Ballad of Forty Dollars chords by
Tom T. Hall

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Verse 1
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G G 
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D D 
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The man
who preached the funeral
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Said it really was a simple way to die
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He laid down to rest one afternoon
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And never opened up his eyes
They hired me and Fred and Joe
To dig the grave and carry
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up some chairs
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It took us seven hours
And I guess we must have drunk
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a case of beer.

Verse 2
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I guess I ought to go and watch
them put 'I'm down
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But I don't own a suit
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And anyway when they
start talkin' about
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The fire in Hell, well, I get spooked
So, I'll just sit here in my truck
And act like I don't know
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'I'm when they pass
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Anyway, when they're all through
I've got to go to work
and mow the grass.
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Verse 3
Well, here they come and who's that
Ridin' in that big ol' shiny
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limousine
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Mmh! look at all that chrome,
I do believe
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That's the sharpest thing I've seen
That must belong to his great uncle
Someone said he owned
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a big ol' farm
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When they get parked I'll
mosey down
and look it over,
that won't do no harm.
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Verse 4
Well, that must be the widow in the cr
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And would you take a look at that
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That sure is a pretty dress
You know some women do
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look good in black
Well, he's not even in the ground
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And they say that his truck is up for sale
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They say she took it pretty hard
But you can't tell too
much behind the veil.
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Verse 5
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's
in the war
They always (hide 'n) play
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a song like that
Well, here I am and there they go
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And I guess you'd call it my bad luck
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I hope he rests in peace, the trouble is
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The fellow owes me forty bucks.

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