Chords for James McMurtry: Slew Foot with Joe Ely

Tempo:
59.375 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James McMurtry: Slew Foot with Joe Ely chords
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[Fm] [D]
Coming down the mountain boys what do I see?
Bear tracks, bear tracks coming after me.
Better get your rifle before it's too late.
The bear's got a [G] pig and he's [D] headed for the gate.
[A] He's big around the middle [G] and he's broad [D] across the rump.
[A] Making 90 miles an [G] hour taking [D] 30 feet of jump.
He ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks say [G] he looks a lot [D] like me.
I took all my money, I bought me some bees.
They started making honey [G] way [D] up in the trees.
I cut down the tree and my honey's all gone.
Old Sluke [D] done made himself at home.
[A] He's big around [G] the middle and [D] he's broad across [A] the rump.
Making 90 [D] miles an hour taking 30 feet of jump.
He ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks [G] say he looks [D] a lot like me.
[G]
[D]
[D]
[G] [A] [G] [D] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
The wintertime's coming and it's 20 below.
The river's froze over, where can he go?
We'll chase him up the holler, run him in the well.
Shoot him in the bottom [G] just to listen [D] to him yell.
[A] He's big around the [G] middle and [D] he's broad across [A] the rump.
Making 90 miles an hour [D] taking 30 feet of jump.
He ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks say he looks a lot like me.
Some folks [G] say he looks [D] a lot like me.
Some folks say he [G] looks a lot [D] like me.
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Fm
123111111
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Fm
123111111
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To learn James Mcmurtry - Slew Foot chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, G, D, D, G, A and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 29 BPM and then match the original tempo of 59 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Fm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Coming down the mountain boys what do I see?
Bear tracks, bear tracks coming after me.
_ _ Better get your rifle before it's too late.
The bear's got a [G] pig and he's [D] headed for the gate. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] He's big around the middle [G] and he's broad [D] across the rump.
[A] Making 90 miles an [G] hour taking [D] 30 feet of jump.
He ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks say [G] he looks a lot [D] like me. _
_ _ _ _ _ I took all my money, I bought me some bees.
They started making honey [G] way [D] up in the trees. _ _
I cut down the tree and my honey's all gone.
Old Sluke [D] done made himself at home. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] He's big around [G] the middle and [D] he's broad across [A] the rump.
Making 90 [D] miles an hour taking 30 feet of jump.
He ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks [G] say he looks [D] a lot like me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The wintertime's coming and it's 20 below.
The river's froze over, where can he go?
_ _ We'll chase him up the holler, run him in the well.
Shoot him in the bottom [G] just to listen [D] to him yell. _
[A] He's big around the [G] middle and [D] he's broad across [A] the rump.
Making 90 miles an hour [D] taking 30 feet of jump.
He ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks say he looks a lot like me.
_ _ Some folks [G] say he looks [D] a lot like me.
_ _ Some folks say he [G] looks a lot [D] like me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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The Childish Things album includes this song.

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