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Tuning: E A D G B E
Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)
Written by: Richard Fagan and Robb Royer
Performed by: John Michael Mongomery
Transcribed by: Jeff Gary
[Intro]
A D A E A D A E
[Verse 1]
Well, AI went down to the Grundy County DAuction
Where AI saw somethin' I just had to Ehave
My Amind said I should proceed with Dcaution
stop
ABut mEy heartA said "Go ahead an' make a bid on that!"
[Chorus]
An' I said, Ahey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign
AId' give anything to make you mine all mine
I'll Ddo your biddin' an' Ebe at your beckon Acall
AYeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine
AMan, I gotta have her, she' a one-of-a-kind
I'm Dgoin' once, Egoin' twice,
A (second time go to *)
I'm sold! On the lady in the seccond row
AShe's an eight, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know
AShe's got ruby-red lips, blond hair, blue eyes
A A D A E (play 2x)
An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye!
[Verse 2]
AWell the auctioneer was goin' about a mile a Dminute
He was Atakin' bids an' callin' them out Eloud
An' I Aguess I was really gettin' in Dit
stop
A'CausEe I jAust shouted out above the crowd!
[Chorus]
AI'm sold! On the lady in the long black dress
AWell, she won my heart it was no contest
AWith her ruby-red lips, blond hair, blue eyes
A A D A E (1x only)
I'm about to bid my heart good-bye!
[Bridge]
EYeah, we found love on the auction block
An' I A6hauled her heart away
Now Gwe still love to laugh about
The Eway we met that day