🎶 The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird

Verse 1
When I [C]was a babe I fell [G]down in the holler
When I [C]was a [F]girl I fell [G]into your arms
We fell[C] on hard[F] times and we[C] lost our bright[G] color
You went[Am] to the dogs[F] and I[G] lived by my [C]charms

Verse 2
I danced[C] for my dinner, spread [G]kisses like honey
You stole[C] and you[F] gambled and I [G]said you should
We sang[C] for our [F]suppers, we[C] drank up our[G] money
Then one [Am]day you[F] left, saying [G]I was no [C]good

Refrain
Well, all[C] right, I'm[F] bad, but then, you're[C] no prize [G]either
All right[C], I'm bad[F], but then[C], that's nothing[G] new
You say [C]you won't love[F] me, I won't[C] love you [G]neither
Just let[Am] me remind[F] you who[G] I am to[C] you

Verse 3
'Cause I[C] am the one who looks out[G] when you're leaping
I am[C] the one [F]who knows[C] how you were[G] brave
And I[C] am the one[F] who knows[C] what you said[G] sleeping
I'll[Am] take that and[F] more when[G] I go to my[C] grave

Refrain
It's sooner[C] than later that I'm[G] six feet under
It's sooner[C] than later that you'll[G] be alone
So who[C] will you turn[F] to tomorrow[C], I [G]wonder?
For when[Am] the bell[F] rings, lover, you're[C] on your own

Outro
I[C] am the one who you let[G] see you weeping
I know[C] the soul[F] that you[C] struggle to[G] save
Too bad[C] I'm the bet that you lost[G] in the reaping
Now what[Am] will you do[F] when I go[G] to my[C] grave?