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Tuning: Standard
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Em C Am G Em C Am G
Em
When I was a babe
C
I fell down in the holler
Am
When I was a girl I fell
G
into your arms
Em
We fell on hard times and
C
we lost our bright color
Am
You went to the dogs and
G
I lived by my charms
Em
I danced for my dinner,
C
spread kisses like honey
Am
You stole and you gambled and
G
I said you should
Em
We sang for our suppers and
C
we drank up our money
Am
Then one day you left,
G
saying I was no good
Em
Well, all right,
I'm bad, but then,
C
you're no prize either
Am
All right, I'm bad, but then,
G
that's nothing new
Em
You say you won't love me, well
C
I won't love you neither
Am
Just let me remind you who
G
I am to you
Em
'Cause I am the one who looks out
C
when you're leaping
Am
And I am the one who knows
G
how you were brave
Em
And I am the one who knows
C
what you said sleeping
Am
I'll take that and more
G
when I go to my grave
Em
It's sooner than later that
C
I'm six feet under
Am
It's sooner than later that
G
you'll be alone
Em
So who will you turn to tomorrow,
C
I wonder
Am
For when the bell rings, lover,
G
you're on your own
Em
I am the one who you
C
let see you weeping
Am
I know the soul that you
G
struggle to save
Em
Too bad I'm the bet that you
C
lost in the reaping
Am
Now what will you do when
G
I go to my grave?
Chords used in The Ballad Of Lucy Gray Baird by Rachel Zegler:
Em, C, Am, G
Other versions of this song
- The Ballad Of Lucy Gray Baird (Chords)
Song History
Published: November 19, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025