The Ballad Of Ivan Cliburn chords by Heywood Banks
Verse 1
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Hey, listen.
Things are a lot different
than when I was a kid.
Oh, yessiree, Bob.
I mean, the economy is just really,
I mean, a lot different.
Am
I mean, that's why I keep change.
I always keep change.
G
You know, the dollar goes up and down,
Am
G
change always stays the same.
But, uh, you know, things are
a lot different.
People used to make no money,
you know.
D
I mean, I knew a guy,
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Am
his name was Ivan Clyburn.
G
He worked at Harry
's Self Service
with a smile.
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C
You know, please pay first,
Am
the attendant can
't open the safe.
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no bathrooms, you know the place.
E
And though he kept his smile,
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G
he hated it all the while.
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D
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Cause he wanted to sail the sea,
yes he did.
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Be like Captain Nemo,
fight those giant squid, but he
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He had to work
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C
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cause he needed the buckin' hour
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C
He had this lady
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F
an d her name was Jane
C
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She looked like she'd been hit
in the face by a train
G
But brother did he love her
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F
cause she looked just like his mother
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E
Well they were always
Am
at each other's throats
E
Cause she wanted a ring
Am
and he wanted a boat
And he said, listen, baby,
if you let me have my wish,
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you know, I'll buy you the
G
ring by selling the fish.
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C
So he got his boat
F
and was fighting his squid.
Am
And she got her ring from
a pop -top lid.
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But brother, they love each other,
because they look like each other,
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mother and brother,
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consecutively.
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D
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Well Ivan was lost at sea
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and left 13 kids
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Now they sit on Mama Jane's knee
Am
and ask just what he did
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Well she looks in their eye
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and sheds a tear
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And then she leans over
and whispers in the air
C
Well, he wanted to sail the sea,
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yes he did
C
Be like Captain Nemo,
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fight those giant squid
D
Well, sure he's dead,
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but he's not making no buck an hour
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A
D
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Oh yeah, well, he had to work
F
cause he needed the buck
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Well, he ran out of luck,
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but at least he's not making
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C
no buck an hour
See, that's all it is.
It's just about advancement.
gotta keep trying.
Things change
and you gotta keep working
or you're staying in the same place.
Sure, he's dead,
but he made maybe a buck
and a quarter at the end there.
I mean, it's advancement.
That's all I'm saying.
The Ballad Of Ivan Cliburn
Heywood Banks
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