The Auctioneer by Gordon Lightfoot Lyric and Guitar Chords

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You can play The Auctioneer by Gordon Lightfoot using guitar or guitar.
This song by Gordon Lightfoot can also be played by that instruments.
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The Auctioneer guitar chords has rhythm and included in Dream Street Rose (1980) album.
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The Auctioneer by Gordon Lightfoot Guitar Chords


CAPO: 3rd Fret

[INTRO:] G

N.C.
Hey well, all right, sir
Open the gate and let ’em out and walk ’em boys

G

N.C.
Here we come and let in number twenty-nine

What are you gonna give for the little fella

[CHORUS:]
I

G
want a five dollar want a bid
Would you bid it on a five on a five on a five
Will you bid it on a twenty-five
Got a twenty-five dollar would you bid it on five on the five
Will you bid it on a thirty dollar five on five
Will you bid it on a five, will you bid it on a thirty-five

[VERSE 1:]

Well, there was a boy from Arkansas
Who

C
wouldn’t listen to his ma
When
D
she told him that he should go to
G
school
D

Well, he’d
G
sneak away in the afternoon
Take a
C
little walk and pretty soon
You’d
D
find him at the local auction
G
barn

[VERSE 2:]
Well, he’d

C
stand and listen carefully
Un
G
til at last he began to see
How the
A
auctioneer could talk so rapid
D
ly
Well, he
G
said, “Oh my, it’s do or die
I’ve
C
got to learn that auction cry
Gonna
D
make my mark and be an auctio
G
neer”

[CHORUS:]

Twenty-five dollar bid you now thirty dollar thirty
Will you

C
make it thirty, bid it on a thirty dollar thirty dollar
D
Will you give me thirty, will you give me thirty dollar
G
bill
D

I got a
G
thirty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a
C
thirty-five, bid it on thirty-five, thirty-five
D
Who’s gonna bid it at a thirty-five dollar
G
bill

[INSTRUMENTAL:] G C D G C D G

[VERSE 3:]

Well, the time went by and he did his best
And

C
all could see he did not jest
He
D
practiced calling bids both night and
G
day
D

Well, his
G
pappy found him behind the barn
Just
C
working up an awful storm
As he
D
tried to imitate the auctio
G
neer

[VERSE 4:]
Then his

C
pop said, “Son, we just can’t stand
To
G
have a mediocre man
Selling
A
things at auction, using our good
D
name
Gonna
G
send you off to auction school
And
C
then you’ll be nobody’s fool
And
D
you can take your place among the
G
best”

[CHORUS:]

Thirty-five dollar bid you now forty dollar forty
Will you

C
make it forty, bid it on a forty dollar forty dollar
D
Will you give me forty, will you give me forty dollar
G
bill
D

I got a
G
forty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a
C
forty-five, bid it on forty-five, forty-five
D
Who’s gonna bid it at a forty-five dollar
G
bill

[INSTRUMENTAL:] G C D G C D G

[VERSE 5:]

And from that boy that went to school
There

C
grew a man who played it cool
He
D
come back home a full fledged auctio
G
neer
D

And the
G
people would come from miles around
Just to
C
hear him make that rhythmic sound
That
D
filled their hearts with such a happy
G
cheer

[VERSE 6:]
And his

C
fame spread out from shore to shore
He’d
G
all that he could do and more
He
A
had to buy a plane to get a
D
round
Well, now
G
he’s the best in all the land
Let’s
C
pause and give that man a hand
‘Cause
D
he’s the best of all the auctio
G
neers

[CHORUS:]

Forty-five dollar bid you now fifty dollar fifty
Will you

C
make it fifty, bid it on a fifty dollar fifty dollar
D
Will you give me fifty, will you give me fifty dollar
G
bill
D

I got a
G
fifty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a
C
fifty-five, bid it on fifty-five, fifty-five
D
Who’s gonna bid it at a fifty-five dollar
G
bill

[INSTRUMENTAL:] G C D G C D G

[OUTRO:]
Well, I

D
sold that hog for a fifty dollar
G
bill

If you want to learn Gordon Lightfoot The Auctioneer guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play The Auctioneer. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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