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The Auctioneer

Gordon Lightfoot

Ton : BbCapo 3English
122 bpm
G (silence) Hey well, all right, sir
Open the gate and let 'em out and walk 'em boys
G (silence) Here we come and let in number twenty-nine
What are you gonna give for the little fella
g6,3I wantG d4,0 G g6,3 G d4,0 a five dollar want a e6,0 gb6,2 (x3)bid
Would you bid it on a five on a five on a five
Will you bid it on a twenty-five
g6,3 G d4,0 G g6,3 G d4,0 e6,0 gb6,2 
g6,3Got a G d4,0 G g6,3 G d4,0twenty-five dollar woue6,0 gb6,2 (x4)ld 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
GWell there was a b_ _ _oy from Arkansas_
Who Cwouldn't l_ _ _isten to his ma_
When Dshe told_ h_ _ _im that he should go to Gschool___ D 
W_ell_ he'd Gsneak away_ _ _ _ in the af_-ternoon_
Take a Clit_-tle w_ _ _alk and pret_-ty soon_
You'd Dfind him at_ _ _ _ the lo_-cal auc_-tion_G __ barn_ _ 
W_ell he'd_ Cstand and_ l_ _ _isten_ carefully_
GUntil_ at l_ _ _ast_ he began to_ see_
How the Aauctioneer_ _ _ _ could talk so rapiDdly_ _ _ 
W_ell he Gsaid "Oh_ m_ _ _y_ it's do or_ die_
I've Cgot to learn_ _ _ _ that auction cry_
Gonna Dmake my m_ _ _ark and be an auction_G __-eer"_ _ _ 
GTwenty-five dollar b_ _ _id you now_ thirty dollar_ thirty will_
You Cmake it thirty_ b_ _ _id it on a thirty dollar thirty dollar_
DWill you give me t_ _ _hirty_ will you give me thirty dollar Gbill_ _ D _ 
I got a_ Gthirty dollar b_ _ _id you now_ five will you beat it on a
Cthirty-five_ b_ _ _id it on a thirty-five_ thirty-five_
DWho's gonna b_ _ _id it at a thirty-five_ dollar_G __ bill_ _ _ 
G ___ C ___ D ___ G ___ 
G ___ C ___ D ___ G ___ 
Well the Gtime_ went b_ _ _y_ and he did_ his best_
And Call_ could s_ _ _ee he did not jest_
He Dpracticed c_ _ _alling bids both night and Gday_ _ D 
W_ell his Gpap_-py f_ _ _ound_ him behind_ the barn_
Just Cwork_-ing u_ _ _p_ an awful storm_
As he Dtried_ to i_ _ __-mitate the auction_G __-eer_ _ 
T_hen his Cpop said "S_ _ _on_ we just can't_ stand_
GTo have_ a m_ _ _edio_ -cre man_
Selling Athings at a_ _ _uction_ using_ our good_ Dname_ _ _ 
G_onna Gsend you o_ _ _ff to auction school_
And Cthen_ you'll be_ _ _ _ nobody's_ fool_
And Dyou_ can take_ _ _ _ your place_ among_ the_G __ best"_ _ _ 
GThirty-five dollar b_ _ _id you now_ forty dollar_ forty will_
You Cmake it forty_ b_ _ _id it on a forty dollar forty dollar_
DWill you give me f_ _ _orty_ will you give me forty dollar Gbill_ _ D _ 
I got a_ Gforty dollar b_ _ _id you now_ five will you beat it on a
Cforty-five_ b_ _ _id it on forty-five_ forty-five_
DWho's gonna b_ _ _id it at a forty-five_ dollar_G __ bill_ _ _ 
G ___ C ___ D ___ G ___ 
G ___ C ___ D ___ G ___ 
And Gfrom_ that b_ _ _oy that went to school_
There Cgrew_ a m_ _ _an_ who played it cool_
He Dcome back h_ _ _ome a full fledged auctioGneer_ _ D _ 
And the Gpeople would c_ _ _ome from miles around_
Just to Chear him m_ _ _ake that rhythmic sound_
That Dfilled their h_ _ _earts with such a happy Gcheer_ _ _ 
A_nd his Cfame spread o_ _ _ut from shore to shore_
He'd Gall that h_ _ _e could do and more_
He Ahad to b_ _ _uy a plane_ to get aDround___ _ 
W_ell now Ghe's_ the b_ _ _est in all the land_
Let's Cpause_ and g_ _ _ive_ that man a hand_
'Cause Dhe's the b_ _ _est of all the auction_G_-eers_
GForty-five dollar b_ _ _id you now_ fifty dollar_ fifty_ will_
you Cmake it fifty_ b_ _ _id it on a fifty dollar fifty dollar_
DWill you give me f_ _ _ifty_ will you give me fifty dollar Gbill_ _ D _ 
I got a_ Gfifty dollar b_ _ _id you now_ five will you beat it on a
Cfifty-five_ b_ _ _id it on fifty-five_ fifty-five_
DWho's gonna b_ _ _id it at a fifty-five_ dollar_G __ bill_ _ _ 
G ___ C ___ D ___ G ___ 
G ___ C ___ D ___ G ___ 
Well_ I Dsold that h_ _ _og for a fifty dol_ -lar Gbill_ _ _ _ 

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