Ballad Of Forty Dollars chords by
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Key: F major
Verse 1
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F

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Whoa, I'm telling you,
let me see if I can do this one here
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F
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It's a fine tune written by Tom T. Hall
Verse 2
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F

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Hey, the man who preached at the funeral,
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said it really was a simple way to die
C
C

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He laid down one afternoon,
never even opened up his eyes
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F

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They hired me and Fred and Joe to dig
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the grave and carry up some chairs
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It took us seven hours, I,
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I guess we must have drunk a case of beer
Verse 3
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I guess I ought to go and watch them put him in the ground,
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but I don't own no suit
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And anyway when they start talking about that old fire in hell,
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Jerry gets spooked
So, I'll just sit here in my truck,
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act like I don't know him when they pass
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C

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Anyway, when they're all through I've got
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to go to work and now the grass
Verse 4
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Well, here they come and who's that riding
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in that big old shiny limousine
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Look at all that chrome,
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I do believe that's the sharpest thing I've seen
Verse 5
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That must belong to his great uncle,
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somebody said he owned a big old farm
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When they get parked I'll mosey down and look it over,
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that won't do no harm
Verse 6
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Well that must be the widow in the car,
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would you take a look at that
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Mine that's a mighty pretty dress,
you know some women sure look good in black
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Well, he ain't even in the ground,
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and they tell me that his truck is up for sale
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They say she took it pretty hard,
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but you can't tell too much behind the veil
Verse 7
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Well, listen ain't that pretty when the bugler plays
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the military taps
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I think that when you're in the war
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they always had to play a song like that
Well here I am and I,
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I guess you'd just call Jerry Lewis bad luck
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But I hope he rests in peace,
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the trouble is the fellow owes me forty bucks
Outro 1
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