Ballad of Balad Chords & Lyrics by Toby Keith
Ballad of Balad
guitar chords lyrics
Intro
D D
D G D
Well I quit school at the 10th grade and I grew out my hair
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I got me a job doing lawn mover repair
D G
I met an Army recruiter down at the Win Dixi
D Asus2 D
He said son you no future pack up and go with me.
G D
The first place we landed was a base called Bullot
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They convoyed are asses to a 10 acre FOB
D G
With my boots and my cover and an old M-16
D Asus2 D
Two bottles of water and a cold MRE
Chorus
G D
Oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
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We�ll show you the world and teach you a trade
D G
Not a job it�s an adventure, oh yes sir I got that,
D Asus2 D
but you never told me I get my ass shot at
D G D
The first night on combat we went on patrol
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They ambushed our convoy and we chased the assholes
D G
We found them all hiding in low water ditches
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Took aim and we killed all of them son of a bitches
Chorus
G D
Oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
G E Asus2 Asus4 Asus2 A
We�ll show you the world and teach you a trade
D G
Not a job it�s an adventure, oh yes sir I got that,
D Asus2 D
but you never told me I get my ass shot at
Slow Singe Strum:
D G D
Walked in on my buddy with female MP,
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Ugliest woman you�ve ever seen
D G
He said why are you laughing you have lots of nerve
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Over here in the desert we grade on a curve
Chorus
G D
Oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
G E Asus2 Asus4 Asus2 A
We�ll show you the world and teach you a trade
D G
Not a job it�s an adventure, oh yes sir I got that,
D Asus2 D
but you never told me I get my ass shot at
Slow:
D Asus2 D
No you never told him he�d get his ass shot at
