The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) chords by Elton John
Verse 1
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Some punk with a shotgun
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killed young Danny Bailey
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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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Now it's all over Danny Bailey
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And the harvest is in
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Dillinger's dead, oh
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I guess the cops won again
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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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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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The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934)
Elton John
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