The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Well, I had two weeks
of vacation time coming
After [G]working all year down at Big
Roy's Heating And [D]Plumbing
So [Am]one night when my family the I were
gathered 'round the dinner table
I said, [D]"Kids, if you could go anywhere
in this great big world, now
[G]Where'd you like to go ta"
They said, [D]"Dad, we want to see the [C]biggest
ball [G]of twine in Min[D]nesota"
They picked [C]the biggest ball
[G]of twine in Min[D]nesota

[Verse 2]
So the [D]very next day we
loaded up the car
[G]With potato skins and [D]pickled wieners,
Crossword puzzles, Spider- Man comics,
and [A]mama's home made rhubarb pie
[D]Pulled out of the driveway and [G]the neighbors,
they all [Gm]waved good- bye
[D]And so began our three day jou[A]rney

[Verse 3]
[D]We picked up a guy holding a [G]sign
that said "twine ball or bust"
[D]He smelled real bad and he
[A]said his name was [D]Bernie
[C]I put in a Slim Whitman tape,
my [D]wife put on a brand new hair net
[C]Kids were in the back seat
jumping [D]up and down,
Yelling "Are we there yet?"
[G]And all of us w[Em]ere joined together
[D]in one common [Bm]thought
As we [A]rolled down the long and winding
interstate [D]in our '53 DeSoto
We're gonna see the [C]biggest ball
[G]of twine in Min[D]nesota
We're headin' for the [C]biggest
ball [G]of twine in Minnesota
[D]

[Verse 4]
Oh, we couldn't wait to get there
So [G]we drove straight through
for three whole [D]days and nights
Of course, we stopped for more
[A]pickled wieners now and then
The [D]scenery was just so pretty,
[G]boy I wish the kids could of seen it
But you [D]can't see out
of the side of the car
Because the [A]windows are
completely covered
With [D]the decals of all the place where
[A]we've already [D]been

[Verse 5]
[G]There's Elvis- O- [D]Rama,
the Tupperware Museum,
The [A]Boll Weevil Monument,
and [D]Cranberry World,
The [G]Shuffleboard Hall Of Fame,
[D]Poodle Dog Rock,
And The [E]Mecca of Albino [A]Squirrels
We've been to [G]ghost towns,
theme parks, [D]wax museums,
And a [A]place where you can drive
through the [D]middle of a tree
We've seen [G]alligator farms [D]and tarantula ranches,
But there's [E]still one
thing we gotta [A]see

[Verse 6]
Well, we [D]crossed the state
line about 6:39
And we [G]saw a sign that said "Twine
Ball [D]exit - 50 miles"
Oh, the kids were so happy the
started singing
[G]"99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall"
for the [D]27th time that day
So, we pulled off the road at the
last chance gas station
[G]Got a few more pickled wieners and a
diet chocolate [D]soda
On our way to see the [C]biggest ball
[G]of twine in Min[D]nesota
We're gonna see the [C]biggest ball
[G]of twine in Minnesota
[D]

[Verse 7]
[D]Finally, at 7:37 early [G]Wednesday
evening as the sun was setting
In the [D]Minnesota [C]sky[G]
[D]Out in the distance, on the horizon,
it ap[G]peared to me like a vision
Before [D]my unbelieving eye
I parked the car and walked with awe-
filled [C]reverence toward[G]s that
Glorious [D]huge majestic sphere
I was just so overwhelmed
by its sheer im[C]mensity,[G]
I had to [D]pop myself a beer
Yes, [G]on these hallowed grounds,
open [C]ten to eight on [G]weekdays,
In a [D]little shrine under a make- shift pagoda,
There sits [C]the biggest ball
[G]of twine in Minnesota
[D]I tell you, it's the big[C]gest
ball [G]of twine in Minnesota

[Verse 8]
[D]Oh, what on [C]earth would make a m[G]an
decide [D]to do that kind [C]of thing?[G]
[D]Oh, windin' up [C]twenty- one thousand,
one [G]hundred forty pounds of [D]string[C][G]
[D]What was he trying to prove,
[C]who was he trying to im[G]press
[D]Why did he build it, how did he do,
it [C]was anybody's [G]guess
[D]Where did he get the twine,
what was [C]goin' through [G]his mind
Did it [C]just seem like a [G]good
idea at the [A]time

[Verse 9]
Well, we [D]walked up beside it and I
warned the kids
"Now, you [G]better not touch it,
those ropes are there for a [D]reason"
I said, "Maybe if you're good,
I'll tie it to the back of our [G]car
And we can take it home",
but I was only [D]teasin'
Then we went to the gift
shop and stood in line
Bought a [C]souvenir miniature [G]ball of twine,
some [D]window decals,
And anything else they'd [G]sell us
And we [D]bought a couple post cards,
"Greetings from the twine ball,
Wish you were here"
[A]Won't the folks back home be jea[D]lous

[Verse 10]
I gave our [G]camera to Bernie and we [D]stood
by the ball and we [A]all gathered
'round and said, [D]"Cheese"
The [G]Bernie ran away with my
[D]brand new Insti- Matic,
But at [E]least we got our memor[A]ies
Then we [D]all just stared at the ball for a
while and my [G]eyes got moist,
But I said with a smile, "Kid[D]s,
this here's what America's all [A]about"
Then I [D]started feelin' kinda gooey
inside and I [G]fell on my knees
And I cried and cried
And [D]that's when those secur
[A]ity guards threw us [D]out
You know,
I [G]bet if we unraveled that sucker,
It'd [C]roll all the way down to [G]Fargo,
North [D]Dakota
'Cause it's [C]the biggest ball
[G]of twine in Minnesota
[D]I'm talkin' 'bout the big[C]gest ball
[G]of twine in [D]Minnesota

[Verse 11]
Well, we [D]stayed that night
at the Twine Ball Inn
In the [G]morning we were
on our way home again
[D]But we really didn't want to leave,
that was perfectly [A]clear
I said, [D]"Folks,
I can tell you're all sad to go"
Then I [G]winked my eye [Gm]and I said, "You know,
I got a [D]funny kind of feelin'
We'll be [A]comin' back again
next [D]year"
'Cause I've [G]been all around
this great big world
And I [C]can't think of anywhere
[G]else I'd rather [D]go to
Than the [C]biggest ball [G]of twine in Minnesota
[D]I said the big[C]gest ball
[G]of twine in Min[D]nesota
Min[Bb]nesota
Min[G]nesota
[D]Minnesota