Chords for Ballad Of A Hillbilly Singer Freddy Weller
Tempo:
88.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
His name is not important, he just didn't sing a lot.
[A] He sang his way into the heart of the only love I've got.
[D] Then went off a laughing as my tears fell down on the dance [G] hall floor.
[A] Right then I knew I'd get him, cause I couldn't let him do that [D] anymore.
He took her and he made her into a laughing stock.
[A] The last I heard he'd left her and the baby in Little Rock.
[D] I know he left her lonely, crying broken hearted [G] all alone.
[A] Then he left for greener pastures and new girls that he could capture with [D] his song.
Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
singing [D] his song.
[G] He's caused many [A] a good girl to [D] go wrong.
Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
then he [D] moves along, [G] singing [A] his Gilbilly [D] song.
[G] [E]
Each time I almost caught him, I'd find that he had gone.
[B] Singing in Amarillo, then on to San Antonio.
[E] Singing his way into each town, breaking the heart of a new girl [C#m] every [A] night.
[B] Then I saw that flashing marquee and I swore I'd put out that [E] singer's light.
I caught up with him in Houston, he was standing on the stage.
With [B] that flashy suit and guitar, a typical singing rage.
[E] And when the bullet hit him, it left him laying on the dance [A] hall floor.
[B] That bullet didn't kill him, but it made [G#m] damn sure he'd never love [E] no more.
[A] Love him and leave him, [B]
singing [E] his song.
[A] He's caused many [B] a good girl to [E] go wrong.
Love him [A] and leave him, [B]
then he [E] moves along, [A] singing [E] his [B] Gilbilly [E] song.
[F#m] [A]
Singing [B] his Gilbilly [E] song.
[G#m] [E] [Em] [E]
His name is not important, he just didn't sing a lot.
[A] He sang his way into the heart of the only love I've got.
[D] Then went off a laughing as my tears fell down on the dance [G] hall floor.
[A] Right then I knew I'd get him, cause I couldn't let him do that [D] anymore.
He took her and he made her into a laughing stock.
[A] The last I heard he'd left her and the baby in Little Rock.
[D] I know he left her lonely, crying broken hearted [G] all alone.
[A] Then he left for greener pastures and new girls that he could capture with [D] his song.
Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
singing [D] his song.
[G] He's caused many [A] a good girl to [D] go wrong.
Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
then he [D] moves along, [G] singing [A] his Gilbilly [D] song.
[G] [E]
Each time I almost caught him, I'd find that he had gone.
[B] Singing in Amarillo, then on to San Antonio.
[E] Singing his way into each town, breaking the heart of a new girl [C#m] every [A] night.
[B] Then I saw that flashing marquee and I swore I'd put out that [E] singer's light.
I caught up with him in Houston, he was standing on the stage.
With [B] that flashy suit and guitar, a typical singing rage.
[E] And when the bullet hit him, it left him laying on the dance [A] hall floor.
[B] That bullet didn't kill him, but it made [G#m] damn sure he'd never love [E] no more.
[A] Love him and leave him, [B]
singing [E] his song.
[A] He's caused many [B] a good girl to [E] go wrong.
Love him [A] and leave him, [B]
then he [E] moves along, [A] singing [E] his [B] Gilbilly [E] song.
[F#m] [A]
Singing [B] his Gilbilly [E] song.
[G#m] [E] [Em] [E]
Key:
A
E
D
B
G
A
E
D
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ His name is not important, he just didn't sing a lot.
[A] He sang his way into the heart of the only love I've got.
[D] Then went off a laughing as my tears fell down on the dance [G] hall floor.
_ [A] Right then I knew I'd get him, cause I couldn't let him do that [D] anymore.
_ _ He took her and he made her into a laughing stock.
[A] The last I heard he'd left her and the baby in Little Rock.
[D] I know he left her lonely, crying broken hearted [G] all alone.
_ [A] Then he left for greener pastures and new girls that he could capture with [D] his song.
_ _ Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
singing [D] his song.
[G] He's caused many [A] a good girl to [D] go wrong.
_ _ Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
then he [D] moves along, [G] singing [A] his Gilbilly [D] song.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Each time I almost caught him, I'd find that he had gone.
_ [B] Singing in Amarillo, then on to San Antonio.
[E] Singing his way into each town, breaking the heart of a new girl [C#m] every [A] night.
_ [B] Then I saw that flashing marquee and I swore I'd put out that [E] singer's light.
_ I caught up with him in Houston, he was standing on the stage.
With [B] that flashy suit and guitar, a typical singing rage.
[E] And when the bullet hit him, it left him laying on the dance [A] hall floor.
_ [B] That bullet didn't kill him, but it made [G#m] damn sure he'd never love [E] no more.
_ _ [A] Love him and leave him, [B]
singing [E] his song.
[A] He's caused many [B] a good girl to [E] go wrong.
_ _ Love him [A] and leave him, [B]
then he [E] moves along, [A] singing [E] his [B] Gilbilly [E] song.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A]
Singing [B] his Gilbilly [E] song.
[G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ His name is not important, he just didn't sing a lot.
[A] He sang his way into the heart of the only love I've got.
[D] Then went off a laughing as my tears fell down on the dance [G] hall floor.
_ [A] Right then I knew I'd get him, cause I couldn't let him do that [D] anymore.
_ _ He took her and he made her into a laughing stock.
[A] The last I heard he'd left her and the baby in Little Rock.
[D] I know he left her lonely, crying broken hearted [G] all alone.
_ [A] Then he left for greener pastures and new girls that he could capture with [D] his song.
_ _ Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
singing [D] his song.
[G] He's caused many [A] a good girl to [D] go wrong.
_ _ Love him [G] and leave him, [A]
then he [D] moves along, [G] singing [A] his Gilbilly [D] song.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Each time I almost caught him, I'd find that he had gone.
_ [B] Singing in Amarillo, then on to San Antonio.
[E] Singing his way into each town, breaking the heart of a new girl [C#m] every [A] night.
_ [B] Then I saw that flashing marquee and I swore I'd put out that [E] singer's light.
_ I caught up with him in Houston, he was standing on the stage.
With [B] that flashy suit and guitar, a typical singing rage.
[E] And when the bullet hit him, it left him laying on the dance [A] hall floor.
_ [B] That bullet didn't kill him, but it made [G#m] damn sure he'd never love [E] no more.
_ _ [A] Love him and leave him, [B]
singing [E] his song.
[A] He's caused many [B] a good girl to [E] go wrong.
_ _ Love him [A] and leave him, [B]
then he [E] moves along, [A] singing [E] his [B] Gilbilly [E] song.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A]
Singing [B] his Gilbilly [E] song.
[G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _