The Ballad Of

Intro 


A A E
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 
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