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THE BALLAD OF BLIND TOM - Elton John/Bernie Taupin
From the album "The Diving Board" (2013)
Dadd4/G: 3x0032
G7/F: 1x0001
[Intro]
Gm A7 Cm Gm
[Verse 1]
Gm
Say, that boy's a wonderment
Dadd4/G
No! The kid's a freak
G7/F
But that kid he don't care none
Eb7
His black hands resting on the keys
D7 Gm
Hoppin' like a big old frog
Bb7
And hissin' like a train
Eb7
Entertaining royalty
D7 Gm
All points east, west and in between
[Interlude]
Gm A7 Cm Gm
Gm A7 Cm Gm
[Verse 2]
Gm
General he's a fine old man
Dadd4/G
Treat him like his own
G7/F
Boy wouldn't know from money
Eb7
Just throw old Blind Tom a bone
D7 Gm
From the times of King Cotton
Bb7
May we present to you
Eb7
All you Jim Crow monkeys
D7 Gm
From Harlan County down to Tuscaloo
[Chorus]
G Cm
Pay me anything you like
A D
I'll play it back to you
G Cm
Be careful what you call me though
A D
Some things cut clear on through
Bb Eb
I may be an idiot
Bb Eb
I may be a savant
D Gm
I didn't choose this life for me
Cm D Gm
But it's something that I want
[Interlude]
Gm A7 Cm Gm
Gm A7 Cm Gm
[Verse 3]
Gm
Cocks that old big head aside
Dadd4/G
Grunts a word or two
G7/F
Keeps 'em guessin' every night
Eb7
"Is he really gonna make it through?"
D7 Gm
Faint hearts with their fans out
Bb7
Starched collars and cigars
Eb7
He weren't no use for slavin'
D7 Gm
"I wouldn't want him in my yard."
[Chorus]
G Cm
Pay me anything you like
A D
I'll play it back to you
G Cm
Be careful what you call me though
A D
Some things cut clear on through
Bb Eb
I may be an idiot
Bb Eb
I may be a savant
D Gm
I didn't choose this life for me
Cm D Gm
But it's something that I want
[Interlude]
Gm A7 Cm Gm
Gm A7 Cm Gm
[Chorus]
G Cm
Pay me anything you like
A D
I'll play it back to you
G Cm
Be careful what you call me though
A D
Some things cut clear on through
Bb Eb
I may be an idiot
Bb Eb
I may be a savant
D Gm
I didn't choose this life for me
Cm D Gm
But it's something that I want
[Interlude]
Gm A7 Cm Gm
Gm A7 Cm Gm
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