Ballad Of Balad chords by Toby Keith

Chords with lyrics

Intro
D MajorD D MajorD
D                     G+G      D MajorD
Well I quit school at the 10th grade and I grew out my hair
             E MajorE   Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4 Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
I got me a job doing lawn mover repair
  D MajorD                  G+G
I met an Army recruiter down at the Win Dixi
    D MajorD        Asus2Asus2        D MajorD
He said son you no future pack up and go with me.
                G+G      D MajorD
The first place we landed was a base called Bullot
               E MajorE    Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4 Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
They convoyed are asses to a 10 acre FOB
   D MajorD                 G+G
With my boots and my cover and an old M-16
  D MajorD           Asus2Asus2 D MajorD
Two bottles of water and a cold MRE

Chorus
G+G                  D MajorD
Oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
   G+G            E MajorE     Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4 Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
We’ll show you the world and teach you a trade
   D MajorD                  G+G
Not a job it’s an adventure, oh yes sir I got that,
  D MajorD          Asus2Asus2    D MajorD
but you never told me I get my ass shot at

  D MajorD            G+G    D MajorD
The first night on combat we went on patrol
                E MajorE     Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4 Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
They ambushed our convoy and we chased the assholes
  D MajorD                 G+G
We found them all hiding in low water ditches
   D MajorD              Asus2Asus2  D MajorD
Took aim and we killed all of them son of a bitches

Chorus
G+G                  D MajorD
Oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
   G+G            E MajorE     Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4 Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
We’ll show you the world and teach you a trade
   D MajorD                  G+G
Not a job it’s an adventure, oh yes sir I got that,
  D MajorD          Asus2Asus2    D MajorD
but you never told me I get my ass shot at

Slow Singe Strum:
    D MajorD          G+G   D MajorD
Walked in on my buddy with female MP,
        E MajorE     Asus2Asus2
Ugliest woman you’ve ever seen
    D MajorD                   G+G
He said why are you laughing you have lots of nerve
   D MajorD           Asus2Asus2   D MajorD
Over here in the desert we grade on a curve

Chorus
G+G                  D MajorD
Oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
   G+G            E MajorE     Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4 Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
We’ll show you the world and teach you a trade
   D MajorD                  G+G
Not a job it’s an adventure, oh yes sir I got that,
  D MajorD          Asus2Asus2    D MajorD
but you never told me I get my ass shot at

Slow:
  D MajorD           Asus2Asus2    D MajorD
No you never told him he’d get his ass shot at