Age 21 Chords by David Allan Coe
Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
Em
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, [D] [E] [Bm] working on a prison farm.
[D] [E] [D] [A] Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, working on [Em] a prison [Bm] farm.
[E]
[D] [Eb] Got three more years to [G] be [A] here, I'll be a full [G]-grown [Em] man, twenty-one.
Gave my [D] youth to [E] this coal pile, [D] to [E] pay for the wrong [Bm] I've [E] done.
[D] [A] Gave my youth to this dirty coal pile, to pay for the [Bm] wrong I've done.
[E]
[D] [G] [Gbm] Got three more years to be [A] here, I'll be a full [Em]-grown man, age twenty [Bm]-one.
[Em]
Oh yeah,
[D] [E] I hear you.
[D] [Em] [A]
[Em] [E]
[Bm] [Am]
[G] [E] [D] [E]
I was born in [D] the [E] heart of the city, raised by the mother's son.
I [A] was born in the heart of the city, raised by [G] the [E] mother's son.
[G] [Eb] Brought up to think I'd have [A] it made when I was full [Em]-grown and twenty-one.
I'll be a full-grown man, age twenty-one.
[D] [Em]
Lord, have mercy, girl.
[D] [E] [Em] I'm gonna have a lot of fun.
[D] [Em] Alright, see me now.
[D] [Em] Shooting [Bm] [E] poos,
[D] drinking [E] wine.
[D] [E]
Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, [D] [E] [Bm] working on a prison farm.
[D] [E] [D] [A] Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, working on [Em] a prison [Bm] farm.
[E]
[D] [Eb] Got three more years to [G] be [A] here, I'll be a full [G]-grown [Em] man, twenty-one.
Gave my [D] youth to [E] this coal pile, [D] to [E] pay for the wrong [Bm] I've [E] done.
[D] [A] Gave my youth to this dirty coal pile, to pay for the [Bm] wrong I've done.
[E]
[D] [G] [Gbm] Got three more years to be [A] here, I'll be a full [Em]-grown man, age twenty [Bm]-one.
[Em]
Oh yeah,
[D] [E] I hear you.
[D] [Em] [A]
[Em] [E]
[Bm] [Am]
[G] [E] [D] [E]
I was born in [D] the [E] heart of the city, raised by the mother's son.
I [A] was born in the heart of the city, raised by [G] the [E] mother's son.
[G] [Eb] Brought up to think I'd have [A] it made when I was full [Em]-grown and twenty-one.
I'll be a full-grown man, age twenty-one.
[D] [Em]
Lord, have mercy, girl.
[D] [E] [Em] I'm gonna have a lot of fun.
[D] [Em] Alright, see me now.
[D] [Em] Shooting [Bm] [E] poos,
[D] drinking [E] wine.
Key:
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D
Em
Bm
A
E
D
Em
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, [D] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] working on a prison farm.
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] [A] Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, _ _ working on [Em] a prison _ [Bm] farm.
[E] _ _
_ [D] _ [Eb] Got three more years to [G] be [A] here, I'll be a full [G]-grown [Em] man, twenty-one. _ _
_ _ Gave my [D] youth to [E] this coal pile, [D] to [E] pay for the wrong [Bm] I've [E] done. _
_ [D] _ [A] Gave my youth to this dirty coal pile, to pay for the [Bm] wrong I've done.
_ [E] _
_ [D] _ [G] [Gbm] Got three more years to be [A] here, I'll be a full [Em]-grown man, age twenty [Bm]-one.
_ [Em] _
_ _ Oh yeah, _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] I hear you. _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
I _ was born in [D] the [E] heart of the city, _ _ _ raised by the mother's son.
_ _ _ _ _ I [A] was born in the heart of the city, _ _ raised by [G] the [E] mother's son. _ _ _
_ _ [G] [Eb] Brought up to think I'd have [A] it made when I was full [Em]-grown and twenty-one. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll be a full-grown man, _ _ age twenty-one.
[D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, have mercy, girl.
_ [D] _ [E] _ [Em] I'm gonna have a lot of fun. _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ Alright, see me now. _
_ [D] _ [Em] Shooting _ [Bm] [E] poos, _
[D] drinking [E] wine. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, [D] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] working on a prison farm.
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] [A] Lord, I'm down in Thibolo, Mississippi, _ _ working on [Em] a prison _ [Bm] farm.
[E] _ _
_ [D] _ [Eb] Got three more years to [G] be [A] here, I'll be a full [G]-grown [Em] man, twenty-one. _ _
_ _ Gave my [D] youth to [E] this coal pile, [D] to [E] pay for the wrong [Bm] I've [E] done. _
_ [D] _ [A] Gave my youth to this dirty coal pile, to pay for the [Bm] wrong I've done.
_ [E] _
_ [D] _ [G] [Gbm] Got three more years to be [A] here, I'll be a full [Em]-grown man, age twenty [Bm]-one.
_ [Em] _
_ _ Oh yeah, _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] I hear you. _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
I _ was born in [D] the [E] heart of the city, _ _ _ raised by the mother's son.
_ _ _ _ _ I [A] was born in the heart of the city, _ _ raised by [G] the [E] mother's son. _ _ _
_ _ [G] [Eb] Brought up to think I'd have [A] it made when I was full [Em]-grown and twenty-one. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll be a full-grown man, _ _ age twenty-one.
[D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, have mercy, girl.
_ [D] _ [E] _ [Em] I'm gonna have a lot of fun. _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ Alright, see me now. _
_ [D] _ [Em] Shooting _ [Bm] [E] poos, _
[D] drinking [E] wine. _ _ _ _ _