Ballad Of Mott
Mott the HoopleVersion1
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I changed my name in search of fame
To find the Midas touch
Oh I wish I hadn't wanted then
What I want now twice as much
We crossed the mighty oceans
And we had a few divides
But we never crossed emotion
For we felt too much inside
You know all the tales we tell
You know the band so well
But still I feel somehow, we've let you down
We went off somewhere on the way
And now I see we have to pay
The rock 'n' roll circus is in town
And Buffin lost his child-like dreams
And Mick lost his guitar
And Verden grew a line or two
And Overends' just a rock 'n' roll star
Behind these shades
The vision fades
As I learn a thing or two
And if I had my time again
You all know just what I'd do
Rock 'n' rolls' a losers loser's game
It mesmerises and I can't explain
The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
We went off somewhere on the way
And now I see we have to pay
The rock 'n' roll circus is in town
So, Rock 'n' rolls' a losers loser's game
It mesmerises and I can't explain
The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
The greasepaint still sticks to my face
So what the hell, I can't erase
The rock and roll feeling from my mind
until the end
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
Andrew Jones. 2000.
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Readable chord sheet for Ballad Of Mott by Mott the Hoople
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G]I changed my name in[G7] search of fame
To f[C]ind the Midas t[G]ouch
Oh I w[Bm]ish I hadn't w[G]anted t[G7]hen
What I [C]want now twice as much
[G]We crossed the mighty oceans[G7]
And we h[C]ad a few div[G]ides
But we n[Bm]ever crossed[G] emotion [G7]
For we [C]felt too much in[G]side
[D]You know all the [C]tales we tell
You k[Bm]now the band so w[G]ell
[G7]But still I [C]feel som[D]ehow, we've let you d[G]own [C] [G]
[D]We went off somewhere o[C]n the way
And [Bm]now I see we ha[G]ve to pa[G7]y
The [C]rock 'n' roll circus[D] is in [C]town [Bm] [Am] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
And Buffin lost his child-like dreams
And Mick lost his guitar
And Verden grew a line or two
And Overends' just a rock 'n' roll star
Behind these shades
The vision fades
As I learn a thing or two
And if I had my time again
You all know just what I'd do
[D]Rock 'n' rolls' a l[C]osers loser's game
It m[Bm]esmerises and I c[G]an't e[G7]xplain
The r[C]easons for the [D]sights and for the [G]sounds [C] [G]
[D]We went off somewhere [C]on the way
And [Bm]now I see we h[G]ave to p[G7]ay
The r[C]ock 'n' roll circus[D] is in t[C]own [Bm] [Am] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [G7] [C] [G] [Bm] [G] [G7] [C] [G]
[G] [G7] [C] [G] [Bm] [G] [G7] [C] [G]
[D]So, Rock 'n' rolls'[C] a losers loser's game
It m[Bm]esmerises and I c[G]an't e[G7]xplain
The r[C]easons for the [D]sights and for the [G]sounds [C] [G]
The [D]greasepaint still sticks t[C]o my face
So w[Bm]hat the hell, I ca[G]n't eras[G7]e
The r[C]ock and roll feeling [D]from my mi[C]nd [Bm] [Am] [G] [C]
[C] [Bm] [Am] [G] until the end
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
Andrew Jones. 2000.