Intro:  A D A E A D A E 

Verso 1: 

      A                                D 
Well, I went down to the Grundy County Auction 
      A                             E 
Where I saw somethin' I just had to have 
   A                               D 
My mind said I should proceed with caution 
       A               E                      A       
But my heart said "Go ahead an' make a bid on that!" 


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            A 
An' I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign 
A 
Id' give anything to make you mine all mine 
     D                   E                 A 
I'll do your biddin' an' be at your beckon call 
A 
Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine 
A 
Man, I gotta have her, she' a one-of-a-kind 
    D           E 
I'm goin' once, goin' twice, 
    A      
I'm sold! On the lady in the seccond row 
A 
She's an eight, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know 
A 
She's got ruby-red lips, blond hair, blue eyes 
A                                       (A D A E) (2x) 
An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye! 

Verso 2: 
A                                            D 
Well the auctioneer was goin' about a mile a minute 
       A                                E 
He was takin' bids an' callin' them out loud 
      A                             D 
An' I guess I was really gettin' in it 
       A              E             A      (stop) 
'Cause I just shouted out above the crowd! 

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A 
I'm sold! On the lady in the long black dress 
A 
Well, she won my heart it was no contest 
A 
With her ruby-red lips, blond hair, blue eyes 
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I'm about to bid my heart good-bye! 

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E 
Yeah, we found love on the auction block 
      A6 
An' I hauled her heart away 
    G 
Now we still love to laugh about 
    E 
The way we met that day 

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