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One Meatball

Josh White
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 the verse is slow and sad, goes something like this:
A  little man walked up  and down,
 He found an eating place  in town,
He  read the menu through  and through,
To  see what fifteen cents could do.
  One  meatball, one  meatball,
  He  could afford but one  meatball.
 He told that waiter near at hand,
 The simple dinner he had planned.
 The guests were startled one and all,
 To hear that waiter loudly call.
  One meatball, one meatball,
  He could afford but one meatball.
 Little man felt so ill at ease,
 He said: "Some bread Sir, if you please."
 The waiter hollered down the hall:
 You get no bread with your one meat ball.
  One meatball, none meatball,
  He could afford but one meatball.
 Little man felt so very bad,
 One meat ball is all he had.
 And in his dreams he can still hear that call
 You get no bread with your one meat ball.
  One meatball, one meatball,
  He could afford but one meatball.

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Readable chord sheet for One Meatball by Josh White

[Am] [Am/G] [F7] [E7]

the verse is slow and sad, goes something like this:

[Am]A little man walked up[E7] and down,
He found an eating plac[Am]e in town,
[Am7]He read the menu th[Dm]rough and through,
[E7]To see what fifteen cents could do.
        [Am]One meat[Am/G]ball,[F7]   [E7]    [Am]one meat[Am]bal[G]l,[F7]   [E7]
        [Am]He could a[Am/G]fford [F7]but [E7]one meatba[Am]ll.     [Am]        [G]          [F7]             [E7]

He told that waiter near at hand,
The simple dinner he had planned.
The guests were startled one and all,
To hear that waiter loudly call.
        One meatball, one meatball,
        He could afford but one meatball.

Little man felt so ill at ease,
He said: "Some bread Sir, if you please."
The waiter hollered down the hall:
You get no bread with your one meat ball.
        One meatball, none meatball,
        He could afford but one meatball.

Little man felt so very bad,
One meat ball is all he had.
And in his dreams he can still hear that call
You get no bread with your one meat ball.
        One meatball, one meatball,
        He could afford but one meatball.

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