Ballad of Barbara chords by Johnny Cash
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Intro 1
(C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 1
In a southern town (C major)
where I was born
That's where I got (G major) my educa (C major) tion
I worked in the fields and
I walked in the woods
And I wondered at (G major) creation (C major)
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Verse 2
I recall the sun (C major) in a sky of blue
And the smell of green things (G major) grow (C major) in'
And the seasons changed
and I lived each day
Just the way the wind (G major) was blow (C major) in'
Verse 3
Then I heard of (C major) a cultured
city life
Breathtakin' lofty (G major) steeples (C major)
And the day I called myself a man
I left my land (G major) and my (C major) people
Verse 4
And I rambled (C major) north and I rambled east
And I tested an (G major) d I tasted (C major)
And a girl or two,
took me round and round
But they always (G major) left me wasted (C major)
Verse 5
In a world that's (C major) all concrete and steel
With nothin' green (G major) ever grow (C major) in'
Where the buildings hide
the risin' sun
And they blocked the (G major) free winds
from (C major) blowin'
Verse 6
Where you sleep all (C major) day
and you wake all night
To a world of drink (G major) and laughter (C major)
I met that girl that I was sure would be
The one that I (G major) was (C major) af ter
Interlude 1
(C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(D major)
Verse 7
In a soft blue (D major) gown and formal tux
Beneath that lofty (A major) steeple (D major)
He said, "Do you Barbara,
take this man
Will you be one (A major) of his (D major) people?"
Verse 8
And she said, "I (D major) will",
and she said, "I do"
And the world looked mighty (A major) pretty (D major)
And we lived in a fancy
downtown flat
'Cause she loved the noisy (A major) city (D major)
Verse 9
But the days grew (D major) cold
beneath a yellow sky
And I longed for green
things (A major) grow (D major) in'
And the thoughts of home
and the people there
But she'd not (A major) agreed to goin' (D major)
Verse 10
Then her hazel (D major) eyes turned away from me
With a look that wasn't (A major) pretty (D major)
And she turned into
concrete and steel
And she said, "I'll (A major) take the city" (D major)
Verse 11
Now the cars go (D major) by on the interstate
And my pack is on (A major) my shoulder (D major)
But I'm goin' home, where I belong
Much wiser (A major) now and (D major) older
Outro 1
(D major) (A major) (D major)
Ballad of Barbara
Johnny Cash
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