Ballad Of Billie Sol Akkorde von 
Phil Ochs 
N/A2 Aufrufe
Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Billie Sol was a man
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From the gi ant Texas land
He put the Chamber of
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Commerce on a limb
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They voted him the best
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And the gov ernment did no less
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'Til the I.O.U.'s of Texas fell on him
Verse 2
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Stand tall, Billie Sol,
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we don't know you at all
We've taken down your
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pictures from the wall
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Well, we don't want to handle
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an ag riculture scandal
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We have got to face elections in the fall
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Verse 3
Oh, I remember when
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Bill had influential friends
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He celebrated Christmas every day
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He filled several Texas banks
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with his fertilizer tanks
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Influential friends don't die,
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they only fade away
Verse 4
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Stand tall, Billie Sol,
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we don't know you at all
We've taken down your
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pictures from the wall
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Well, we don't want to handle
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an ag riculture scandal
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We have got to face elec tions in the fall
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Verse 5
The Democrats deny
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And Orville Freeman sighs
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He said, "Everyone around
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was fair and square"
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But he was no more convincing
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Than Ezra Taft Benson
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As resigna tions cropped
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up every where
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Stand tall, Billie Sol,
Verse 6
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we don't know you at all
We've taken down your
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pictures from the wall
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Well, we don't want to handle
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an ag riculture scandal
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D
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We have got to face elec tions in the fall
Verse 7
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And now I'd like to say
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That crime sure doesn't pay
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But if you want to make
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some money on the sly
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Well you can always rent
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The US Government
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D
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It's the be st one that money can buy
Verse 8
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Stand tall, Billie Sol,
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we don't know you at all
We've take down your
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pictures from the wall
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Well, we don't want to handle
C
an ag riculture scandal
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D
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We have got to face elections in the fall
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