[F] [G] [G] [F] [G]
VERSE:
J[G]ohn O[F]aks is in the neighborh[G]ood
P[G]rot[F]ecting all the tr[G]ees
H[G]e's the m[F]aster of irrigat[G]ion
A[G]nd he kn[F]ows what he s[G]ees
VERSE:
Gr[G]ape f[F]armers watering everywh[G]ere
P[G]ipes r[F]unning where they ple[G]ase
J[G]ohn s[F]ees his laws are brok[G]en
T[G]rees dr[F]owning where they breathe[G]
VERSE:
N[G]ow J[F]ohn used to be a m[G]ellow man
Dr[G]inking C[F]hai and smoking w[G]eed
A[G]in't [F]no one in the c[G]ounty
E[G]ver s[F]ee'd whatever he s[G]ee'd
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
VERSE:
O[G]ld J[F]ohn rides in his p[G]ickup
W[G]ith r[F]akes and friends in the b[G]ack
[G] W[F]orkers he takes w[G]ith him
T[G]hen he dr[F]ives them all back[G]
VERSE:
[G]To pr[F]otect them from the polit[G]icians
[G]Using t[F]hem to get ahead [G]
[G] Pr[F]eying on the pe[G]ople
T[G]rying to g[F]et inside their he[G]ads
VERSE:
J[G]ohn O[F]aks is really st[G]and-up
[G]He w[F]on't take sht lying d[G]own
[G]He c[F]alls it like he s[G]ees it
A[G]nd he p[F]uts his money d[G]own
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
VERSE:
O[G]ne d[F]ay at the demonstr[G]ation
J[G]ohn O[F]aks was standing [G]up
[G]He arr[F]ived there at the loc[G]ation
[G]In h[F]is old pickup tr[G]uck
VERSE:
T[G]ook a r[F]ake in his h[G]and
A[G]nd his w[F]orkers by his s[G]ide
[G] St[F]ood there waiting for his t[G]urn
[G]To sp[F]eak and turn the t[G]ide
VERSE:
W[G]hen he fo[F]und himself surr[G]ounded
[G]By p[F]olice everywh[G]ere
T[G]hey tr[F]ied to take his w[G]orkers to jail
Wh[G]en he gr[F]abbed one by his h[G]air
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
VERSE:
[G] Sh[F]ots rang out and p[G]eople yelled
[G]As the p[F]olice took contr[G]ol
S[G]hot a bl[F]ack man right wh[G]ere he fell
W[G]ith a sn[F]iper on the kn[G]oll
VERSE:
J[G]ohn O[F]aks saw law and o[G]rder
W[G]as le[F]ading him astr[G]ay
[G] Tr[F]ied to get back in his p[G]ickup
W[G]ith his w[F]orkers to get aw[G]ay
VERSE:
Th[G]at's w[F]hen the police moved [G]in
A[G]nd st[F]ood there in his w[G]ay
J[G]ohn st[F]arted up his p[G]ickup
A[G]nd t[F]hat was his last d[G]ay
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
VERSE:
T[G]hey s[F]aid he had a p[G]istol
W[G]hen the o[F]ld pickup backf[G]ired
A[G]nd s[F]hot him there behind the wh[G]eel
A[G]nd t[F]hen John Oaks exp[G]ired
VERSE:
T[G]he w[F]orkers grabbed the r[G]akes
A[G]nd that's a[F]ll that I can s[G]ay
T[G]hey w[F]ent to the cemete[G]ry
A[G]nd they s[F]tay there to this d[G]ay
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John Oaks
OUTRO:
[E] [E7]
[E] [E7]
[E] [E7]
[E] [E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
VERSE:
J[G]ohn O[F]aks is in the neighborh[G]ood
P[G]rot[F]ecting all the tr[G]ees
H[G]e's the m[F]aster of irrigat[G]ion
A[G]nd he kn[F]ows what he s[G]ees
VERSE:
Gr[G]ape f[F]armers watering everywh[G]ere
P[G]ipes r[F]unning where they ple[G]ase
J[G]ohn s[F]ees his laws are brok[G]en
T[G]rees dr[F]owning where they breathe[G]
VERSE:
N[G]ow J[F]ohn used to be a m[G]ellow man
Dr[G]inking C[F]hai and smoking w[G]eed
A[G]in't [F]no one in the c[G]ounty
E[G]ver s[F]ee'd whatever he s[G]ee'd
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
VERSE:
O[G]ld J[F]ohn rides in his p[G]ickup
W[G]ith r[F]akes and friends in the b[G]ack
[G] W[F]orkers he takes w[G]ith him
T[G]hen he dr[F]ives them all back[G]
VERSE:
[G]To pr[F]otect them from the polit[G]icians
[G]Using t[F]hem to get ahead [G]
[G] Pr[F]eying on the pe[G]ople
T[G]rying to g[F]et inside their he[G]ads
VERSE:
J[G]ohn O[F]aks is really st[G]and-up
[G]He w[F]on't take sht lying d[G]own
[G]He c[F]alls it like he s[G]ees it
A[G]nd he p[F]uts his money d[G]own
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
VERSE:
O[G]ne d[F]ay at the demonstr[G]ation
J[G]ohn O[F]aks was standing [G]up
[G]He arr[F]ived there at the loc[G]ation
[G]In h[F]is old pickup tr[G]uck
VERSE:
T[G]ook a r[F]ake in his h[G]and
A[G]nd his w[F]orkers by his s[G]ide
[G] St[F]ood there waiting for his t[G]urn
[G]To sp[F]eak and turn the t[G]ide
VERSE:
W[G]hen he fo[F]und himself surr[G]ounded
[G]By p[F]olice everywh[G]ere
T[G]hey tr[F]ied to take his w[G]orkers to jail
Wh[G]en he gr[F]abbed one by his h[G]air
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
VERSE:
[G] Sh[F]ots rang out and p[G]eople yelled
[G]As the p[F]olice took contr[G]ol
S[G]hot a bl[F]ack man right wh[G]ere he fell
W[G]ith a sn[F]iper on the kn[G]oll
VERSE:
J[G]ohn O[F]aks saw law and o[G]rder
W[G]as le[F]ading him astr[G]ay
[G] Tr[F]ied to get back in his p[G]ickup
W[G]ith his w[F]orkers to get aw[G]ay
VERSE:
Th[G]at's w[F]hen the police moved [G]in
A[G]nd st[F]ood there in his w[G]ay
J[G]ohn st[F]arted up his p[G]ickup
A[G]nd t[F]hat was his last d[G]ay
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
VERSE:
T[G]hey s[F]aid he had a p[G]istol
W[G]hen the o[F]ld pickup backf[G]ired
A[G]nd s[F]hot him there behind the wh[G]eel
A[G]nd t[F]hen John Oaks exp[G]ired
VERSE:
T[G]he w[F]orkers grabbed the r[G]akes
A[G]nd that's a[F]ll that I can s[G]ay
T[G]hey w[F]ent to the cemete[G]ry
A[G]nd they s[F]tay there to this d[G]ay
CHORUS:
J[G]ohn O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John Oaks
OUTRO:
[E] [E7]
[E] [E7]
[E] [E7]
[E] [E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
John O[E]aks,[E7]
