The Ballad Of Chords by Buckethead
Tempo:
81.65 bpm
Chords used:
F
Fm
Ab
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I ain't got no boy.
I ain't got no boy.
So you ain't got no boy now, huh?
You don't
have to do the best you can.
Who's this?
He's a tar-plating son of a [Abm] bitch.
He's a question, common ask.
On his head, a bucket of chicken bones.
On his face, a glass of nask.
[F] He's the bastard [N] son of a preacher man.
On the count, he left a stain.
They made him live in a chicken house to try and hide the shame.
[Fm] He won.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's called the buckethead.
[N] He's called the buckethead.
He's called the buckethead.
Some [Cm] [Fm] [N]
[Ab]
boys [B] had torment him as he snuggled with the hands.
They'd hose him down with water [F] and steal his little friends.
Late at night, he'd sneak off to the graveyard all alone and play his soapbox guitar till the face was made [Fm] of stone.
[N] [D]
[B] [Fm]
[F]
[N]
[G] [Bb] [Ab]
[N]
[Fm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [N]
[Bb] [N] [Bb] [B]
[Bb] [A] [G] [Gb] He [G] [F] [N]
[E]
[F] [C] [F] lucked out he [D] found his freedom at the age [N] of 17 when he burned the chicken house down [F] with a cord of gasoline.
He did many [C] shows on the corners.
He bought a [Ab] real guitar and with the help of Colonel Sanders, he's bound to [F] be a star.
He was born in a coop.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
[Ab] He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's [G] called the buckethead.
[F]
He's called the buckethead.
He's called the buckethead.
[C] [Fm] He's called the buckethead.
He's [B] called the [Fm] buckethead.
[N] [F] [D]
[F] [F]
I ain't got no boy.
So you ain't got no boy now, huh?
You don't
have to do the best you can.
Who's this?
He's a tar-plating son of a [Abm] bitch.
He's a question, common ask.
On his head, a bucket of chicken bones.
On his face, a glass of nask.
[F] He's the bastard [N] son of a preacher man.
On the count, he left a stain.
They made him live in a chicken house to try and hide the shame.
[Fm] He won.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's called the buckethead.
[N] He's called the buckethead.
He's called the buckethead.
Some [Cm] [Fm] [N]
[Ab]
boys [B] had torment him as he snuggled with the hands.
They'd hose him down with water [F] and steal his little friends.
Late at night, he'd sneak off to the graveyard all alone and play his soapbox guitar till the face was made [Fm] of stone.
[N] [D]
[B] [Fm]
[F]
[N]
[G] [Bb] [Ab]
[N]
[Fm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [N]
[Bb] [N] [Bb] [B]
[Bb] [A] [G] [Gb] He [G] [F] [N]
[E]
[F] [C] [F] lucked out he [D] found his freedom at the age [N] of 17 when he burned the chicken house down [F] with a cord of gasoline.
He did many [C] shows on the corners.
He bought a [Ab] real guitar and with the help of Colonel Sanders, he's bound to [F] be a star.
He was born in a coop.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
[Ab] He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's [G] called the buckethead.
[F]
He's called the buckethead.
He's called the buckethead.
[C] [Fm] He's called the buckethead.
He's [B] called the [Fm] buckethead.
[N] [F] [D]
[F] [F]
Key:
F
Fm
Ab
B
G
F
Fm
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I ain't got no boy.
I _ _ _ ain't got no boy. _
_ _ _ So you ain't got no boy now, huh?
You don't
have to do the best you can.
_ _ _ _ _ Who's this?
He's a tar-plating son of a [Abm] bitch.
He's a question, common ask.
On his head, a bucket of chicken bones.
On his face, a glass of nask.
[F] He's the bastard [N] son of a preacher man.
On the count, he left a stain.
They made him live in a chicken house to try and hide the shame.
[Fm] He won.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's called the buckethead.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ He's called the buckethead.
_ _ _ _ _ He's called the buckethead.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Some [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
boys [B] had torment him as he snuggled with the hands.
They'd hose him down with water [F] and steal his little friends.
Late at night, he'd sneak off to the graveyard all alone and play his soapbox guitar till the face was made [Fm] of stone.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _
[Bb] _ [A] _ [G] _ [Gb] He [G] _ [F] _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] lucked out he [D] found his freedom at the age [N] of 17 when he burned the chicken house down [F] with a cord of gasoline.
He did many [C] shows on the corners.
He bought a [Ab] real guitar and with the help of Colonel Sanders, he's bound to [F] be a star.
He was born in a coop.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
[Ab] He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's [G] called the buckethead.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ He's called the buckethead. _ _
_ _ _ He's called the buckethead. _
[C] _ [Fm] _ _ He's called the buckethead.
He's _ _ _ _ [B] called the [Fm] buckethead.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ [F] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I ain't got no boy.
I _ _ _ ain't got no boy. _
_ _ _ So you ain't got no boy now, huh?
You don't
have to do the best you can.
_ _ _ _ _ Who's this?
He's a tar-plating son of a [Abm] bitch.
He's a question, common ask.
On his head, a bucket of chicken bones.
On his face, a glass of nask.
[F] He's the bastard [N] son of a preacher man.
On the count, he left a stain.
They made him live in a chicken house to try and hide the shame.
[Fm] He won.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's called the buckethead.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ He's called the buckethead.
_ _ _ _ _ He's called the buckethead.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Some [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
boys [B] had torment him as he snuggled with the hands.
They'd hose him down with water [F] and steal his little friends.
Late at night, he'd sneak off to the graveyard all alone and play his soapbox guitar till the face was made [Fm] of stone.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _
[Bb] _ [A] _ [G] _ [Gb] He [G] _ [F] _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] lucked out he [D] found his freedom at the age [N] of 17 when he burned the chicken house down [F] with a cord of gasoline.
He did many [C] shows on the corners.
He bought a [Ab] real guitar and with the help of Colonel Sanders, he's bound to [F] be a star.
He was born in a coop.
He's in a cage.
Children there.
He predicts rage.
[Ab] He's half alive.
He's half dead.
He's [G] called the buckethead.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ He's called the buckethead. _ _
_ _ _ He's called the buckethead. _
[C] _ [Fm] _ _ He's called the buckethead.
He's _ _ _ _ [B] called the [Fm] buckethead.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ [F] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _