Ballad Of El Goodo chords by Big Star

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro line 1
G+G D MajorD E minorEm B minorBm Am7Am7 Dsus4Dsus4

Intro line 2
G+G

Verse 1:
G+G       C majorC        Am7Am7  D MajorD
Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh
B minorBm          G+G      C majorC       Eb MajorEb
And I've been trying hard against unbelievable odds
G+G         C majorC         Am7Am7 D MajorD
It gets so hard in times like now to hold on
  B minorBm            G+G  C majorC       Fadd9Fadd9
But guns they wait to be stuck by, at my side is God

Chorus 1:
      G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm  C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round
 G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm   C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round

G+G         C majorC   Am7Am7         D MajorD
There's people around who tell you that they know
  B minorBm           G+G  C majorC        Eb MajorEb
And places where they send you and it's easy to go
G+G            C majorC         Am7Am7      D MajorD
They'll zip you up and dress you down and stand you in a row
  B minorBm           G+G  C majorC         Fadd9Fadd9
But you know you don't have to, you can just say, "No"


Chorus 1:
     G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm  C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4  G+G
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round
G+G    D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm   C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round
     G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm  C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4  G+G
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round
G+G    D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm   C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round


Bridge:
   A minorAm           C majorC  G/BG/B
I've been built up and trusted,
A minorAm         C majorC
Broke down and busted
A minorAm       G/BG/B    C majorC       A minorAm
But they'll get theirs and we'll get ours if we can
E minorEm    A minorAm D MajorD  G+G
Just hold on, hold on
E minorEm  A minorAm D MajorD  G+G
Hold on, hold on

Verse 1:
G+G       C majorC         Am7Am7  D MajorD
Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh
B minorBm           G+G C majorC        Eb MajorEb
And I've been trying hard against strong odds
G+G         C majorC         Am7Am7 D MajorD
It gets so hard in times like now to hold on
      B minorBm         G+G
Well, I'll fall if I don't fight
C majorC         Fadd9Fadd9
And at my side is God


Chorus 1:
      G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm   C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4  G+G
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round
G+G    D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm   C majorC Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round
     G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm   C majorC  Dsus4Dsus4  G+G
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round
G+G    D MajorD  E minorEm  B minorBm   C majorC Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Ain't no one goin' to turn me 'round


Outro:
E minorEm  A minorAm D MajorD  G+G
Hold on, hold on
E minorEm  A minorAm D MajorD  G+G
Hold on, hold on