{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1844853,"song":"The Auctioneer","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1844853-the-auctioneer-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1844853?type=chord","rating":4.77161,"votes":22,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - The Auctioneer\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO] \r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\nHey well, all right, sir \r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]G[/ch] \r\nOpen the gate and let 'em out and walk 'em boys [/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nHere we come and let in number twenty-nine\r\n\r\nWhat are you gonna give for the little fella\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI want a five dollar want a bid[/tab]\r\nWould you bid it on a five on a five on a five \r\nWill you bid it on a twenty-five \r\nGot a twenty-five dollar would you bid it on five on the five \r\nWill you bid it on a thirty dollar five on five \r\nWill you bid it on a five, will you bid it on a thirty-five\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]\r\n\r\nWell, there was a boy from Arkansas\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho wouldn't listen to his ma [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen she told him that he should go to school[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, he'd sneak away in the afternoon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTake a little walk and pretty soon [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch] \r\nYou'd find him at the local auction barn [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, he'd stand and listen carefully[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUntil at last he began to see [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow the auctioneer could talk so rapidly [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, he said, \"Oh my, it's do or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've got to learn that auction cry [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch] \r\nGonna make my mark and be an auctioneer\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\nTwenty-five dollar bid you now thirty dollar thirty \r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWill you make it thirty, bid it on a thirty dollar thirty dollar [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWill you give me thirty, will you give me thirty dollar bill[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI got a thirty dollar bid you now [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nFive will you beat it on a thirty-five, bid it on thirty-five, thirty-five [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho's gonna bid it at a thirty-five dollar bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INSTRUMENTAL] \r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3]\r\n\r\nWell, the time went by and he did his best\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd all could see he did not jest [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe practiced calling bids both night and day [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, his pappy found him behind the barn[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust working up an awful storm [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAs he tried to imitate the auctioneer[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen his pop said, \"Son, we just can't stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo have a mediocre man [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSelling things at auction, using our good name [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGonna send you off to auction school[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd then you'll be nobody's fool [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd you can take your place among the best\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\nThirty-five dollar bid you now forty dollar forty \r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWill you make it forty, bid it on a forty dollar forty dollar [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWill you give me forty, will you give me forty dollar bill [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI got a forty dollar bid you now [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nFive will you beat it on a forty-five, bid it on forty-five, forty-five [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho's gonna bid it at a forty-five dollar bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INSTRUMENTAL] \r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5]\r\n\r\nAnd from that boy that went to school\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere grew a man who played it cool [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe come back home a full fledged auctioneer [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the people would come from miles around [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust to hear him make that rhythmic sound [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch] \r\nThat filled their hearts with such a happy cheer [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 6]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd his fame spread out from shore to shore [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'd all that he could do and more [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe had to buy a plane to get around [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, now he's the best in all the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet's pause and give that man a hand [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch] \r\n'Cause he's the best of all the auctioneers[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\nForty-five dollar bid you now fifty dollar fifty \r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWill you make it fifty, bid it on a fifty dollar fifty dollar [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWill you give me fifty, will you give me fifty dollar bill [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI got a fifty dollar bid you now [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nFive will you beat it on a fifty-five, bid it on fifty-five, fifty-five [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho's gonna bid it at a fifty-five dollar bill [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INSTRUMENTAL] \r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[OUTRO]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, I sold that hog for a fifty dollar bill[/tab]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - The Auctioneer\n\n\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO] \nG\n\nN.C.\nHey well, all right, sir \n\nN.C.\nHere we come and let in number twenty-nine\n\nWhat are you gonna give for the little fella\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\nWould you bid it on a five on a five on a five \nWill you bid it on a twenty-five \nGot a twenty-five dollar would you bid it on five on the five \nWill you bid it on a thirty dollar five on five \nWill you bid it on a five, will you bid it on a thirty-five\n\n\n[VERSE 1]\n\nWell, there was a boy from Arkansas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\nTwenty-five dollar bid you now thirty dollar thirty \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INSTRUMENTAL] \nG  C  D  G    C  D  G\n\n\n[VERSE 3]\n\nWell, the time went by and he did his best\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\nThirty-five dollar bid you now forty dollar forty \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INSTRUMENTAL] \nG  C  D  G    C  D  G\n\n\n[VERSE 5]\n\nAnd from that boy that went to school\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\nForty-five dollar bid you now fifty dollar fifty \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INSTRUMENTAL] \nG  C  D  G    C  D  G\n\n\n[OUTRO]","chords":["G","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}