Chords for Smiley Bates Hundred Dollar Funeral
Tempo:
112.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[A]
With one nickel in his pocket and a pack [D] of cigarettes,
There were no [A] tears of sorrow, no tears [E] of regret.
In a plain [A] wooden casket, the county laid him [D] away.
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray.
There must be [D] a mother who loved him [A] somewhere.
[B] Perhaps she [D] has gone home and is [A] waiting [E] up there.
For there's no [A]
disappointments [E] around [D] God's great throne.
No hundred [A] dollar funerals [E] on love and [A] on known.
[E]
[A]
No pretty marble headstone, not one [D] friend came.
He was lowered by [A] four strangers that didn't know his [E] name.
A loser [A] on this earth, a price so many [D] must pay.
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray.
There must be [D] a mother who loved him [A] somewhere.
Perhaps she has [D] gone home and is waiting [E] up there.
For there's no [A]
disappointments around God's [D] great throne.
No hundred [A] dollar funerals [E] on love and [A] on known.
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A]
With one nickel in his pocket and a pack [D] of cigarettes,
There were no [A] tears of sorrow, no tears [E] of regret.
In a plain [A] wooden casket, the county laid him [D] away.
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray.
There must be [D] a mother who loved him [A] somewhere.
[B] Perhaps she [D] has gone home and is [A] waiting [E] up there.
For there's no [A]
disappointments [E] around [D] God's great throne.
No hundred [A] dollar funerals [E] on love and [A] on known.
[E]
[A]
No pretty marble headstone, not one [D] friend came.
He was lowered by [A] four strangers that didn't know his [E] name.
A loser [A] on this earth, a price so many [D] must pay.
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray.
There must be [D] a mother who loved him [A] somewhere.
Perhaps she has [D] gone home and is waiting [E] up there.
For there's no [A]
disappointments around God's [D] great throne.
No hundred [A] dollar funerals [E] on love and [A] on known.
[D] [A] [Bm]
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_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
With one nickel in his pocket _ _ and a pack [D] of cigarettes, _ _ _
There were no [A] tears of sorrow, _ _ no tears [E] of regret. _ _ _
In a plain [A] wooden casket, _ the county laid him [D] away. _ _ _
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral _ with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray. _ _ _
There must be [D] a _ _ mother who loved him [A] somewhere. _ _ _
_ [B] Perhaps she [D] has gone _ home and is [A] waiting _ [E] up there.
For there's no _ [A] _
disappointments _ _ _ [E] around [D] God's great throne. _ _
No hundred [A] dollar _ funerals _ [E] on love and [A] on known. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
No pretty marble headstone, _ _ not one [D] friend came. _ _ _
He was lowered by [A] four strangers _ that _ didn't know his [E] _ name. _
A loser [A] on this earth, _ a price so many [D] must pay. _ _
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral _ with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray. _ _ _
There must be [D] a _ mother _ who loved him [A] somewhere. _ _ _
Perhaps she has [D] gone _ home and is waiting [E] up there. _
For there's no _ [A] _
disappointments _ _ _ around God's [D] great throne. _ _
No hundred [A] dollar _ _ funerals [E] on love and [A] on known.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
With one nickel in his pocket _ _ and a pack [D] of cigarettes, _ _ _
There were no [A] tears of sorrow, _ _ no tears [E] of regret. _ _ _
In a plain [A] wooden casket, _ the county laid him [D] away. _ _ _
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral _ with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray. _ _ _
There must be [D] a _ _ mother who loved him [A] somewhere. _ _ _
_ [B] Perhaps she [D] has gone _ home and is [A] waiting _ [E] up there.
For there's no _ [A] _
disappointments _ _ _ [E] around [D] God's great throne. _ _
No hundred [A] dollar _ funerals _ [E] on love and [A] on known. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
No pretty marble headstone, _ _ not one [D] friend came. _ _ _
He was lowered by [A] four strangers _ that _ didn't know his [E] _ name. _
A loser [A] on this earth, _ a price so many [D] must pay. _ _
Just a hundred [A] dollar funeral _ with [E] no loved ones [A] to pray. _ _ _
There must be [D] a _ mother _ who loved him [A] somewhere. _ _ _
Perhaps she has [D] gone _ home and is waiting [E] up there. _
For there's no _ [A] _
disappointments _ _ _ around God's [D] great throne. _ _
No hundred [A] dollar _ _ funerals [E] on love and [A] on known.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _