2001-2002. Butler is known around the town of Fremantle, Western Australia as the "Million Dollar Hippie" due to his extravagant lifestyle and penchant for Moet champagne. Born to an Australian father and an American mother in Torrance, California, USA, he and his family migrated to Australia on 26 January 1986.
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This is is John Butler's new song "Kimberly" as played on the "Tin Shed Tales" solo album.
John butler plays this piece in Dropped F
Although, I have transcribed it to STANDARD tuning for ease of playing..
Intro:(The chords aren't actually played here; but I would recommend single strums if
you wish to back it)
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (F-F-Asus4-Bb) x4
F Asus4 Bb
Tell you a story, about a girl named Kimberly
F Asus4 Bb
Who all the cowboys wanted cause she was wild and free
F Asus4 Bb
But now theres fussing and theres fighting We all taking sides
F Asus4 Bb
While the cowboys are playing their old games of conquer and divide. You see
F Asus4 Bb
Kimberly was special, a rare and wild soul
F Asus4 Bb
Nearly every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
F Asus4 Bb
But there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
F Asus4 Bb
That wanted just her body and leave the mess for us behind
F Asus4 Bb
Now the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
F Asus4 Bb
He wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
F Asus4 Bb
So he said "Mine mine mine, all for me"
F Asus4 Bb
It's great to be a cowboy in the wild west roaming free
F Asus4 Bb
So he brandished all his bullets he put a gun right to our head
F Asus4
Bb
He said "I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or your dead
F Asus4 Bb
You know I got to have this kim, I cant get her off my mind
F Asus4 Bb
And I aint gonna stop until shes mine, mine"
G Bb
Where do i stand?
Asus4 C
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G Bb
sand. It's all gray.
Asus4 C G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (F-F-Asus4-Bb) x4
F Asus4 Bb
Now its come to a showdown and its all push and pull
F Asus4 Bb
Got these lawyers having field day while the cowboys are funding schools
F Asus4 Bb
I guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly,
F Asus4 Bb
Or just another god damn hole in the ground just another opportunity?
G Bb
Where do i stand?
Asus4 C
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G Bb
sand. It's all gray.
Asus4 C G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
Bb
You are wrong
Asus4 C G
but you never know what you got until its gone
Bb
And one day
Asus4 C G
the little people will ask what you did and what we said
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
John butler plays this piece in Dropped F
Although, I have transcribed it to STANDARD tuning for ease of playing..
Intro:(The chords aren't actually played here; but I would recommend single strums if
you wish to back it)
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (F-F-Asus4-Bb) x4
F Asus4 Bb
Tell you a story, about a girl named Kimberly
F Asus4 Bb
Who all the cowboys wanted cause she was wild and free
F Asus4 Bb
But now theres fussing and theres fighting We all taking sides
F Asus4 Bb
While the cowboys are playing their old games of conquer and divide. You see
F Asus4 Bb
Kimberly was special, a rare and wild soul
F Asus4 Bb
Nearly every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
F Asus4 Bb
But there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
F Asus4 Bb
That wanted just her body and leave the mess for us behind
F Asus4 Bb
Now the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
F Asus4 Bb
He wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
F Asus4 Bb
So he said "Mine mine mine, all for me"
F Asus4 Bb
It's great to be a cowboy in the wild west roaming free
F Asus4 Bb
So he brandished all his bullets he put a gun right to our head
F Asus4
Bb
He said "I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or your dead
F Asus4 Bb
You know I got to have this kim, I cant get her off my mind
F Asus4 Bb
And I aint gonna stop until shes mine, mine"
G Bb
Where do i stand?
Asus4 C
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G Bb
sand. It's all gray.
Asus4 C G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (F-F-Asus4-Bb) x4
F Asus4 Bb
Now its come to a showdown and its all push and pull
F Asus4 Bb
Got these lawyers having field day while the cowboys are funding schools
F Asus4 Bb
I guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly,
F Asus4 Bb
Or just another god damn hole in the ground just another opportunity?
G Bb
Where do i stand?
Asus4 C
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
G Bb
sand. It's all gray.
Asus4 C G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
Bb
You are wrong
Asus4 C G
but you never know what you got until its gone
Bb
And one day
Asus4 C G
the little people will ask what you did and what we said
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am strong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
F Asus4
I am what I am and I am belong
Bb
Cause I got my land and I got my song
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