The Ballad Of Blind Tom chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

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


♫ Intro:
G minorGm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm

♫ Verse 1:
G minorGm
Say, that boy's a wonderment
Dadd4/G
No! The kid's a freak
  G7/F
But that kid he don't care none
        Eb7Eb7
His black hands resting on the keys
D7D7       G minorGm
Hoppin' like a big old frog
  Bb7Bb7
And hissin' like a train
Eb7Eb7
Entertaining royalty
      D7D7          G minorGm
All points east, west and in between

♫ Interlude:
G minorGm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm
Gm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm

♫ Verse 2:
G minorGm
General he's a fine old man
Dadd4/G
Treat him like his own
  G7/F
Boy wouldn't know from money
      Eb7Eb7
Just throw old Blind Tom a bone
     D7D7      G minorGm
From the times of King Cotton
  Bb7Bb7
May we present to you
Eb7Eb7
All you Jim Crow monkeys
   D7D7             G minorGm
From Harlan County down to Tuscaloo

♫ Chorus:
    G+G      C minorCm
Pay me anything you like
   A augmentedA        D MajorD
I'll play it back to you
  G+G        C minorCm
Be careful what you call me though
   A augmentedA          D MajorD
Some things cut clear on through
 Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
I may be an idiot
 Bb majorBb     Eb MajorEb
I may be a savant
 D MajorD         G minorGm
I didn't choose this life for me
     C minorCm    D MajorD   G minorGm
But it's something that I want

♫ Interlude:
G minorGm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm
Gm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm

♫ Verse 3:
G minorGm
Cocks that old big head aside
Dadd4/G
Grunts a word or two
G7/F
Keeps 'em guessin' every night
   Eb7Eb7
"Is he really gonna make it through?"
D7D7           G minorGm
Faint hearts with their fans out
     Bb7Bb7
Starched collars and cigars
  Eb7Eb7
He weren't no use for slavin'
      D7D7       G minorGm
"I wouldn't want him in my yard."

♫ Chorus:
    G+G      C minorCm
Pay me anything you like
   A augmentedA        D MajorD
I'll play it back to you
  G+G        C minorCm
Be careful what you call me though
   A augmentedA          D MajorD
Some things cut clear on through
 Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
I may be an idiot
 Bb majorBb     Eb MajorEb
I may be a savant
 D MajorD         G minorGm
I didn't choose this life for me
     C minorCm    D MajorD   G minorGm
But it's something that I want

♫ Interlude:
G minorGm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm
Gm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm

♫ Chorus:
    G+G      C minorCm
Pay me anything you like
   A augmentedA        D MajorD
I'll play it back to you
  G+G        C minorCm
Be careful what you call me though
   A augmentedA          D MajorD
Some things cut clear on through
 Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
I may be an idiot
 Bb majorBb     Eb MajorEb
I may be a savant
 D MajorD         G minorGm
I didn't choose this life for me
     C minorCm    D MajorD   G minorGm
But it's something that I want

♫ Interlude:
G minorGm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm
Gm A7A7 C minorCm G minorGm

Dadd4/G: 3x0032
G7/F:  1x0001