Ballad of a Lonely Man (Cover)
Mike NessVersions2
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I'm young and I'm strong,
I've got this God forsaken world by the balls.
I've got a one-way ticket to freedom
Ain't no one now, gonna take it from me
I was a soldier, age twenty-one
In a war not sure what I was fighting for
And yet I turned from a boy to a man there
Goodbye to innocence, and a sweet sixteen
NOTE:
To get a smooth flow entering the chorus, walk down from G to Em:
Strum the G chord, then Pick 6th String 3rd Fret, then 6th String 2nd Fret, then strum
the Em chord.)
My whole life, I could not arrange
My wicked ways, I could never change
Don't try, don't try now, to understand
This is the ballad, of a lonely man
Close to me, is a photograph
Of a family left far, far behind
Ah, once I had love, it slipped away from
I searched a lifetime, but I could not find
In a hospital bed, I'm violently ill
Just one more drink nurse I swear to God
I've got my St. Anthony and my whiskey
Yes I'm a veteran of three foreign wars.
Play the chorus once, then, after Dont try, dont try now, to understand.
repeat last line of chorus three more times:
This is the ballad, of a lonely man,
This is ballad, of a lonely man,
This is the ballad, of a lone-ly man
-- Finish with a hard strum on .
As I said, if you want the mp3 of Ness playing this version,
e-mail me. Enjoy.
Lowell
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Readable chord sheet for Ballad of a Lonely Man (Cover) by Mike Ness
[G]I'm young [C]and I'm strong[G], I've got this[D] God forsaken [C]world by the b[G]alls. I've got a[D] one-way [C]ticket to free[G]dom Ain't no one n[D]ow, gonna take it from [G]me [G]I was a soldier, [C]age twenty-o[G]ne In a [D]war not[C] sure what I was fighting f[G]or And yet I [D]turned from a [C]boy to a man th[G]ere Goodbye to innocence, [D]and a sweet sixte[G]en NOTE: To get a smooth flow entering the chorus, walk down from G to Em: Strum the G chord, then Pick 6th String 3rd Fret, then 6th String 2nd Fret, then strum the Em chord.) [Em]My whole [C]life, I [G]could not [D]arrange [Em]My wicked [C]ways, [G]I could never [D]change [Em]Don't try, don't [C]try now,[D] to understa[G]nd This is the ballad,[D] of a lonely [G]man [G]Close to me, [C]is a photogr[G]aph Of a [D]family left far,[C] far behi[G]nd Ah, once I[D] had love, it s[C]lipped away f[G]rom I searched a li[D]fetime, but I could not f[G]ind [G]In a hospital bed, I'm violently ill Just one more drink nurse I swear to God I've got my St. Anthony and my whiskey Yes I'm a veteran of three foreign wars. Play the chorus once, then, after Dont try, dont try now, to understand. repeat last line of chorus three more times: [G]This is the ballad,[D] of a lonely m[G]an, [G]This is ballad, [D]of a lonely [G]man, [G]This is the ballad, [D]of a lone-ly m[G]an [G]-[D]-[G] Finish with a hard strum on [D]. As I said, if you want the mp3 of Ness playing this version, e-mail me. Enjoy. Lowell