The Ballad Of Lucy Gray Baird Chords

♫ Intro: F G F G ( x2 ) ♫ Verse 1: F C F G When I was a babe, I fell down in my holler F C F G When I was a girl, I fell into your arms F C F G We fell on hard times and we lost our bright color Fm C G F You went to the dogs and I lived by my charms ♫ Interlude: F G F G ♫ Verse 2: F C F G I danced for my dinner, spread kisses like honey F C F G You stole and you gambled and I said you should F C F G We sang for our suppers, we drank up our money Fm C G F Then, one day, you left, sayin' I was no good

♫ Interlude: F G F G ♫ Verse 3: F C F G Well, alright, I'm bad, but then you're no prize either F C F G Alright, I'm bad, but then that's nothin' new F C F G You say you won't love me, I won't love you neither Fm C G F Just let me remind you what I Am to you ♫ Interlude: F G F G ♫ Verse 4: F C F G 'Cause I Am the one who looks out when you're leapin' F C F G I Am the one who knows how you were brave F C F G And I Am the one who heard what you said sleepin' Fm C G F I'll take that and more when I Go to my grave ♫ Interlude: F G F G ♫ Verse 5: F C F G It's sooner than later that I'm six feet under F C F G It's sooner than later that you'll be alone F C F G So who will you turn to tomorrow? I wonder Fm C G F For when the bell rings, lover, you're on your own ♫ Interlude: F G F G ♫ Verse 6: F C F G I Am the one who you let see you weepin' F C F G I know the soul that you struggle to save F C F G Too bad I'm the bet that you lost in the reapin' Fm C G F Now, what will you Do when I Go to my grave?