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The Ballad Of Hamantha by Jack Stauber
The Ballad Of Hamantha
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
Bb Am Gm F (2x)
Bb Cm Am
Life's extension lottery
Gm F
Kind to some, but not to thee
Bb C Am
Born with a rare and sad disease
Gm C F
She grew a ham where her head should be
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb Am
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
Gm F
Meaty face and a lovely eye
Bb Am
Her dream was to be a famous star
Gm F
But at the rate she was going, she wasn't going far
[Chorus]
Bb Am
Hamantha, Hamantha
Gm F
You were impossible to ignore
Bb Am
Hamantha, Hamantha
Gm F
So greedy we wanted more
[Verse 2]
Bb Am Gm F (2x)
Bb Am
Her father was a simple man
Gm
He wanted to help
F
"In any way that I can!"
Bb Am
Home from school, he watched his daughter cry
Gm
In the yard, he cursed God
F
And fired at the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb Am
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
Gm F
Meaty face and a lovely eye
Bb Am
Dreams in the sky, her father felt her pain
Gm F
And as he shot at the clouds, it began to rain
[Chorus]
Bb Am
Hamantha, Hamantha
Gm F
You were impossible to ignore
Bb Am
Hamantha, Hamantha
Gm F
So greedy we wanted more
[Bridge]
Bb Am
Got a call from the doctor
Gm F
He had some amazing news for her
Bb Am
He just developed a cure
Gm F
If she hurried over now, he'd try it out on her
Bb Am
Burst out the door, she was beaming
Gm F
Among the raindrops her happy tears were streaming
Bb Am
Finally free from her pain
Gm F
But something else fell with the rain
Bb Am
A stray bullet shot by her father
Gm F
Painlessly nested inside her
Bb Am
She fell to the the sidewalk, now empty
Gm F
Of the life which once christened her body
[Interlude]
Bb Am Gm F
F
"Nurse
F
She... she's gone."
F
"Oh - oh dear."
F
"I left a lunch on the table in the operating room for the bereaved
F
A cooked ham, as is customary for these... dark situations."
F
"Doctor - what - which one is the - which one is the ham?"
F
"I - I must go, I'm on break."
F Bb
"Oh dear."
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
Gm F
Meaty face and a lovely eye
Bb
At her time of death
Am
The doc said "time to eat!"
Gm F
So he took a bite out of her face meat
[Chorus]
Bb Am
Hamantha, Hamantha
Gm F
You were impossible to ignore
Bb Am
Hamantha, Hamantha
Gm F
So greedy we wanted more
[Post-Chorus]
Bb F Am
Soaring infinitely through space
Gm F
Hamantha's soul was graced
Bb Am
With a glance of our humble planet
Gm F
At which she was amazed
Bb Am
The news of her untimely death
Gm F
Had spread out near and far
Bb Am
And through her soul, the truth was whole
Gm F
The dream had crossed the bar
Gm F
Hamantha had become a star
Gm F
Hamantha was finally a star
Gm F
Hamantha had become a star
Bb C F
Hamantha was finally a star
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
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[Intro]
(Go away)
[Verse 1]
Life's extension lottery
Kind to some, but not duly
Born with a rare and sad disease
She grew— a ham— where her head should be
[Pre-Chorus]
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
Meaty face and a lovely eye
Her dream was to be a famous star
But at the rate she was goin’, she wasn't going fa-a-ar
[Chorus]
Hamantha, Hamantha
You were impossible to ignore
Hamantha, Hamantha
So greedy, we wanted more
[Break]
(Oh no!)
[Verse 2]
Her father was a simple man (Duh!)
He wanted to help, "in any way that I can!"
Home from school, he watched his daughter cry
In the yard, he cursed God and fired at the sky
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
Meaty face and a lovely eye
Her dreams in the sky, her father felt her pain
And as he shot at the clouds, it began to rain
[Chorus]
Hamantha, Hamantha
You were impossible to ignore
Hamantha, Hamantha
So greedy, we wanted more
[Bridge]
Got a call from the doctor
He had some amazing news for her
He just developed a cure
If she hurried over now, he'd try it out on her
Burst out the door, she was beaming
Among the raindrops her happy tears were streaming
Finally freed from her pain
But something else fell with the rain
A stray bullet shot by her father
Aimlessly nested inside her
She fell to the the sidewalk, now empty
Of the life which once christened her body
[Interlude]
"Nurse, s-she’s... she's gone."
"Oh-oh... oh dear."
"I left a lunch on the table in the operating room for the bereaved, a cooked ham, as is customary for these... dark situations."
"Uh-uh, Doctor, what... which one is the... which... which one is the ham that—?"
"I-I must... I must go... I must... I must go, I'm on break."
"Oh dear."
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
Meaty face and a lovely eye
At her time of death, the doc said "Time to eat!"
So we took a bite out of her face meat
[Chorus]
Hamantha, Hamantha
You were impossible to ignore (La-la-la...)
Hamantha, Hamantha
So greedy, we wanted more
[Outro]
Soaring infinitely through space
Hamantha's soul was graced
With a glance of our humble planet
At which she was amazed
The news of her untimely death
Had spread out near and far
And through her soul, the truth was whole
Her dream had crossed the bar
Hamantha had become a star
Hamantha was finally a star
Hamantha had become a star
Hamantha was finally a star
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