The Ballad Of Chords
The Ballad Of by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, B, C#m, D and C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
A A E
A A E
First Verse
A A E A A E
He stands tall in his handmade boots
E B E
Pretty little girls all around
A A E A A E
Black was the shade of his nudie suit
E C#m B A
And when he sang there was not a sound
Second Verse
A E B E D E
From state line to Mobile he entertained the crowds
E
Everybody there knew his name
E D C#m E D C# E
His climb had started but the road gets harder
E D B A B
When you're closing in on fame
A A E
A A E
Third Verse
A A E A A E
Bright lights shine and the crowd goes wild
E B A E
"The show won't start 'til y'all calm down"
E A A E A A E
One pretty little girl stands all alone
E C#m B A
And when she cried there was not a sound
Fourth Verse
E D B E
For just three days in New Orleans she never left his side
E
That girl became a woman with her very first man
E D E D C#m E
But to her only lover she was just like all the others
B D C#m B A B
'Til she stood there with that gun in her hand
Outro
(Repeat intro until fade)
A shot rang out and the crowd goes wild
A shot rang out and the crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild
The crowd goes wild