Chords for George Jones - Ol' Red
Tempo:
75.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [E]
[A] [Em] [E]
[Em] [G] I [E] caught my wife with another [A] man down [G] to a [Em] 99.
[E]
Had a prison down in Georgia [B] close to the Florida line.
[Em] I've been here for 12 long years and [A] I finally [G] made a warden, [Em] my friend.
So [E] he sentenced me to a life of [Bm] ease, taking care of [Em] old Red.
[E] Now old Red, he's the daintiest dog this [A] old boy [Gm] has ever [Em] seen.
[E] He's got a nose that can smell a two-day trail, thought [B] he's a four-legged tracking machine.
Just [E] consider yourself mighty lucky to get past [A] the gators and [G] the grits and [E] bits.
But all these years that I've [B] been here ain't nobody got [Em] past Red.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [G] to have a [E] little fun.
Get [Em] my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for the morning come.
[G]
[E] I paid off a guard and he slipped down a letter to [A] my cousin [G] in Tennessee.
[E] And he brought down me a blue-tipped cown, [B] thought she's pretty as she [Bm] could be.
[Em] Pinned her up in the swamp land [A] about a mile [G] just south of [Em] the gate.
And [E] when I take old Red on his evening run, [B] I just drop him off [Em] and wait.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected to have a little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat [Em] for the morning come.
[G]
[E] Now old Red got used to seeing his [A] little lady [Em] there every night.
So I kept him [E] away for three or four days [B] and I waited till the time was right.
[Em] I made my run with the evening [A] sun and I smiled when [G] I heard old [E] lady's mouth.
[Em] Cause [E] I headed north to Tennessee and [Bm] old Red was headed [A] south.
[Bm]
[E] I hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [A] to have a [E] little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for [A] the morning [E] come.
Now there's some red-haired blue ticks all through the south.
[Bm] Love [A] got me in there and [G] love [E] got me out.
[A] [Em] [E]
[Em] [G] I [E] caught my wife with another [A] man down [G] to a [Em] 99.
[E]
Had a prison down in Georgia [B] close to the Florida line.
[Em] I've been here for 12 long years and [A] I finally [G] made a warden, [Em] my friend.
So [E] he sentenced me to a life of [Bm] ease, taking care of [Em] old Red.
[E] Now old Red, he's the daintiest dog this [A] old boy [Gm] has ever [Em] seen.
[E] He's got a nose that can smell a two-day trail, thought [B] he's a four-legged tracking machine.
Just [E] consider yourself mighty lucky to get past [A] the gators and [G] the grits and [E] bits.
But all these years that I've [B] been here ain't nobody got [Em] past Red.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [G] to have a [E] little fun.
Get [Em] my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for the morning come.
[G]
[E] I paid off a guard and he slipped down a letter to [A] my cousin [G] in Tennessee.
[E] And he brought down me a blue-tipped cown, [B] thought she's pretty as she [Bm] could be.
[Em] Pinned her up in the swamp land [A] about a mile [G] just south of [Em] the gate.
And [E] when I take old Red on his evening run, [B] I just drop him off [Em] and wait.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected to have a little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat [Em] for the morning come.
[G]
[E] Now old Red got used to seeing his [A] little lady [Em] there every night.
So I kept him [E] away for three or four days [B] and I waited till the time was right.
[Em] I made my run with the evening [A] sun and I smiled when [G] I heard old [E] lady's mouth.
[Em] Cause [E] I headed north to Tennessee and [Bm] old Red was headed [A] south.
[Bm]
[E] I hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [A] to have a [E] little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for [A] the morning [E] come.
Now there's some red-haired blue ticks all through the south.
[Bm] Love [A] got me in there and [G] love [E] got me out.
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] [G] I [E] caught _ _ _ my wife with another [A] man down [G] to a [Em] 99.
_ [E] _
Had a prison down in Georgia [B] close to the Florida line.
[Em] I've been here for 12 long years and [A] I finally [G] made a warden, [Em] my friend. _
So [E] he sentenced me to a life of [Bm] ease, taking care of [Em] old Red.
_ [E] Now old Red, he's the daintiest dog this [A] old boy [Gm] has ever [Em] seen.
_ [E] He's got a nose that can smell a two-day trail, thought [B] he's a four-legged tracking machine.
Just [E] consider yourself mighty lucky to get past [A] the gators and [G] the grits and [E] bits. _ _
But all these years that I've [B] been here ain't nobody got [Em] past Red.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [G] to have a [E] little fun.
Get [Em] my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for the morning come.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ I paid off a guard and he slipped down a letter to [A] my cousin [G] in Tennessee.
_ _ [E] _ And he brought down me a blue-tipped cown, [B] thought she's pretty as she [Bm] could be.
[Em] Pinned her up in the swamp land [A] about a mile [G] just south of [Em] the gate.
_ And [E] when I take old Red on his evening run, [B] I just drop him off [Em] and wait.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected to have a little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat [Em] for the morning come.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ Now old Red got used to seeing his [A] little lady [Em] there every night.
_ _ So I kept him [E] away for three or four days [B] and I waited till the time was right.
[Em] I made my run with the evening [A] sun and I smiled when [G] I heard old [E] lady's mouth.
[Em] _ Cause [E] I headed north to Tennessee and [Bm] old Red was headed [A] south.
[Bm]
[E] I hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [A] to have a [E] little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for [A] the morning [E] come. _ _ _ _ _
Now there's some red-haired blue ticks all through the south.
[Bm] Love [A] got me in there and [G] love [E] got me out. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] [G] I [E] caught _ _ _ my wife with another [A] man down [G] to a [Em] 99.
_ [E] _
Had a prison down in Georgia [B] close to the Florida line.
[Em] I've been here for 12 long years and [A] I finally [G] made a warden, [Em] my friend. _
So [E] he sentenced me to a life of [Bm] ease, taking care of [Em] old Red.
_ [E] Now old Red, he's the daintiest dog this [A] old boy [Gm] has ever [Em] seen.
_ [E] He's got a nose that can smell a two-day trail, thought [B] he's a four-legged tracking machine.
Just [E] consider yourself mighty lucky to get past [A] the gators and [G] the grits and [E] bits. _ _
But all these years that I've [B] been here ain't nobody got [Em] past Red.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [G] to have a [E] little fun.
Get [Em] my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for the morning come.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ I paid off a guard and he slipped down a letter to [A] my cousin [G] in Tennessee.
_ _ [E] _ And he brought down me a blue-tipped cown, [B] thought she's pretty as she [Bm] could be.
[Em] Pinned her up in the swamp land [A] about a mile [G] just south of [Em] the gate.
_ And [E] when I take old Red on his evening run, [B] I just drop him off [Em] and wait.
[E] Hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected to have a little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat [Em] for the morning come.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ Now old Red got used to seeing his [A] little lady [Em] there every night.
_ _ So I kept him [E] away for three or four days [B] and I waited till the time was right.
[Em] I made my run with the evening [A] sun and I smiled when [G] I heard old [E] lady's mouth.
[Em] _ Cause [E] I headed north to Tennessee and [Bm] old Red was headed [A] south.
[Bm]
[E] I hear the warden say, come on somebody, why don't you run?
Old Red's expected [A] to have a [E] little fun.
Get my lantern, get my gun, little happy treat for [A] the morning [E] come. _ _ _ _ _
Now there's some red-haired blue ticks all through the south.
[Bm] Love [A] got me in there and [G] love [E] got me out. _ _ _ _ _