Artist: Weird Al Yankovic    Genre: Folk    Tempo: Driving    Roman Numerals: I, II, ii, IV, iv, V, A5, V7, vi, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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E♭ (E♭,G,B♭) G B♭ E♭ B♭ - -	F (F,A,C) F C F A C F	Fm (F,A♭,C) - - F A♭ C F	A♭ (A♭,C,E♭) A♭ C E♭ A♭ C -	A♭m (A♭,C♭,E♭) - C♭ E♭ A♭ C♭ -	B♭ (B♭,D,F) - B♭ F B♭ D -
B (B,D♯,F♯) - B F♯ B D♯ F♯	B♭7 (B♭,D,F,A♭) - B♭ F A♭ D F	Cm (C,E♭,G) - C E♭ G C -	D♭ (D♭,F,A♭) - D♭ F A♭ D♭ -

Verse 1

Well, I

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] had two weeks of vacation time coming after

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] working all year down at 'Big Roy's

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Heating and

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Plumbing'

So	[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] one night when my family and I were gathered 'round the dinner table

I said,

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] "Kids, if you could

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] go anywhere in this

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] great big world now,

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] where'd you like to

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] go ta?", they said

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] "Dad, we wanna see the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota", they picked the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota

Verse 2

So the

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] very next day we loaded up the car, with

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] potato skins and

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] pickled wieners

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Crossword puzzles, Spider-Man comics, and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] mama's home made rhubarb pie

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Pulled out of the driveway and the

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] neighbors they all

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] waved good-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] bye and so began our three day

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] journey...

We

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] picked up a guy holding a

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] sign that said, "Twine

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] ball or bust"

He

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] smelled real bad and he

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] said his name was

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Bernie...

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] I put in a Slim Whitman tape, my

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] wife put on a brand new hair net

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] Kids were in the back seat jumping

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] up and down yelling, "Are we there yet?"

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] And all of us were

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] joined together

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] in one common

[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] thought

As we

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] rolled down the long and winding interstate in our '53 De-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Soto

We're gonna see the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota, we're headin for the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota

Verse 3

Oh, we

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] couldn't wait to get there, so we

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] drove straight through for three whole

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] days and

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] nights

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Of course, we stopped for more pickled

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] wieners now and then

The

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] scenery was just so pretty,

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] boy I wish the kids

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] could've seen it

But you

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] can't see out of the side of the car, be-

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] cause the windows are completely covered

With the

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] decals from all the places where

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] we've already

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] been

Like

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Elvis-O-Rama, the

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Tupperware Museum, the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] Boll Weevil Monument and

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Cranberry World

The

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Shuffleboard Hall of Fame,

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Poodle Dog Rock, and The

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] Mecca of Albino

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] Squirrels

We been to

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] ghosttowns, theme parks,

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] wax museums and the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] place where you can drive through the

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] middle of a tree

We've seen

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] alligator farms and tarantu-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] la ranches, but there's

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] still one thing we gotta

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] see...

Verse 4

Well, we

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] crossed the state line about 6:39 and we

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] saw the sign that said, "Twine Ball

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] exit, fifty

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] miles"

Oh the

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] kids were so happy they started singing 99

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Bottles of Beer on the

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Wall" for the 27th

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] time that day

So we

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] pulled off the road at the last chance gas station,

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] got a few more pickled wieners and a

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] diet chocolate

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] soda

On our way to see the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota, we gonna see the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota

Verse 5

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Finally, at 7:37 early

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Wednesday evening, as the sun was setting in the

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Minnesota

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sky

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Out in the distance on the horizon, it ap-

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] peared to me like a vision before my

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] unbelieving eyes

I

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] parked the car and walked with awe-filled

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] reverence, toward that

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] glorious, huge,

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] majestic sphere

I was

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] just so overwhelmed by its sheer im-

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] mensity...... I

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] had to

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] pop myself a beer...

Yes,

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] on these hallowed grounds, open

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] 10 to 8 on

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] weekdays, in a

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] little shrine under a makeshift pagoda

There sits the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota, I tell you it's the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota

Bridge

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Oh, what on

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] earth would make a

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] man decide to

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] do that kind of thing?

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh]

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth]

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Oh, windin' up

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] twenty-one thousand,

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] one hundred forty pounds of

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] string

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh]

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth]

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] What was he trying to prove?

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] Who was he trying to im-

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] press?

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Why did he build it? How did he do it?

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] It's anybody's

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] guess

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Where did he get the twine? What was

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] goin' through his

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] mind? Did it just seem like a

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] good idea at the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] time?

Verse 6

Well, we

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] walked up beside it and I warned the kids

"Now, you

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] better not touch it, those

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] ropes are there for a rea-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] son"

I said

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] "Maybe if you're good I'll tie it to the

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] back of our car and we can take it

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] home" but I was only

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] teasin

Then we

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] went to the gift shop and stood in line, bought a

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] souvenir miniature

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] ball of twine

Some

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] window decals and anything else they'd

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] sell us

And I

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] bought a couple postcards "Greetings from the twine ball,

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] wish you were here"

Won't the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] folks back home be

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] jealous?

I gave our

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] camera to Bernie and we

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] stood by the ball, and we

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] all gathered 'round and said,

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] "Cheese"

Then

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Bernie ran away with my

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] brand new Instamatic, but at

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Second] least we got our memo-

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] ries

Verse 7

So we

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] all just stared at the ball for a while, and my

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] eyes got moist but I

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] said with a smile

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] "Kids, this here's what America's all a-

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] bout"...

Then I

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] started feelin' kinda gooey inside, and I

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] fell on my knees and I

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] cried and cried

And

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] that's when those

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] security guards threw us

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] out...

You know, I

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] bet if we un

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] -raveled that sucker, it'd

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] roll all the way down to

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Fargo, North Da-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] kota

Cause it's the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota, I'm talkin' 'bout the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota

Verse 8

Well we

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] stayed that night at the Twine Ball Inn, in the

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] morning we were on our way

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] home again

But we

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] really didn't want to

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] leave, that was perfectly

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] clear

I said,

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] "Folks, I can tell you're all sad to go" then I

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] winked my eye and I said

"You

[A♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] know? I got a

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] funny kind of feelin' we'll be

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] comin' back again next

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] year"

Cause I've

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] been all around this great big world, and I

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] can't think of anywhere

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] else I'd rather

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] go ta

Than the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota, I said the

[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] biggest ball of

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] twine in Minne-

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sota

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Augmented 5th] Minnesota,

[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] Minnesota,

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Minnesota!