Chords for Salty Dog Rag-Red Foley
Tempo:
87.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
B
A
E
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[A] [Am]
[D] [B] Oh, way down yonder in the state of Arkansas, [E] where my great-grandpa met my great-grandma.
[A] They drank apple cider and they get on a [D] jag, and they dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[B] They play an old fiddle like you never heard before.
[E] They play the only tune that they ever did know.
[A] It's ragtime, diddy, and the rhythm don't brag.
[D] Now [A] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to [B] zag.
Your heart is light, tap your [E] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Just pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bags and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[Abm]
[A] [D]
[B] [E]
[A] [D]
[B] Oh, way down south beneath the old southern [E] moon, the possums up the [Ab] tree and the hounds treat a coon.
[A] They'll hitch up the bucket to a broken-down [D] nag and go out dancing to the salty dog [B] rag.
They tune up the fiddle and they're awesome up the [E] bowl.
They strike a C chord on the old banjo
[A] and holler, hang on, cause we ain't gonna [D] drag.
Now [Gb] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you [Em] break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your feet [Ab] in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and dance all [Gb] night to the salty dog [B] rag.
[E]
[Abm] [A] [D]
[B] [Abm]
[A] [D]
[D] [Ab] [B] One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your [Ab] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[D]
[A] [Am]
[D] [B] Oh, way down yonder in the state of Arkansas, [E] where my great-grandpa met my great-grandma.
[A] They drank apple cider and they get on a [D] jag, and they dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[B] They play an old fiddle like you never heard before.
[E] They play the only tune that they ever did know.
[A] It's ragtime, diddy, and the rhythm don't brag.
[D] Now [A] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to [B] zag.
Your heart is light, tap your [E] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Just pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bags and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[Abm]
[A] [D]
[B] [E]
[A] [D]
[B] Oh, way down south beneath the old southern [E] moon, the possums up the [Ab] tree and the hounds treat a coon.
[A] They'll hitch up the bucket to a broken-down [D] nag and go out dancing to the salty dog [B] rag.
They tune up the fiddle and they're awesome up the [E] bowl.
They strike a C chord on the old banjo
[A] and holler, hang on, cause we ain't gonna [D] drag.
Now [Gb] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you [Em] break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your feet [Ab] in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and dance all [Gb] night to the salty dog [B] rag.
[E]
[Abm] [A] [D]
[B] [Abm]
[A] [D]
[D] [Ab] [B] One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your [Ab] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[D]
Key:
D
B
A
E
Ab
D
B
A
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [B] Oh, way down yonder in the state of Arkansas, [E] where my great-grandpa met my great-grandma.
[A] They drank apple cider and they get on a [D] jag, and they dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[B] They play an old fiddle like you never heard before.
[E] They play the only tune that they ever did know.
[A] It's ragtime, diddy, and the rhythm don't brag.
[D] Now [A] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to [B] zag.
Your heart is light, tap your [E] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Just pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bags and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [B] Oh, way down south beneath the old southern [E] moon, the possums up the [Ab] tree and the hounds treat a coon.
[A] They'll hitch up the bucket to a broken-down [D] nag and go out dancing to the salty dog [B] rag.
They tune up the fiddle and they're awesome up the [E] bowl.
They strike a C chord on the old banjo
[A] and holler, hang on, cause we ain't gonna [D] drag.
Now [Gb] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you [Em] break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your feet [Ab] in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and dance all [Gb] night to the salty dog [B] rag.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[D] _ _ [Ab] [B] One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your [Ab] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [B] Oh, way down yonder in the state of Arkansas, [E] where my great-grandpa met my great-grandma.
[A] They drank apple cider and they get on a [D] jag, and they dance all night to the salty dog rag.
[B] They play an old fiddle like you never heard before.
[E] They play the only tune that they ever did know.
[A] It's ragtime, diddy, and the rhythm don't brag.
[D] Now [A] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to [B] zag.
Your heart is light, tap your [E] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Just pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bags and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [B] Oh, way down south beneath the old southern [E] moon, the possums up the [Ab] tree and the hounds treat a coon.
[A] They'll hitch up the bucket to a broken-down [D] nag and go out dancing to the salty dog [B] rag.
They tune up the fiddle and they're awesome up the [E] bowl.
They strike a C chord on the old banjo
[A] and holler, hang on, cause we ain't gonna [D] drag.
Now [Gb] here's the way you dance to the salty dog [B] rag.
One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you [Em] break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your feet [Ab] in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and dance all [Gb] night to the salty dog [B] rag.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[D] _ _ [Ab] [B] One foot front, drag it [E] back, then you start with all the [A] jag.
You shake and you break and then you sag.
[D] If your partner is zigged, you're supposed to zag.
[B] Your heart is light, tap your [Ab] feet in rhythm with that ragtime [A] beat.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit [D] bag and [B] dance all night to the salty dog rag.
_ [D] _ _ _ _