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Ballad Of Barbara

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[intro]
A
[verse]
AIn a southern town where I was born
AThat's where I gEot my eduAcation
AI worked in the fields and I walked in the woods
AAnd I wondered Eat Acreation
AI recall the sun in a sky of blue
AAnd the smell of Egreen things Agrowin'
AAnd I lived everyday and I lived anyway
AAnyway the Ewind was Ablowin'
ABut then I heard of a cultured city life
ABreath-takin' Elofty sAteeples
AAnd the day I called myself a man
AI left my Eland and my Apeople
[verse 2]
DAnd I rambled North and I rambled East
DAnd I tested Aand I Dtasted
DAnd a girl or two took me round and round
DBut always Aleft me Dwasted
DIn a world that saw concrete and steel
DWith nothin' Agreen ever Dgrowin'
DWhere the buildings hide the rising sun
DAnd stop the Afree wind from Dblowin'
DWhere they sleep all day and they wake all night
DTo a world of dArink and Dlaughter
DI met that girl that I thought would be
DThe one that AI was Dafter
[verse 3]
AIn a soft blue gown and a formal tux
ABeneath that Elofty Asteeple
AHe said do you Barbra take this man
AWill you be one Eof his Apeople
AAnd she said I will and she said I do
AAnd the world looked Emighty Apretty
AAnd we lived in a fancy downtown flat
ACause she loved the Enoisy Acity
AThen the days grew cold beneath the yellow sky
AAnd I longed for gEreen tAhings growin'
AAnd I talked of home and my people there
ABut she'd not agEree to Agoin'
[verse 4]
EThen her hazel eyes turned away from me
EWith a look that waBsn't very Epretty
EAnd she turned into concrete and steel
EAnd she said I tBake the Ecity
[verse 5]
ANow the cars go by on the interstate
AAnd my pack is Eon my sAhoulder
AAnd I'm goin' home where I belong
AMuch wiser Enow and oAlder

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Ballad Of Barbara

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[intro]

[verse]

In a southern town where I was born

A E A

That's where I got my education

I worked in the fields and I walked in the woods

A E A

And I wondered at creation

I recall the sun in a sky of blue

A E A

And the smell of green things growin'

And I lived everyday and I lived anyway

A E A

Anyway the wind was blowin'

But then I heard of a cultured city life

A E A

Breath-takin' lofty steeples

And the day I called myself a man

A E A

I left my land and my people

[verse 2]

And I rambled North and I rambled East

D A D

And I tested and I tasted

And a girl or two took me round and round

D A D

But always left me wasted

In a world that saw concrete and steel

D A D

With nothin' green ever growin'

Where the buildings hide the rising sun

D A D

And stop the free wind from blowin'

Where they sleep all day and they wake all night

D A D

To a world of drink and laughter

I met that girl that I thought would be

D A D

The one that I was after

[verse 3]

In a soft blue gown and a formal tux

A E A

Beneath that lofty steeple

He said do you Barbra take this man

A E A

Will you be one of his people

And she said I will and she said I do

A E A

And the world looked mighty pretty

And we lived in a fancy downtown flat

A E A

Cause she loved the noisy city

Then the days grew cold beneath the yellow sky

A E A

And I longed for green things growin'

And I talked of home and my people there

A E A

But she'd not agree to goin'

[verse 4]

Then her hazel eyes turned away from me

E B E

With a look that wasn't very pretty

And she turned into concrete and steel

E B E

And she said I take the city

[verse 5]

Now the cars go by on the interstate

A E A

And my pack is on my shoulder

And I'm goin' home where I belong

A E A

Much wiser now and older

About Ballad Of Barbara Chords by Johnny Cash

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