Chords for Jerry Reed - Ko Ko joe
Tempo:
102.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
D
Am
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C]
Go ahead on.
Well now up in Appaloosa County, there's a place [Dm] called Cocoa Ridge.
That's right on the bend of the Wall [E] River where the water was a way to bridge.
[Am] A river at the high.
[C]
Way up around the [D] back, there's a lovely [A] man that the river folks talk about.
He said you better stay [C] away from Cocoa Joe, [D] cause he's crazy to a [A] town.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised [Am] him.
[Bm] Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks didn't understand the man [Am] Cocoa Joe.
[D]
He'd [C] monkey meat and mashed potatoes.
He'd talk a brute called Mojo Claus.
Then he'd beat out a roots from old dead [E] swamp on the banks of Deady Wall.
Made him [C] all a little funny.
Made him breath smell funky.
[Am] Well he never come across the river.
Cause the folks didn't like him in town.
[A] They said his hair was [C] long, his clothes were dirty.
They didn't want him [A] hanging around.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
They [D] called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him.
[A]
[Bm] Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks [Em] didn't understand the man Cocoa Joe.
[D] Cocoa Joe.
Well it happened a year ago Sunday.
And they [C] still talk about it today.
[Am] How the dam broke loose on the Deady Wall [E] River.
Nearly washing everybody away.
On the [C] river water right.
Washing up all the bushes.
[Am]
Well the headlines [C] in the house were to say.
[A] My son would have lost his life.
But he was born from the [C] blood in the Deady Wall [Dm] River by the man y'all [A] all despised.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall [G] River Swamp Rat and [Am] folks despised him.
Cocoa [B] Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
[D] So be careful what you say my [C] friend.
About folks you don't understand.
[D] Someday you might meet a man like [Am] Cocoa Joe.
Well [A] hello son.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him.
Go ahead on.
Well now up in Appaloosa County, there's a place [Dm] called Cocoa Ridge.
That's right on the bend of the Wall [E] River where the water was a way to bridge.
[Am] A river at the high.
[C]
Way up around the [D] back, there's a lovely [A] man that the river folks talk about.
He said you better stay [C] away from Cocoa Joe, [D] cause he's crazy to a [A] town.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised [Am] him.
[Bm] Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks didn't understand the man [Am] Cocoa Joe.
[D]
He'd [C] monkey meat and mashed potatoes.
He'd talk a brute called Mojo Claus.
Then he'd beat out a roots from old dead [E] swamp on the banks of Deady Wall.
Made him [C] all a little funny.
Made him breath smell funky.
[Am] Well he never come across the river.
Cause the folks didn't like him in town.
[A] They said his hair was [C] long, his clothes were dirty.
They didn't want him [A] hanging around.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
They [D] called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him.
[A]
[Bm] Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks [Em] didn't understand the man Cocoa Joe.
[D] Cocoa Joe.
Well it happened a year ago Sunday.
And they [C] still talk about it today.
[Am] How the dam broke loose on the Deady Wall [E] River.
Nearly washing everybody away.
On the [C] river water right.
Washing up all the bushes.
[Am]
Well the headlines [C] in the house were to say.
[A] My son would have lost his life.
But he was born from the [C] blood in the Deady Wall [Dm] River by the man y'all [A] all despised.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall [G] River Swamp Rat and [Am] folks despised him.
Cocoa [B] Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
[D] So be careful what you say my [C] friend.
About folks you don't understand.
[D] Someday you might meet a man like [Am] Cocoa Joe.
Well [A] hello son.
[B] Cocoa Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him.
Key:
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[A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Go ahead on.
Well now up in Appaloosa County, there's a place [Dm] called Cocoa Ridge.
That's right on the bend of the Wall [E] River where the water was a way to bridge.
[Am] _ _ _ A river at the high.
[C]
Way up around the [D] back, there's a lovely [A] man that the river folks talk about.
He said you better stay [C] away from Cocoa Joe, [D] cause he's crazy to a [A] town. _
[B] _ Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised [Am] him.
_ [Bm] _ Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks didn't understand the man [Am] Cocoa Joe.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ He'd [C] monkey meat and mashed potatoes.
He'd talk a brute called Mojo Claus.
Then he'd beat out a roots from old dead [E] swamp on the banks of Deady Wall.
Made him [C] all a little funny.
Made him breath smell funky.
[Am] Well he never come across the river.
Cause the folks didn't like him in town.
[A] They said his hair was [C] long, his clothes were dirty.
They didn't want him [A] hanging around.
[B] _ Cocoa Joe.
They [D] called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks [Em] didn't understand the man Cocoa Joe.
[D] _ Cocoa Joe. _
Well it happened a year ago Sunday.
And they [C] still talk about it today.
[Am] How the dam broke loose on the Deady Wall [E] River.
Nearly washing everybody away.
On the [C] river water right.
Washing up all the bushes.
[Am]
Well the headlines [C] in the house were to say.
[A] My son would have lost his life.
But he was born from the [C] blood in the Deady Wall [Dm] River by the man y'all [A] all despised.
[B] _ Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall [G] River Swamp Rat and [Am] folks despised him.
Cocoa [B] Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
[D] So be careful what you say my [C] friend.
About folks you don't understand.
[D] Someday you might meet a man like [Am] Cocoa Joe.
Well [A] hello son.
_ _ [B] Cocoa Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him. _ _
_ _ _ _ Go ahead on.
Well now up in Appaloosa County, there's a place [Dm] called Cocoa Ridge.
That's right on the bend of the Wall [E] River where the water was a way to bridge.
[Am] _ _ _ A river at the high.
[C]
Way up around the [D] back, there's a lovely [A] man that the river folks talk about.
He said you better stay [C] away from Cocoa Joe, [D] cause he's crazy to a [A] town. _
[B] _ Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised [Am] him.
_ [Bm] _ Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks didn't understand the man [Am] Cocoa Joe.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ He'd [C] monkey meat and mashed potatoes.
He'd talk a brute called Mojo Claus.
Then he'd beat out a roots from old dead [E] swamp on the banks of Deady Wall.
Made him [C] all a little funny.
Made him breath smell funky.
[Am] Well he never come across the river.
Cause the folks didn't like him in town.
[A] They said his hair was [C] long, his clothes were dirty.
They didn't want him [A] hanging around.
[B] _ Cocoa Joe.
They [D] called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ Cocoa Joe.
[D] He was an awfully peculiar man.
[C] The river was his only friend.
And the folks [Em] didn't understand the man Cocoa Joe.
[D] _ Cocoa Joe. _
Well it happened a year ago Sunday.
And they [C] still talk about it today.
[Am] How the dam broke loose on the Deady Wall [E] River.
Nearly washing everybody away.
On the [C] river water right.
Washing up all the bushes.
[Am]
Well the headlines [C] in the house were to say.
[A] My son would have lost his life.
But he was born from the [C] blood in the Deady Wall [Dm] River by the man y'all [A] all despised.
[B] _ Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall [G] River Swamp Rat and [Am] folks despised him.
Cocoa [B] Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
[D] So be careful what you say my [C] friend.
About folks you don't understand.
[D] Someday you might meet a man like [Am] Cocoa Joe.
Well [A] hello son.
_ _ [B] Cocoa Joe.
Cocoa Joe.
They called him Deady Wall River Swamp Rat and folks despised him. _ _