Ballad Of Billie Sol Chords by Phil Ochs

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Billy Saul was a man [C] from the giant [G] Texas land
He put the Chamber of Commerce [D] on a limb _
[G] They voted him the best [C] and the government did no [G] less
Till the [D] IOUs of Texas [G] fell on him
[C] Stand tall Billy Saul [G] we don't know you at all
We've taken down your pictures [D] from the wall
_ _ [G] Well we don't want to [C] handle an agriculture scandal
[G] We have got to face [D] elections in [G] the fall
_ Oh _ I remember when Bill [C] had [G] influential friends
_ He celebrated Christmas [D] every day
_ [G] He filled several Texas banks [C] with his fertilizer tanks
[G] Influential friends don't [D] die they only [G] fade away
[C] Stand tall Billy Saul [G] we don't know you at all
We've taken down your pictures [D] from the wall _ _
[G] Well we don't want to handle [C] an agriculture scandal
[G] We have got to face [D]
elections in [G] the fall _ _ _
The Democrats denied [C] and Orval Freeman sighed
He [G] said everyone around was [D] fair and square
_ [G] But he was no more convincing [Am] than Ezra Taft Benson
[G] As [D] resignations cropped [G] up everywhere
_ _ [C] Stand tall Billy Saul [G] we don't know you at all
We've taken down your pictures from [D] the wall _
_ [G] Well we don't want to handle [C] an agriculture scandal
We [G] have got to [D] face elections [G] in the fall _ _
_ And now I'd like to say [C] that crime sure doesn't pay
But if [G] you want to make some money on [D] the sly _
[G] Well you can always rent [C] the U.S. government
[G] It's the best [D] one that money [G] can buy
_ [C] Stand tall Billy Saul [G] we don't know you at all
We've taken down your pictures [D] from the wall
_ [G] Well we don't want to [C] handle an agriculture scandal
[G] We have got to [D] face [G] elections in the fall _
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