Chords for John Anderson - Black Sheep (Live at Farm Aid 1986)
Tempo:
71.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] I've been a great man all the time, all the time, I'm sure.
And that mama, she raised four little children, and her family had a good life.
[C] Yeah, papa and mama wanted everything for us, they never had.
[G] And big brother and little brother and sister, two of them turned out half bad.
[D]
Except me, [E] I'm the black sheep of the [G] family.
Yeah, big brother went to college and became a doctor, man.
I guess he makes about a million dollars a year for folks on insurance plans.
He's [C] got a big long Mercedes Benz, and a house over in the town, [G] y'all.
He sits in [Em] his [G] jacuzzi, and he watches the sun go down.
[D] And he feels really sorry for me, oh, [F] I'm the black [Bb] sheep of the [G] family.
[C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi truck, [G] I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
[C] [G]
[A] And at night, she loves [D] my back.
[G] And I tell her what my papa said to [B] my mama [C] when I got lost.
[Dm] [G] Oh, wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my [G] children look great.
Yeah, little sister [Em] married a man [G] from the old Chicago city.
He borrowed a big old racing horse, and a funny looking little dog.
He [C] bought her a big name, the high muntin, a brand new Japanese yacht.
[G] Yeah, they like to get together and talk about all the things they've got.
[D] But they never mention me, oh, I'm the black sheep of [G] the family.
[C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi [G] truck, I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
[C] And while she waits on tables, [A] and at night, she loves [D] my back.
And [G] I tell her what my papa said to my [C] mama when I got lost.
[G] Yeah, wake me up early, be good to [D] my dog.
And me and my children [G] look great.
I'm making more money, would you wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my children look [G] great.
And that mama, she raised four little children, and her family had a good life.
[C] Yeah, papa and mama wanted everything for us, they never had.
[G] And big brother and little brother and sister, two of them turned out half bad.
[D]
Except me, [E] I'm the black sheep of the [G] family.
Yeah, big brother went to college and became a doctor, man.
I guess he makes about a million dollars a year for folks on insurance plans.
He's [C] got a big long Mercedes Benz, and a house over in the town, [G] y'all.
He sits in [Em] his [G] jacuzzi, and he watches the sun go down.
[D] And he feels really sorry for me, oh, [F] I'm the black [Bb] sheep of the [G] family.
[C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi truck, [G] I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
[C] [G]
[A] And at night, she loves [D] my back.
[G] And I tell her what my papa said to [B] my mama [C] when I got lost.
[Dm] [G] Oh, wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my [G] children look great.
Yeah, little sister [Em] married a man [G] from the old Chicago city.
He borrowed a big old racing horse, and a funny looking little dog.
He [C] bought her a big name, the high muntin, a brand new Japanese yacht.
[G] Yeah, they like to get together and talk about all the things they've got.
[D] But they never mention me, oh, I'm the black sheep of [G] the family.
[C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi [G] truck, I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
[C] And while she waits on tables, [A] and at night, she loves [D] my back.
And [G] I tell her what my papa said to my [C] mama when I got lost.
[G] Yeah, wake me up early, be good to [D] my dog.
And me and my children [G] look great.
I'm making more money, would you wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my children look [G] great.
Key:
G
C
D
Em
A
G
C
D
[G] _ I've been a _ _ _ _ _ great man all the time, all the time, I'm sure.
And that mama, she raised four little children, and her family had a good life.
[C] Yeah, papa and mama wanted everything for us, they never had.
[G] And big brother and little brother and sister, two of them turned out half bad.
_ [D] _
Except me, _ [E] I'm the black sheep of the [G] family. _
Yeah, big brother went to college and became a doctor, man.
I guess he makes about a million dollars a year for folks on insurance plans.
He's [C] got a big long Mercedes Benz, and a house over in the town, [G] y'all.
He sits in [Em] his [G] jacuzzi, and he watches the sun go down.
[D] And he feels really sorry for me, oh, [F] I'm the black [Bb] sheep of the [G] family.
_ _ [C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi truck, [G] I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G]
[A] And at night, she loves [D] my back.
[G] And I tell her what my papa said to [B] my mama [C] when I got lost.
_ [Dm] [G] Oh, wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my [G] children look great. _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, little sister [Em] married a man [G] from the old Chicago city.
He borrowed a big old racing horse, and a funny looking little dog.
He [C] bought her a big name, the high muntin, a brand new Japanese yacht.
[G] Yeah, they like to get together and talk about all the things they've got.
[D] But they never mention me, oh, I'm the black sheep of [G] the family.
_ _ [C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi [G] truck, I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
[C] And while she waits on tables, [A] and at night, she loves [D] my back.
And [G] I tell her what my papa said to my [C] mama when I got lost.
[G] Yeah, wake me up early, be good to [D] my dog.
And me and my children [G] look great.
I'm making more money, would you wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my children look [G] great. _ _ _
And that mama, she raised four little children, and her family had a good life.
[C] Yeah, papa and mama wanted everything for us, they never had.
[G] And big brother and little brother and sister, two of them turned out half bad.
_ [D] _
Except me, _ [E] I'm the black sheep of the [G] family. _
Yeah, big brother went to college and became a doctor, man.
I guess he makes about a million dollars a year for folks on insurance plans.
He's [C] got a big long Mercedes Benz, and a house over in the town, [G] y'all.
He sits in [Em] his [G] jacuzzi, and he watches the sun go down.
[D] And he feels really sorry for me, oh, [F] I'm the black [Bb] sheep of the [G] family.
_ _ [C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi truck, [G] I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G]
[A] And at night, she loves [D] my back.
[G] And I tell her what my papa said to [B] my mama [C] when I got lost.
_ [Dm] [G] Oh, wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my [G] children look great. _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, little sister [Em] married a man [G] from the old Chicago city.
He borrowed a big old racing horse, and a funny looking little dog.
He [C] bought her a big name, the high muntin, a brand new Japanese yacht.
[G] Yeah, they like to get together and talk about all the things they've got.
[D] But they never mention me, oh, I'm the black sheep of [G] the family.
_ _ [C] Yeah, I drive me a big old semi [G] truck, I'm making payments on a jacuzzi.
[C] And while she waits on tables, [A] and at night, she loves [D] my back.
And [G] I tell her what my papa said to my [C] mama when I got lost.
[G] Yeah, wake me up early, be good to [D] my dog.
And me and my children [G] look great.
I'm making more money, would you wake me up early, be good to my [D] dog.
And me and my children look [G] great. _ _ _