Chords for Copperhead Road
Tempo:
80.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Well, my name's John Lee Pettenmore, same as my daddy and daddy before.
You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here, he only come to town about twice a year.
If I a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line, everybody knew it would make me shine.
Down in the river, [G] a little man, when granddaddy fed, [D] he'd left a holler, he'd left a thing he had.
[G] Before my time, the light man told, [D] he'd never come back from Copperhead Road.
Granddaddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge, bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge.
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, just shot a coat of primer and looked inside.
Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down, I still remember that rumbling sound.
Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night, heard mama crying that something wasn't [G] right.
He headed down to Knoxville with a weekly [D] load, you could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
I volunteered for the Army on my birthday, just wrapped a white dress for a strap here and away.
I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam, I came home with a brand new plan.
I take a seat from Columbia, Mexico, just planted up a holler down Copperhead Road.
[G] A night of DJ's got a chopper in [D] the air, we got screaming like back over [G] there.
I learned a thing or two from [D] Charlie, don't you know, you better stay away from Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
[G] [D] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Well, my name's John Lee Pettenmore, same as my daddy and daddy before.
You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here, he only come to town about twice a year.
If I a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line, everybody knew it would make me shine.
Down in the river, [G] a little man, when granddaddy fed, [D] he'd left a holler, he'd left a thing he had.
[G] Before my time, the light man told, [D] he'd never come back from Copperhead Road.
Granddaddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge, bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge.
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, just shot a coat of primer and looked inside.
Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down, I still remember that rumbling sound.
Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night, heard mama crying that something wasn't [G] right.
He headed down to Knoxville with a weekly [D] load, you could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
I volunteered for the Army on my birthday, just wrapped a white dress for a strap here and away.
I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam, I came home with a brand new plan.
I take a seat from Columbia, Mexico, just planted up a holler down Copperhead Road.
[G] A night of DJ's got a chopper in [D] the air, we got screaming like back over [G] there.
I learned a thing or two from [D] Charlie, don't you know, you better stay away from Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, my name's John Lee Pettenmore, _ _ _ same as my daddy and daddy before.
_ _ _ You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here, _ _ he only come to town about twice a year.
_ _ If I a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line, _ _ _ everybody knew it would make me shine. _ _
Down in the river, [G] a little man, when granddaddy fed, [D] he'd left a holler, he'd left a thing he had.
[G] Before my time, the light man told, [D] he'd never come back from Copperhead Road. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Granddaddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge, _ _ bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge. _ _
_ Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, _ just shot a coat of primer and looked inside. _ _
_ Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down, I still remember that rumbling sound. _
_ Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night, heard mama crying that something wasn't [G] right.
He headed down to Knoxville with a weekly [D] load, you could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ I _ _ volunteered for the Army on my birthday, _ _ just wrapped a white dress for a strap here and away.
_ _ I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam, _ _ _ I came home with a brand new plan.
I take a seat from Columbia, Mexico, _ _ _ just planted up a holler down Copperhead Road.
_ [G] A night of DJ's got a chopper in [D] the air, we got screaming like back over [G] there.
I learned a thing or two from [D] Charlie, don't you know, you better stay away from Copperhead Road. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, my name's John Lee Pettenmore, _ _ _ same as my daddy and daddy before.
_ _ _ You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here, _ _ he only come to town about twice a year.
_ _ If I a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line, _ _ _ everybody knew it would make me shine. _ _
Down in the river, [G] a little man, when granddaddy fed, [D] he'd left a holler, he'd left a thing he had.
[G] Before my time, the light man told, [D] he'd never come back from Copperhead Road. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Granddaddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge, _ _ bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge. _ _
_ Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, _ just shot a coat of primer and looked inside. _ _
_ Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down, I still remember that rumbling sound. _
_ Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night, heard mama crying that something wasn't [G] right.
He headed down to Knoxville with a weekly [D] load, you could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ I _ _ volunteered for the Army on my birthday, _ _ just wrapped a white dress for a strap here and away.
_ _ I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam, _ _ _ I came home with a brand new plan.
I take a seat from Columbia, Mexico, _ _ _ just planted up a holler down Copperhead Road.
_ [G] A night of DJ's got a chopper in [D] the air, we got screaming like back over [G] there.
I learned a thing or two from [D] Charlie, don't you know, you better stay away from Copperhead Road. _ _
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