Chords for Michael Hurley, The Unholy Modal Rounders, J. Frederick & the Clamtones - Sweet Lucy (1976)
Tempo:
131.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
When we [A] left, [D] it was cold.
Each [A] other's hands we [D] had to hold.
We [A] was drunk in [D] Tennessee.
She [A] got drunk [D] as drunk as me.
[F#m] She run up the hill, [Bm] she cried [E] and cried.
[G] I [D] run [E] down the [A] other side.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, [E] sweet [A] Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, let [D] me go.
Police [A] come, [D] they took my wine.
They put [A] us in jail, [D] hundred dollar fine.
I could [A] hear her crying [D] over the wall [A] in the women's [D] detention hall.
[F#m] I got on the [G] phone, my [E] mama spoke.
[G] Sorry [D] son, but [E] your mama's [A] broke.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, let [D] me go.
[A] Wherever I go, I [D] get sad.
Seems [A] like sorrow lives [D] in the air.
In [A] the wide [F#m] open [D] skies of California, there [A] was sorrow [D] way out there.
[F#m] Five gets you ten [Bm] that you [E] don't get [G] past.
Five [F#m] gets you ten [E] that you better go [A] [G] fast.
Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet [A] Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, [D] let me go.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [G] [D] [E]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [D]
Four Harry [A] up caps [Em] and [D] jacked the fluke.
They [A] bought a bottle [D] of old lewk.
They [A] was buddies, [D] but they had a fight.
They [A] broke the jukebox, they [D] broke the light.
[F#m] Big old fluke [Bm] weighed 300 [E] pounds.
[G] [D] Fell on Harry [E] when Harry [A] fell down.
[G] Oh, sweet [A] Lucy.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, let me [D] go.
[A] My old lady [D] says, give me that wine.
I said, [A] honey, [D] quit drinking some time.
She [A] said, snark, it's [D] not my fault.
Had to [Bm] eat [A] my pork chop [D] without no salt.
[F#m] She run up the [Bm] hill.
She cried and [E] [G] cried.
I run [D] down [Em] the other [A] [G] side.
Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, [D] let me go.
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G]
[D]
When we [A] left, [D] it was cold.
Each [A] other's hands we [D] had to hold.
We [A] was drunk in [D] Tennessee.
She [A] got drunk [D] as drunk as me.
[F#m] She run up the hill, [Bm] she cried [E] and cried.
[G] I [D] run [E] down the [A] other side.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, [E] sweet [A] Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, let [D] me go.
Police [A] come, [D] they took my wine.
They put [A] us in jail, [D] hundred dollar fine.
I could [A] hear her crying [D] over the wall [A] in the women's [D] detention hall.
[F#m] I got on the [G] phone, my [E] mama spoke.
[G] Sorry [D] son, but [E] your mama's [A] broke.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, let [D] me go.
[A] Wherever I go, I [D] get sad.
Seems [A] like sorrow lives [D] in the air.
In [A] the wide [F#m] open [D] skies of California, there [A] was sorrow [D] way out there.
[F#m] Five gets you ten [Bm] that you [E] don't get [G] past.
Five [F#m] gets you ten [E] that you better go [A] [G] fast.
Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet [A] Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, [D] let me go.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [G] [D] [E]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [D]
Four Harry [A] up caps [Em] and [D] jacked the fluke.
They [A] bought a bottle [D] of old lewk.
They [A] was buddies, [D] but they had a fight.
They [A] broke the jukebox, they [D] broke the light.
[F#m] Big old fluke [Bm] weighed 300 [E] pounds.
[G] [D] Fell on Harry [E] when Harry [A] fell down.
[G] Oh, sweet [A] Lucy.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, let me [D] go.
[A] My old lady [D] says, give me that wine.
I said, [A] honey, [D] quit drinking some time.
She [A] said, snark, it's [D] not my fault.
Had to [Bm] eat [A] my pork chop [D] without no salt.
[F#m] She run up the [Bm] hill.
She cried and [E] [G] cried.
I run [D] down [Em] the other [A] [G] side.
Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
[G] Oh, sweet Lucy, [D] let me go.
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G]
[D]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When we [A] left, [D] it was cold.
Each [A] other's hands we [D] had to hold.
We [A] was drunk in [D] Tennessee.
She [A] got drunk _ [D] as drunk as me. _
_ [F#m] She run up the hill, [Bm] she cried [E] and cried.
[G] I [D] run [E] down the [A] other side.
[G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ [E] sweet [A] Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet Lucy, let [D] me go. _ _ _ _
Police [A] come, _ [D] they took my wine.
They put [A] us in jail, [D] hundred dollar fine.
I could [A] hear her crying [D] over the wall _ [A] in the women's [D] detention hall. _
[F#m] I got on the [G] phone, my [E] mama spoke.
[G] Sorry [D] son, but [E] your mama's [A] broke.
_ [G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] _ Oh, sweet Lucy, let [D] me go. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wherever I go, I [D] get sad.
Seems [A] like sorrow lives [D] in the air. _
In [A] the wide [F#m] open [D] skies of California, there [A] was sorrow [D] way out there.
_ _ [F#m] Five gets you ten [Bm] that you [E] don't get [G] past.
Five [F#m] gets you ten [E] that you better go [A] _ [G] fast.
Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet [A] Lucy.
_ _ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet Lucy, [D] let me go. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Four Harry [A] up caps [Em] and [D] jacked the fluke.
They [A] bought a bottle [D] of old lewk.
They [A] was buddies, [D] but they had a fight.
They [A] broke the jukebox, they [D] broke the light. _
_ [F#m] Big old fluke [Bm] weighed 300 [E] pounds.
[G] [D] Fell on Harry [E] when Harry [A] fell down.
[G] _ Oh, sweet [A] Lucy.
_ _ [G] _ Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet Lucy, let me [D] go. _ _ _ _ _
[A] My old lady _ [D] says, give me that wine.
I said, [A] honey, _ [D] quit drinking some time.
She [A] said, snark, it's [D] not my fault.
Had to [Bm] eat [A] my pork chop [D] without no salt.
_ [F#m] She run up the [Bm] hill.
She cried and [E] [G] cried.
I run [D] down [Em] the other [A] _ [G] side.
Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] _ Oh, _ sweet Lucy, [D] let me go. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When we [A] left, [D] it was cold.
Each [A] other's hands we [D] had to hold.
We [A] was drunk in [D] Tennessee.
She [A] got drunk _ [D] as drunk as me. _
_ [F#m] She run up the hill, [Bm] she cried [E] and cried.
[G] I [D] run [E] down the [A] other side.
[G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ [E] sweet [A] Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet Lucy, let [D] me go. _ _ _ _
Police [A] come, _ [D] they took my wine.
They put [A] us in jail, [D] hundred dollar fine.
I could [A] hear her crying [D] over the wall _ [A] in the women's [D] detention hall. _
[F#m] I got on the [G] phone, my [E] mama spoke.
[G] Sorry [D] son, but [E] your mama's [A] broke.
_ [G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] _ Oh, sweet Lucy, let [D] me go. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wherever I go, I [D] get sad.
Seems [A] like sorrow lives [D] in the air. _
In [A] the wide [F#m] open [D] skies of California, there [A] was sorrow [D] way out there.
_ _ [F#m] Five gets you ten [Bm] that you [E] don't get [G] past.
Five [F#m] gets you ten [E] that you better go [A] _ [G] fast.
Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet [A] Lucy.
_ _ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet Lucy, [D] let me go. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Four Harry [A] up caps [Em] and [D] jacked the fluke.
They [A] bought a bottle [D] of old lewk.
They [A] was buddies, [D] but they had a fight.
They [A] broke the jukebox, they [D] broke the light. _
_ [F#m] Big old fluke [Bm] weighed 300 [E] pounds.
[G] [D] Fell on Harry [E] when Harry [A] fell down.
[G] _ Oh, sweet [A] Lucy.
_ _ [G] _ Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ sweet Lucy, let me [D] go. _ _ _ _ _
[A] My old lady _ [D] says, give me that wine.
I said, [A] honey, _ [D] quit drinking some time.
She [A] said, snark, it's [D] not my fault.
Had to [Bm] eat [A] my pork chop [D] without no salt.
_ [F#m] She run up the [Bm] hill.
She cried and [E] [G] cried.
I run [D] down [Em] the other [A] _ [G] side.
Oh, [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] Oh, _ [A] sweet Lucy.
_ _ [G] _ Oh, _ sweet Lucy, [D] let me go. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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