The Ballad of Blind Tom chords by Elton John
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Say
that boy's a wonderment
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No! The kid's a freak
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But that kid he don't care none
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His black hands resting on the keys
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Hoppin' like a big old frog
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And hissin' like a train
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Entertaining royalty
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All points east, west and in-between
Verse 2
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General
General
he's a fine old man
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Treat him like his own
Boy wouldn't know from money
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Just throw old Blind Tom a bone
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From the times of King Cotton
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May we present to you
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All you Jim Crow monkeys
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From Harlan County down
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to Tuscaloo
Verse 3
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Play me anything you like
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I'll pay it back to you
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Be careful what you call me though
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Some things cut clear on through
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I may be an idiot
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I may be a savant
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I didn't choose this life for me
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But it's something that I want
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Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Cocks that old big head aside
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Grunts a word or two
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Keeps 'em guessin' every night
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Is he really gonna make it through
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Faint hearts with their fans out
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Starched collars and cigars
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He weren't no use for slavin'
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I wouldn't want him in my yard
Verse 5
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Play me anything you like
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I'll pay it back to you
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Be careful what you call me though
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Some things cut clear on through
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C
I may be an idiot
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I may be a savant
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I didn't choose this life for me
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But it's something that I want
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
Em
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Play me anything you like
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I'll pay it back to you
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Am
Be careful what you call me though
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B
Some things cut clear on through
G
C
I may be an idiot
G
I may be a savant
C
B
Em
I didn't choose this life for me
A
B
But it's something that I want
Outro 1
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The Ballad of Blind Tom
Elton John
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