The Ballad of Blind Tom

The Ballad of Blind Tom easy guitar chords by Elton John

N/A
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • Em

  • E

  • F#

    2
  • B

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • Dm

  • Bdim

  • Am

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Em

  • E

  • F#

    2
  • B

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • Dm

  • Bdim

  • Am

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Say 

    that 
    boy's 
    a wonderment 

    No! 
    The 
    kid's 
    a freak

    But 
    that 
    kid 
    he 
    don't care 
    none 

    His 
    black 
    hands 
    resting 
    on 
    the keys 

    Hoppin' 
    like 
    big 
    old frog 

    And 
    hissin' 
    like 
    a train 

    Entertaining 
    royalty 

    All 
    points 
    east, 
    west 
    and 
    in-between 

    Verse 2
    Gener
    al 

    General 

    he's 
    a fine 
    old man 

    Treat 
    him like 
    his 
    own 

    Boy 
    wouldn't 
    know 
    from 
    money 

    Just throw 
    old 
    Blind 
    Tom 
    a bone 

    From 
    the times 
    of 
    King 
    Cotton 

    May 
    we 
    present 
    to 
    you 

    All 
    you 
    Jim 
    Crow monkeys 

    From 
    Harlan 
    County 
    down 

    to 
    Tuscaloo 

    Verse 3
    Play 
    me anything 
    you 
    like 

    I'll 
    pay 
    it back 
    to 
    you 

    Be care
    ful 
    what 
    you 
    call 
    me 
    though 

    Some 
    things 
    cut 
    clear 
    on through 

    may 
    be 
    an 
    idiot 

    may 
    be 
    a savant 

    didn't 
    choose 
    this 
    life 
    for 
    me 

    But it's 
    something 
    that 
    want 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    Cocks 
    that 
    old 
    big 
    head 
    aside 

    Grunts 
    a word 
    or two 

    Keeps 
    'em guessin' 
    every 
    night 

    Is 
    he 
    really 
    gonna 
    make 
    it through 

    Faint 
    hearts 
    with 
    their fans 
    out 

    Starched 
    collars 
    and 
    cigars 

    He 
    weren't 
    no use 
    for slavin' 

    wouldn't 
    want 
    him 
    in 
    my 
    yard 

    Verse 5
    Play 
    me anything 
    you 
    like 

    I'll pay 
    it back 
    to 
    you 

    Be 
    careful 
    what 
    you 
    call 
    me 
    though 

    Some 
    things 
    cut 
    clear 
    on through 

    may 
    be 
    an 
    idiot 

    may 
    be 
    a savant 

    didn't 
    choose 
    this 
    life 
    for 
    me 

    But 
    it's 
    something 
    that 
    want 

    Interlude 2



    Verse 6
    Play 
    me 
    anything 
    you like 

    I'll 
    pay 
    it back 
    to 
    you 

    Be 
    careful 
    what 
    you 
    call 
    me though 

    Some 
    things 
    cut 
    clear 
    on through 

    may 
    be 
    an 
    idiot 

    may 
    be 
    a savant 

    I did
    n't 
    choose 
    this life 
    for 
    me 

    But it's 
    something 
    that 
    want 

    Outro 1



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