The Ballad Of chords

[INTRO]

[A] [A] [E](let [E] ring)
[A] [A] [E](" ")

First Verse

[A]He [A]stands [E]tall in his [A]hand[A]made [E]boots
[E]Pretty little [B]girls all [E]around
[A]Black [A]was the [E]shade of his [A]nud[A]ie [E]suit
[E]And when he [C#m]sang there [B]was not a [A]sound

Second Verse

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

[A] [A] [E] (let [E] Ring)
[A] [A] [E] (" ")

Third Verse

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

Fourth Verse

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

(c) 1973 Blackwood Music Inc. & Rekooh Music