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The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) chords by
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
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Bm
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Some punk with a shotgun
C
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killed young Danny Bailey
Bm
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In cold blood,
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in the lobby of a downtown motel
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Killed him in anger,
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a force he couldn't handle
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Helped pull the trigger that
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cut short his life
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And there's not many knew
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him the way that we did
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Sure enough he was a wild one,
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but then aren't most hungry kids, oh, oh?
Verse 2
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Bm
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Now it's all over Danny Bailey
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And the harvest is in
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Gm
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Dillinger's dead, oh
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I guess the cops won again
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Bm
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Now it's all over Danny Bailey
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And the harvest is in
Verse 3
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We're running short of heroes
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back up here in the hills
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Without Danny Bailey we're gonna
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have to break up our stills
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So mark his grave well 'cause

Kentucky loved him
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Born and raised a proper,
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I guess life just bugged him, and he
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Found faith in danger,
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a lifestyle he lived by
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A run ning-gun youngster youngster in a sad,

restless age, oh, oh
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Verse 4
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Now it's all over Danny
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Bailey
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And the harvest is in
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Gm
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Dillinger's dead
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I guess the cops won again, oh
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Now it's all over Danny Bailey
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And the harvest is in
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • Em

  • F

  • Am

  • Bb

  • G

  • Dm

  • E

  • A

  • Gm

    3

  • Dsus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) by Elton John is D major.

The primary chords used in The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) are D, Bm, C, Em, F, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Bm, C, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) is approximately 80 beats per minute.

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