I wasn't 100 percent sure on the lyrics when working out the chords, so I checked out a
lyirc sites but they all contained lines that just don't sound right to me when I hear
song. But having listened to it more carefully, I've come up with what I think are
lyrics below - at least closer than any of the lyric sites I consulted.
Anyway, the chords are easy and it's a fun song to play and sing along to. Enjoy
TUNING:
Capo 2nd fret
CHORDS USED: (relative to capo)
G (320003)
D (xx0232)
C (x32010)
Em (x22000)
Am (x02210)
F (133211)
Bb (x13331)
x = Mute string
Intro:
G D G
Verse 1:
C Em
It must be hard ringing the bells
G D C
Of doors that don't swing wide anymore
Em
It must be hard hearing the sound
G D C
Of voices just inside of the door
Chorus 1:
C Em Am
And men who couldn't hold your coat
C Em Am
Once hung on every anecdote
G D Em
So it must be hard watching the fellows gloat
C
Ballantines
Verse 2:
C Em G
It must be hard seeing the same old crowd
D C
Just pass you by in the street
Em
It must be tough knowing your stuff
G D C
Could only horrify the elite
Chorus 2:
C Em Am
You cut off everyone you know
C Em Am
Boy you tell `em all where to go
G D Em
Now it must be hard getting the same heave-ho
C
Ballantines
Bridge:
F C
Well, patrons at the bar in Lexington Kentucky
F C
Who sprung for every drink you downed
F C
With things the way they are it's not that kind of party
Bb Am
If what you've got might just be going around
Solo: (Do do do...)
C Em Am (x3)
F D
Chorus 3:
C Em Am
And fat cats won't be getting thin
C Em Am
Seeing the kind of jam you're in
G D Em
But will angels dance on the head of another pin
C Am
Ballantines
C Am
Ballantines
G D Em
Ballant-i-i-ines
End with:
G D G
