Ballad In The Dust - Cornelis Vreeswijk Chords
Chords: D, A7, G, Em7
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Genre: folk, protest song, singer-songwriter
[Verse]
D A7
Oh citizen hear me sing as im sitting here in the dust
A7 D
It's the wrong time for music but I feel like I must
D G Em7
I'm filled up with sadness, I'm in a dirty mood
G D A7 D
Tomorrow it might be better but it'll never be good
G D A7 D
Tomorrow it might be better but it'll never be good
[Verse]
D A7
If I call my sweet honey, shell surely give me all the news
A7 D
And we'll handle love business, hell it gives me the blues
D G Em7
I don't think I can make it, but maybe I should
G D A7 D
After all, I might feel better though I never feel good
G D A7 D
After all, I might feel better though I never feel good
[Verse]
D A7
So long pretty baby if I see you no more
A7 D
I might drop you some letter from a far away shore
D G Em7
Don't you cry then, sweet baby, you were doing real fine
G D A7 D
Though your coffee might have been bitter but your love was like wine
G D A7 D
Your coffee might have been bitter but your love was like wine
[Verse]
D A7
Sometimes I get a headache or my stomach is ill
A7 D
Man, I go to the doctor and he gives me a pill
D G Em7
But if radio-active ashes fall down from the sky
G D A7 D
Boy, you'll never get any better, you'll be dead by and by
G D A7 D
You'll never get any better, you'll be dead by and by
[Verse]
D A7
Lord, I don't understand, it is a sin and a shame
A7 D
I don't know what keeps people fighting, I don't know who to blame
D G Em7
I'm just sittin' in the dust and I don't see the light
G D A7 D
I don't think it'll be better, still maybe it might
G D A7 D
I don't think it'll be better, still maybe it might
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