Chords for Steve Goodman - The Ballad of Penny Evans - 4/18/1976 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
Tempo:
87.475 bpm
Chords used:
F#
E
G#
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oh my name is Penny Evans and my age is 21.
[N] A young widow in the war that was fought in Vietnam.
Now I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can.
Now they say the war is over but I think it's [E] just a dream.
[A#] I remember I [E] was 17 the day I met young Bill.
[G#] At his [N] father's grand piano we'd play good old heart and soul.
And I only knew the left hand part and [F] he the right so [F#] well.
[G#] He's the only boy I [F#] slept with and he's the [A] only one I will.
And [N] it's first we had a baby girl [G] and we had two good [C#] years.
It was next the 1-A [N] notice came and we parted without tears.
Sure it's nine [F] months from our last [D#] good night our second babe appears.
[G#] It was ten months and this [F#] telegram confirming all our fears.
And now every month [N] I get a check from an army bureaucrat.
And it's every [C#] month I tear it [A] up and mail [F#] the damn thing back.
Do you think [E] that makes it [D#] all right?
Do you think I'd fall for that?
[N] You can keep the bloody money it won't bring my Billy back.
And I never cared for politics and speeches I don't understand.
And likewise never took no charity from [G#] any living man.
But tonight [E] there's 50,000 gone in [G#] that [F] unhappy land.
[F#] And there's 50,000 [C] heart and souls [G#m] being played with [A] just one hand.
[E] And my [F#] name is Benny Evans and my age is 21.
A young widow [F] in the war that [A] was fought in [F#] Vietnam.
And I have two [G] infant daughters and thank [C#] God I [D#] have no sons.
Now [E] they say the [F#] war is over but I think it's just begun.
[F#m] [C] [N]
[G]
[N] A young widow in the war that was fought in Vietnam.
Now I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can.
Now they say the war is over but I think it's [E] just a dream.
[A#] I remember I [E] was 17 the day I met young Bill.
[G#] At his [N] father's grand piano we'd play good old heart and soul.
And I only knew the left hand part and [F] he the right so [F#] well.
[G#] He's the only boy I [F#] slept with and he's the [A] only one I will.
And [N] it's first we had a baby girl [G] and we had two good [C#] years.
It was next the 1-A [N] notice came and we parted without tears.
Sure it's nine [F] months from our last [D#] good night our second babe appears.
[G#] It was ten months and this [F#] telegram confirming all our fears.
And now every month [N] I get a check from an army bureaucrat.
And it's every [C#] month I tear it [A] up and mail [F#] the damn thing back.
Do you think [E] that makes it [D#] all right?
Do you think I'd fall for that?
[N] You can keep the bloody money it won't bring my Billy back.
And I never cared for politics and speeches I don't understand.
And likewise never took no charity from [G#] any living man.
But tonight [E] there's 50,000 gone in [G#] that [F] unhappy land.
[F#] And there's 50,000 [C] heart and souls [G#m] being played with [A] just one hand.
[E] And my [F#] name is Benny Evans and my age is 21.
A young widow [F] in the war that [A] was fought in [F#] Vietnam.
And I have two [G] infant daughters and thank [C#] God I [D#] have no sons.
Now [E] they say the [F#] war is over but I think it's just begun.
[F#m] [C] [N]
[G]
Key:
F#
E
G#
F
A
F#
E
G#
Oh my name is Penny Evans and my age is 21.
[N] A young widow in the war that was fought in Vietnam.
Now I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can.
Now they say the war is over but I think it's _ [E] just a dream.
[A#] I remember I [E] was 17 the day I met young Bill.
[G#] At his [N] father's grand piano we'd play good old heart and soul.
And I only knew the left hand part and [F] he the right so [F#] well.
[G#] He's the only boy I [F#] slept with and he's the [A] only one I will.
And [N] it's first we had a baby girl [G] and we had two good [C#] years.
It was next the 1-A [N] notice came and we parted without tears.
Sure it's nine [F] months from our last [D#] good night our second babe appears.
[G#] It was ten months and this [F#] telegram confirming all our fears.
And now every month [N] I get a check from an army bureaucrat.
And it's every [C#] month I tear it [A] up and mail [F#] the damn thing back.
Do you think [E] that makes it [D#] all right?
Do you think I'd fall for that?
[N] You can keep the bloody money it won't bring my Billy back.
And I never cared for politics and speeches I don't understand.
And likewise never took no charity from [G#] any living man.
But tonight [E] there's 50,000 gone in [G#] that [F] unhappy land.
[F#] And there's 50,000 [C] heart and souls [G#m] being played with [A] just one hand.
[E] And my [F#] name is Benny Evans and my age is 21.
A young widow [F] in the war that [A] was fought in [F#] Vietnam.
And I have two [G] infant daughters and thank [C#] God I [D#] have no sons.
Now [E] they say the [F#] war is over but I think it's just begun.
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[N] A young widow in the war that was fought in Vietnam.
Now I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can.
Now they say the war is over but I think it's _ [E] just a dream.
[A#] I remember I [E] was 17 the day I met young Bill.
[G#] At his [N] father's grand piano we'd play good old heart and soul.
And I only knew the left hand part and [F] he the right so [F#] well.
[G#] He's the only boy I [F#] slept with and he's the [A] only one I will.
And [N] it's first we had a baby girl [G] and we had two good [C#] years.
It was next the 1-A [N] notice came and we parted without tears.
Sure it's nine [F] months from our last [D#] good night our second babe appears.
[G#] It was ten months and this [F#] telegram confirming all our fears.
And now every month [N] I get a check from an army bureaucrat.
And it's every [C#] month I tear it [A] up and mail [F#] the damn thing back.
Do you think [E] that makes it [D#] all right?
Do you think I'd fall for that?
[N] You can keep the bloody money it won't bring my Billy back.
And I never cared for politics and speeches I don't understand.
And likewise never took no charity from [G#] any living man.
But tonight [E] there's 50,000 gone in [G#] that [F] unhappy land.
[F#] And there's 50,000 [C] heart and souls [G#m] being played with [A] just one hand.
[E] And my [F#] name is Benny Evans and my age is 21.
A young widow [F] in the war that [A] was fought in [F#] Vietnam.
And I have two [G] infant daughters and thank [C#] God I [D#] have no sons.
Now [E] they say the [F#] war is over but I think it's just begun.
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