Ballad Of Lucy Jordon
By Bobby Bare
Written by Shel Silverstein
Album: The Moon Was Blue (2014)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
9/18/21

Capo 2

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The mornin' sun touched lightly on the eyes of Lucy Jordan 
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In a white suburban bedroom, in a white suburban town 
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As she lay there 'neath the covers, dreaming of a thousand lovers 
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Till the world turned to orange and the room went spinnin' round


Chorus:
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At the age of 37 
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She realized she'd never ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in her hair 
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So she let the phone keep ringin' as she sat there softly singin' 
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Pretty nursery rhymes she'd memorized from her daddy's easy chair
 
Her husband, he was off to work and the kids were off to school 
And there were oh so many ways for her to spend her day 
She could clean the house for hours or rearrange the flowers 
Or run naked down the shady street screaming all the way
 
Chorus

The evening sun touched gently on the eyes of Lucy Jordan 
On the rooftop where she'd climbed when all the laughter grew too loud 
And she bowed and curtseyed to the man 
Who reached and offered her his hand and led her down to the long white car that waited past the crowd
 
Chorus

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At the age of 37, she had finally found forever as they rode along through Paris with the warm wind in her hair