"Jody" (Prison work song) Chords

Tempo:
95.6 bpm
Chords used:

G#m

Dm

G#

B

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Jody" (Prison work song) chords
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[G#m]
[Dm] [G#]
[B]
[F#m]
[Bm] [N]
Jaja, Jaja.
You're near so called, I'm meant for.
Jaja, Jaja.
She raised her mind and her feet.
Jaja,
[C#] [N] Jaja.
I'm gonna kick the hall.
Jaja, Jaja.
I'm gonna rip the major wheels on my belt.
Jaja, Jaja.
I've been standing on the rail.
Jaja, Jaja.
I see the captain sitting in the shade.
Jaja, Jaja.
He get paid.
Jaja, Jaja.
Two days in a row.
Jaja, Jaja.
Two sacks of bull and a pizza show.
Jaja, Jaja.
You know in a time we don't get no lay.
Jaja, Jaja.
Making sands every day.
Jaja, Jaja.
You can't get away in the canfield.
Jaja, Jaja.
All the squads work around the whole surface.
Jaja, Jaja.
Jaja, Jaja.
You know Montana won't be long.
Jaja, Jaja.
I'm gonna cast a chain cause I'm going hurt.
Jaja, Jaja.
I'm gonna get your gal's soup.
Jaja, Jaja.
I'm gonna get my family's stuff too.
Jaja, Jaja.
Ain't no need of you right now.
Japanese got your bill and all.
Jaja, Jaja.
Ain't no need of you feeling blue.
Jaja, Jaja.
Shorty's got your stuff too.
Jaja, Jaja.
First thing I do when I get home.
Jaja, Jaja.
Call my woman on the telephone.
Jaja, Jaja.
Jaja, Jaja.
Jaja, Jaja. Jaja, Jaja.
I'm gonna sell a job for the rest of my life.
Jaja, Jaja.
Get myself a job and I'll get myself a wife.
Jaja, Jaja.
Long as I've been in the pen.
Jaja, Jaja.
Don't wanna come [G] to this place again.
Jaja, Jaja.
Kitchen and the boss is driving us on.
Jaja, Jaja.
Making us wish we'd stayed at home.
Jaja, [N]
Jaja.
We had to listen to what our mama said.
Jaja, Jaja.
We wouldn't be cut up, wouldn't heal today. Jaja, Jaja.
Jaja, Jaja.
Jaja, Jaja.
Jaja, Jaja.
Jaja, Jaja.
and the boss is driving us to sleep.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Making us wish we'd have stayed at home.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
We had to listen to what our mama said.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Even big Timbo used to do this.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah,
Key:  
G#m
123111114
Dm
2311
G#
134211114
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
Dm
2311
G#
134211114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Benny Richardson - Jody chords, practice playing C#, N, G, N, F#, N, G#m, Dm, G#, B and F#m in sequence. Start with a comfortable 47 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 96. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F# Major.

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_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ Jaja, _ _ _ _ Jaja.
You're near so called, I'm meant for.
_ Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
She raised her mind and her feet.
_ _ Jaja, _ _
[C#] _ [N] _ _ _ Jaja. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ gonna kick the hall. _
Jaja, _ Jaja.
_ I'm gonna rip the major wheels on my belt. _
Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
I've been standing _ on the rail. _ _
Jaja, _ Jaja. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I see the captain sitting in the shade.
_ Jaja, _ Jaja. _ _ _ _ _
He get paid.
_ Jaja, Jaja.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Two days in a row.
_ Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
_ Two sacks of bull and a pizza show.
_ _ Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
You know in a time we don't get no lay.
_ Jaja, Jaja. _ _
_ _ _ Making sands every day.
_ Jaja, _ Jaja. _
_ You can't get away in the canfield.
_ _ Jaja, _ Jaja.
All the squads work around the whole surface. _
_ Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
_ _ _ _ Jaja, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jaja.
You know Montana won't be long. _ _
Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
I'm gonna cast a chain cause I'm going hurt. _
Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
I'm _ _ _ _ gonna get your gal's soup.
Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
I'm gonna get _ _ my family's stuff too.
_ Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
_ Ain't no need of you right _ _ now.
Japanese _ _ _ _ _ _ _ got your bill and all.
Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
_ Ain't no need of you feeling blue.
_ _ Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
Shorty's got your stuff too.
_ Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
First thing I do when I get home.
_ Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
_ Call my woman on the telephone. _
_ Jaja, _ _ Jaja. _
_ Jaja, _ Jaja. _
Jaja, Jaja. _ _ Jaja, Jaja.
I'm gonna sell a job for the rest of my life.
Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
Get myself a job and I'll get myself a wife. _
Jaja, _ _ Jaja. _ _
Long as I've been in the pen.
_ Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
_ Don't wanna come [G] to this place again.
_ Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
Kitchen and the boss is driving us on.
_ Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
Making us wish we'd stayed at home.
_ Jaja, _ [N] _
Jaja.
_ We had to listen to what our mama said.
_ Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
We wouldn't be cut up, wouldn't heal today. _ _ Jaja, _ _ Jaja.
_ Jaja, _ _ _ Jaja.
_ Jaja, _ _ _ _ _ _ Jaja.
_ _ Jaja, Jaja.
_ _ _ _ Jaja, Jaja.
and the boss is driving us to sleep.
Yeah, _ yeah, yeah, yeah.
Making us wish we'd have stayed at home.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
We had to listen to what our mama said.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Even big Timbo used to do this.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, _ yeah. _ _
_ Yeah, yeah, _ [F#] yeah,

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