The Ballad Of Nick And Betty chords by
Slaid Cleaves

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Key: D major

Verse 1
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Well, my friend Nick
pulled out of town,
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headed out to start a new life.
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On the front seat beside a pile of laundry
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sat his sweetheart, darling wife.
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Oh, they loaded that Dodge
with pots and pans
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and clothes just like the pioneers.
And they waved goodbye,
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said it's a good day to die.
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We're gonna chase our hopes
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and leave behind our fears Ž
The year was 91 and times were tough Ž
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The recession was going strong Ž
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And Nick said to Betty if
things get worse Ž
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I  don't know if we can hold on Ž
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And on the first day of fall
Betty got her notice Ž
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And Nick said it's said and done Ž
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Oh we're gonna go before it snows Ž
this tired old town
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cause we're still young
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oh let the clutch out baby
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let those tires spin baby
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i'm tired of losing
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this time we're gonna win
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we're gonna follow that sun on down
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gonna find ourselves a boom town
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gonna leave this town behind
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and start again.
Nick and Betty drove a thousand miles
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And they drove a thousand miles more
When they ran out of money
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they stopped in
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Betty got a job at a convenience store
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Nick was looking for work
without any luck
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Hanging his head in shame
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Betty said, Nick, it's making me sick
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We drive all this way
and everything's just about the same
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Verse 2

Well, it looks like this town is all used up

Verse 3

The baby boomers snatched

up all the good stuff

Verse 4

Trust in me, baby, and understand

We gotta keep

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on searching

Interlude 1

for the promised land

Verse 6
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When the committee drove
Up and down, north and south
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East and west
And they never did find
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The promised land
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As by now you might have guessed
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So they drove on home
And told their friends
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It doesn't matter how far you try
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Ain't no joke, the promise is broken Ž
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Today you just work to survive
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Ž
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Oh let the clutch out baby Ž
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Let those tires spin Ž
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Baby I'm tired of losing Ž
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This time we're gonna win
Ž
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We're gonna follow that sun on down
Ž
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Gonna find ourselves a boomtown Ž
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Gonna leave this town behind
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Ž start again
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oh we're gonna leave this town behind
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and start again
Mark Vietor, thanks for having us.
Thanks Jack.

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