Intro: Db Verse 1: Db Gb Db Ab When I was a babe, I fell down in the holler Db Gb Db Ab When I was a girl, I fell into your arms Db Gb Db Ab We fell on hard times and we lost our bright color Bbm Gb Ab Db You went to the dogs and I lived by my charms Interlude: Db Verse 2: Db Gb Db Ab I danced for my dinner, spread kisses like honey Db Gb Db Ab You stole and you gambled and I said you should Db Gb Db Ab We sang for our suppers, we drank up our money Bbm Gb Ab Db Then, one day, you left, sayin' I was no good Interlude: Db Verse 3: Db Gb Db Ab Well, alright, I'm bad, but then you're no prize either Db Gb Db Ab Alright, I'm bad, but then that's nothin' new Db Gb Db Ab You say you won't love me, I won't love you neither Bbm Gb Ab Db Just let me remind you what I am to you Interlude: Db Verse 4: Db Gb Db Ab 'Cause I am the one who looks out when you're leapin' Db Gb Db Ab I am the one who knows how you were brave Db Gb Db Ab And I am the one who heard what you said sleepin' Bbm Gb Ab Db I'll take that and more when I go to my grave Interlude: Db Verse 5: Db Gb Db Ab It's sooner than later that I'm six feet under Db Gb Db Ab It's sooner than later that you'll be alone Db Gb Db Ab So who will you turn to tomorrow I wonder? Bbm Gb Ab Db For when the bell rings, lover, you're on your own Interlude: Db Verse 6: Db Gb Db Ab I am the one who you let see you weepin' Db Gb Db Ab I know the soul that you struggle to save Db Gb Db Ab Too bad I'm the bet that you lost in the reapin' Bbm Gb Ab Db Now, what will you do when I go to my grave? This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird chords by Rachel Zegler
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
1
d
&
–
2
d
&
u
3
–
&
u
4
d
&
–
Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird on ukulele
A solid first pick for The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird on ukulele is the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. You are playing it in Db major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. For easier shapes, shift it down 1 half-step with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 1 to land back in the same key.
4 ukulele chords used in "The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird" by Rachel Zegler: Bbm, Db, Gb and Ab
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i would recommend -1 since the chords are easier and D-UU strumming pattern
If you put the capo on the first fret it’ll prevent you from having to barre for most of the chords, so it makes it way easier to play. The only one you’d have to barre for is the Ab!
-1 super easy
i pluck the strings on this song, and first pluck the c string then i pluck the 3 other strings at the same time twice
a __xx
e __xx
c x____
g __xx
I also use -1 with capo on first fret