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Ballad Of Fourty Dollars

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Performed By Waylon And Johnny Cash
[Verse 1] (Waylon) 
TDhe man that preached the funeral said it really was a simple way to dGie
He lAaid down to rest one afternoon and never opened up his Deyes
They hired me and Fred and Joe to dig the grave and carry up some chGairs
It tAook us seven hours and i guess we must have drunk a case of bDeer
[Verse 2](Johnny) 
I Dguess i ought to go and watch them put him down but i don't own a sGuit
AAnd anyway when they start talkin' about the fire in hell i get spoDoked
So let's just sit here in the truck and act like we don't know him when they pGass
AnAyway,when they're all through we got to go to work and mow the grDass
[Verse 3](Waylon then Johnny)
HDere they come and who's that riding in that big old shiney limousGine
LAook at all that chrome i do believe that that's the sharpest thing i've sDeen
That must belong to his rich uncle someone said he owned a big old fGarm
WhAen they get parked let's mosey down and look it over that won't do no hDarm
[Verse 4](Waylon then Johnny) (A tone higher)
TEhat must be the widow in the car and won't you take a look at thAat
ThBat sure is a pretty dress you know some women do look good in blEack
He's not even in the ground and they tell me his truck is up for sAale
ThBey say she took it pretty hard but you can't tell too much behind a vEeil
[Verse 5](Waylon then Johnny) (A tone higher)
LEisten ain't that pretty when a bugler plays a military tAaps
I thBink when you were in the war they always hide and play a song like thEat
Well here we are and there he goes and i guess that you might call it our bad lAuck
I hBope he rests in peace but the trouble is the fellow owes us forty bEucks

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Ballad Of Fourty Dollars

by Waylon Jennings

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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