Ballad Of Andy Chords
by Mark Foster
Ballad Of Andy by Mark Foster is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, E7, A7, A, Bm and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
D G
Andy did not fair too well,
D G
As a young boy in Roswell,
E7 A7 D
Georgia was no good for his tender soul.
D G
Then he went to Chicago,
D G
Off to Hollywood he goes,
E7 A7 D
Hollywood's a hard road to ride alone.
A Bm A G
And now you turn on the TV,
D Bm A
And you see him, now he's laughin’,
A Bm A G
And you think it's make believe,
D A D
but, He's more real than what you see, on TV.
Verse
D G
Well the 'Stiller Show', you may know it,
D G
Got him on news radio, and,
E7 A7 D
It turned out to be a hit show.
D G
Well all the success got to his head,
D G
it's, Hard to live life when all your best friends are dead, and,
E7 A7 D
All the weight of the world just crashes in.
A Bm A G
And now you turn on the TV,
D Bm A
And you see him, now he's laughin’,
A Bm A G
And you think it's make believe,
D A D
but, He's more real than what you see, on TV.
A Bm A G
And now you turn on the TV,
D Bm A
And you see him, now he's yellin’,
A Bm A G
And you think it's make believe,
D A D
but, He's more real than what you see, on TV.
Bridge
D F#
And he danced with the Devil,
G Bm G
And all of, his candy.
A Bm A G
Well the drugs got a real tight grip on Andy.
D Bm
He went to jail
D F#
Did not pass go.
G F#
He broke his bones and broke his nose,
Bm A D
and he broke his funny bone, oh yeah.
A Bm A G
And now you turn on the TV,
D Bm A
And you see him, now he's crying,
A Bm A G
And you think it's make believe,
D A D
but, He's more real than what you see, on TV.
A Bm A G
And now you turn on the TV,
D Bm A
And you see him, now he's dying,
A Bm A G
And you think it's make believe,
D A D
but, He's more real than what you see, on TV.