Ballad Of

Intro

A A E (let E ring)
A A E ("       ")


First Verse

A  A      E           A   A    E
He stands tall in his handmade boots
E             B         E
Pretty little girls all around
A     A       E            A  A  E
Black was the shade of his nudie suit
E           C#m        B         A
And when he sang there was not a sound


Second Verse

A    E     B       E         D    E
From state line to Mobile he entertained the crowds
E
Everybody there knew his name
E   D     C#m E               D    C#   E
His climb had started but the road gets harder
E           D       B  A  B
When you're closing in on fame


A A E (let E Ring)
A A E ("        ")


Third Verse

A      A      E             A     A    E
Bright lights shine and the crowd goes wild
E               B          A          E
"The show won't start 'til y'all calm down"
E   A      A      E           A A E
One pretty little girl stands all alone
E            C#m         B         A
And when she cried there was not a sound


Fourth Verse

E                                      D     B        E
For just three days in New Orleans she never left his side
E
That girl became a woman with her very first man
E   D      E                  D         C#m     E
But to her only lover she was just like all the others
B        D           C#m       B   A      B
'Til she stood there with that gun in her hand


Outro

(Repeat intro until fade)

A shot rang out and the crowd goes wild
A shot rang out and the crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild