Abraham Martin And John

Written by: Dick Holler
Recorded in 1980
Now on: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 (1979-1981): Trouble No More” - DVD
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 1st fret
play: C
key: C# / Db

Intro

| C |

Verse 1

C        Em  F                   C
 Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham?
C         Em                 F
  Can you tell me where he's gone?
C/E F                  Gsus4   G
     He freed a lot of people
F                 C/E
 But the good die young
F                 G              F  C/E  C/D C
 Now I just turn around and he's go-one

Verse 2

C        Em  F                   C
 Anybody here seen my old friend John?
C         Em                 F
  Can you tell me where he's gone?
C/E F                  Gsus4   G
     He freed a lot of people
F                 C/E
 But the good die young
F                 G              F  C/E  C/D C
 Now I just turn around and he's go-one

Verse 3

C        Em  F                   C
 Anybody here seen my old friend Martin?
C         Em                 F
  Can you tell me where he's gone?
C/E F                  Gsus4   G
     He freed a lot of people
F                 C/E
 But the good die young
F                 G              F  C/E  C/D C
 Now I just turn around and he's go-one

Middle 8

F            Gsus4 G
  Didn't you love
F                 C/E
  The things they stood for?
F             G
  Didn't they try
   F                  C
To find some good for you and me?
    G            F         C/E
An' we'll be ... free, someday
F/G           F/G
 I know, free one day

Verse 4

C        Em  F                   C
 Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
C         Em                 F
  Can you tell me where he's gone?
C/E F          Gsus4   G
     I see him walkin'
F            C/E
 Up over the hill
     F           G          F  C/E C/D C
With Abraham and Martin and Jo-o-  o-  ohn