Ballad of a Lonely Man Mike Ness
Ballad of a Lonely Man (Acoustic)
(Mike Ness)
I heard this acoustic version aon a radio sshow in Denver...1999 or so..Mike plays a
nice boom-chuck" fast strum a la The Man In Black...I play it "G-C-D-Em" but it can be
played in the Key of E as well...
Capo 1st Fret (or not)
Verse 1
I[G]'m young [C]and I'm str[G]ong
[G]I've got this G[D]od forsaken wor[C]ld by the ba[G]lls
I[G]'ve got a o[D]ne way tic[C]ket to free[G]dom
[G]Ain't no one now, g[D]onna take it from m[G]e
Verse 2
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
Chorus:
(Walk to Em from G)
[Em]My whole li[C]fe I cou[G]ld not arra[D]nge
[Em]My wicked w[C]ays I co[G]uld never c[D]hange
[G]Don't try, don't t[Em]ry now t[D]o understa[G]nd
F[G]or this is the ballad o[D]f a lonely m[G]an
Verse 3
Close to me is a photograph
Of a family left far, far behind
Once I had A love, it slipped away from
I searched a lifetime, but could not find
Chorus
Bridge: Walkdown to
Em-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D (You're basically playing the chorus without singing
Final Verse
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.
I love this song..and this is how I play it,
bd822@hotmail.com
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