Conway Twitty – Ballad Of Forty Dollars (Guitar)
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As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1969 Album DARLING, YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T LIE)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D The man who preached the funeral G Said it really was a simple way to die A7 He laid down to rest one afternoon D And never opened up his eyes
[Verse 2]
D They hired me and Fred and Joe G To dig the grave and carry up some chairs A7 It took us seven hours and D I guess we must have drunk a case of beer
[Verse 3]
D I guess I oughta go and watch 'em G Put him down but I don't own the suit A7 And anyway when they start talkin' D 'Bout the fire and hell well I get spooked
[Verse 4]
D So I'll just sit here in my truck G And act like I don't know him when they pass A7 And anyway when they're all through D I've got to go to work and mow the grass
[Verse 5]
D Well, here they come and who's that ridin' G In that big ole shiny limousine A7 Hmm, look at all that chrome D I do believe that that's the sharpest thing I've seen
[Verse 6]
D That must belong to his great uncle G Someone said he owned a big ole farm A7 When they get parked I'll mosey down D And look it over that won't do no harm
[Verse 7]
D Well, that must be the widow in the car G And would you take a look at that A7 That sure is a pretty dress D You know some women do look good in black
[Verse 8]
D He's not even in the ground G And they say his track is up for sale A7 They say she took it pretty hard D But you can't tell too much behind a veil
[Verse 9]
D Now listen ain't that pretty G When the bugler plays the military taps A7 I think that when you's in the war D They always hired and played a song like that
[Verse 10]
D Well, here I am and there they go G And I guess you'd call it my bad luck A7 I hope he'll rest in peace but trouble is D That fellow owed me forty bucks...
[Outro]
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