Waylon Jennings - Ballad Of Fourty Dollars guitar chord

Performed By Waylon And Johnny Cash

Verse 1: (Waylon)

D G

The man that preached the funeral said it really was a simple way to die

A D

He laid down to rest one afternoon and never opened up his eyes

G

They hired me and Fred and Joe to dig the grave and carry up some chairs

A D

It took us seven hours and i guess we must have drunk a case of beer

Verse 2: (Johnny)

D G

I guess i ought to go and watch them put him down but i don't own a suit

A D

And anyway when they start talkin' about the fire in hell i get spooked

G

So let's just sit here in the truck and act like we don't know him when they pass

A D

Anyway,when they're all through we got to go to work and mow the grass

Verse 3: (Waylon then Johnny)

D G

Here they come and who's that riding in that big old shiney limousine

A D

Look at all that chrome i do believe that that's the sharpest thing i've seen

G

That must belong to his rich uncle someone said he owned a big old farm

A D

When they get parked let's mosey down and look it over that won't do no harm

Verse 4: (Waylon then Johnny) (A tone higher)

E A

That must be the widow in the car and won't you take a look at that

B E

That sure is a pretty dress you know some women do look good in black

A

He's not even in the ground and they tell me his truck is up for sale

B E

They say she took it pretty hard but you can't tell too much behind a veil

Verse 5: (Waylon then Johnny) (A tone higher)

E A

Listen ain't that pretty when a bugler plays a military taps

B E

I think when you were in the war they always hide and play a song like that

A

Well here we are and there he goes and i guess that you might call it our bad luck

B E

I hope he rests in peace but the trouble is the fellow owes us forty bucks