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
Black was the shade of his nudie 
  E
suit
E           C#m        B         
And when he sang there was not a 
A
sound


Second Verse

A    E     B       E    
From state line to Mobile he 
     D    E
entertained the crowds
E
Everybody there knew his name
Continues after the ad
E   D     C#m E               D
His climb had started but the 
    C#   E
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   
Bright lights shine and the 
  A    E
crowd goes wild
E               B          A    
"The show won't start 'til y'all
      E
 calm down"
E   A      A      E           A 
One pretty little girl stands all 
A E
alone
E            C#m         B       
And when she cried there was not a 
  A
sound


Fourth Verse

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