Balinese Chords by Zz Top

Tempo:
111.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ZZ Top Balinese chords
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[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Deep in the south [A] of Texas,
[E] not so long [A] ago,
[E] there on a crowded [A] island, in [E] the Gulf of
Mexico, [Am]
[E] it didn't take too much [A] money, [E] remember to show up [A] tonight, you [E] could dance all night
if [A] you felt alright, [E] drinking whiskey and throwing [A] dimes,
[C] [D] everybody [A]
knows [D] it was hard [A] to live,
[Dm] [A] everybody knows it [D] was down at the baloney, [C] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] remember [A] Ruby,
[E] she always dressed [A] in red,
[E] wearing skintight pants, [A] Lord, and how she could [Dm] dance with a [E] rag wrapped around her [A] head,
[D] everybody [A]
knows [D] it was hard [A] to live, [Dm] everybody [A]
knows it was [D] down at the baloney,
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] everybody [A] knows [D] it was hard to [A] live, [D] everybody [A]
knows it was [D] down at the [C] baloney,
it [D] was down at the [C] baloney, [D] it was down at the baloney.
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Dm
2311
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To jam and learn Zz Top - Balinese chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, E and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 55 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 111 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] Deep in the south [A] of Texas, _
_ _ [E] not so long [A] ago, _
_ _ [E] there on a crowded [A] island, in [E] the Gulf of
Mexico, _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] it didn't take too much [A] money, _ _ [E] remember to show up [A] tonight, you [E] could dance all night
if [A] you felt alright, [E] drinking whiskey and throwing [A] dimes, _
[C] _ _ [D] _ everybody _ [A] _
knows [D] _ it was hard [A] to live,
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] everybody knows it [D] was down at the baloney, [C] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ remember [A] Ruby, _
_ _ [E] she always dressed [A] in red,
_ [E] wearing skintight pants, [A] Lord, and how she could [Dm] dance with a [E] rag wrapped around her [A] head,
_ _ [D] _ everybody _ [A] _
knows _ [D] _ it was hard [A] to live, _ _ [Dm] _ _ everybody [A] _ _
knows it was [D] down at the baloney,
[A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ everybody [A] knows _ _ [D] _ it was hard to [A] live, _ [D] _ _ _ everybody [A] _ _
knows it was [D] down at the [C] baloney, _
it [D] was down at the [C] baloney, _ _ [D] it was down at the baloney.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Frank Beard, Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons who authored this song.

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