Chords for Tony Joe White Polk Salad Annie Original B&W
Tempo:
130 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
I'm going to tell you a little bit about this so that you understand what I'm talking about.
Down there we have a plant that grows out in woods and fields.
Looks something like a turnip green.
[Em] Everybody calls it a poke salad.
[E] Poke [A]
[A#] [B] [G] salad.
[E]
Used to know a girl lived down there and she'd go out in the evening and take her mess of it.
[F#] Head home and cook it for supper.
[E] [G] Because that's about all they [A] had to [E] eat.
They did alright.
Down in Louisiana where the alligators ruled for me.
The little dumb girl that I swear to the world.
Made the [C#m] alligators [G#m] look tame.
[F#m] [A] Poke salad Annie.
[Em] Salad [E] Annie.
[A]
[E] [G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
[G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain gang.
[E] A mean vicious woman.
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] Every day for supper time.
She'd go down and buy the truck that she owned.
And take her mess of poke salad.
Carry [C#] it home [E] in a tow [F#m] sack.
Poke [A] salad Annie.
The gators [E] got your granny.
Chomp, chomp, chomp.
[G] Everybody said it was a [A] shame.
[G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain [E] gang.
A wretched [A] spiteful [E] straight razor poke [A] woman.
[E]
[A] [E] Lord I must take my mess of it.
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[A] [Em] [E] [A#]
[A] [Em]
[E] Her daddy was lazy and no count.
Claimed he had a bad back.
All her brothers were fit for stealing [C#m] watermelons out of [G#m] my truck.
[F#m] Catch poke [A] salad Annie.
The gators [E] got your granny.
[G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
Because [G] her mama wasn't working on [A] a chain gang.
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A] [Em]
[E] Suck a little poke salad Annie.
No one need me a mess [B] of it.
[Em] I'm done.
[E] I'm done.
That's a hell of a [Em] meat.
[E]
Later up.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
I'm going to tell you a little bit about this so that you understand what I'm talking about.
Down there we have a plant that grows out in woods and fields.
Looks something like a turnip green.
[Em] Everybody calls it a poke salad.
[E] Poke [A]
[A#] [B] [G] salad.
[E]
Used to know a girl lived down there and she'd go out in the evening and take her mess of it.
[F#] Head home and cook it for supper.
[E] [G] Because that's about all they [A] had to [E] eat.
They did alright.
Down in Louisiana where the alligators ruled for me.
The little dumb girl that I swear to the world.
Made the [C#m] alligators [G#m] look tame.
[F#m] [A] Poke salad Annie.
[Em] Salad [E] Annie.
[A]
[E] [G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
[G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain gang.
[E] A mean vicious woman.
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] Every day for supper time.
She'd go down and buy the truck that she owned.
And take her mess of poke salad.
Carry [C#] it home [E] in a tow [F#m] sack.
Poke [A] salad Annie.
The gators [E] got your granny.
Chomp, chomp, chomp.
[G] Everybody said it was a [A] shame.
[G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain [E] gang.
A wretched [A] spiteful [E] straight razor poke [A] woman.
[E]
[A] [E] Lord I must take my mess of it.
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[A] [Em] [E] [A#]
[A] [Em]
[E] Her daddy was lazy and no count.
Claimed he had a bad back.
All her brothers were fit for stealing [C#m] watermelons out of [G#m] my truck.
[F#m] Catch poke [A] salad Annie.
The gators [E] got your granny.
[G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
Because [G] her mama wasn't working on [A] a chain gang.
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A] [Em]
[E] Suck a little poke salad Annie.
No one need me a mess [B] of it.
[Em] I'm done.
[E] I'm done.
That's a hell of a [Em] meat.
[E]
Later up.
Key:
E
A
Em
G
F#m
E
A
Em
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm going to tell you a little bit about this so that you understand what I'm talking about. _ _ _ _ _ _
Down there we have a plant that grows out in woods and fields.
Looks something like a turnip green.
_ [Em] Everybody calls it a poke salad.
[E] _ _ Poke [A] _ _
[A#] _ [B] _ [G] salad.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Used to know a girl lived down there and she'd go out in the evening and take her mess of it.
[F#] Head home and cook it for supper.
_ [E] _ _ [G] Because that's about all they [A] had to [E] eat.
_ _ _ They did alright. _
_ _ _ Down in Louisiana _ where the alligators ruled for me.
The little dumb girl that I swear to the world.
Made the [C#m] alligators [G#m] look tame.
[F#m] _ [A] Poke salad Annie. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Salad [E] Annie.
_ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
_ [G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain gang.
[E] _ _ A mean vicious woman.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ [E] _ Every day for supper time.
She'd go down and buy the truck that she owned.
And take her mess of poke salad.
_ _ Carry [C#] it home [E] in a tow [F#m] sack.
Poke [A] salad Annie. _ _ _
The gators [E] got your granny.
Chomp, chomp, chomp.
[G] Everybody said it was a [A] shame.
_ [G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain [E] gang.
_ _ _ A wretched _ [A] spiteful _ [E] straight razor poke [A] woman.
_ [E] _
[A] _ [E] Lord I must take my mess of it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A#] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Her _ _ daddy was lazy and no count.
_ _ Claimed he had a bad back.
_ _ _ All her brothers were fit for stealing [C#m] watermelons out of [G#m] my truck.
[F#m] Catch poke [A] salad Annie. _ _
_ The gators [E] got your granny. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
Because [G] her mama wasn't working on [A] a chain gang.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
[E] _ Suck a little poke salad Annie. _
_ No one need me a mess [B] of it. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ I'm done.
_ [E] _ _ _ I'm done.
_ _ That's _ _ _ _ _ _ a hell of a [Em] meat.
_ [E] _
_ Later up. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm going to tell you a little bit about this so that you understand what I'm talking about. _ _ _ _ _ _
Down there we have a plant that grows out in woods and fields.
Looks something like a turnip green.
_ [Em] Everybody calls it a poke salad.
[E] _ _ Poke [A] _ _
[A#] _ [B] _ [G] salad.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Used to know a girl lived down there and she'd go out in the evening and take her mess of it.
[F#] Head home and cook it for supper.
_ [E] _ _ [G] Because that's about all they [A] had to [E] eat.
_ _ _ They did alright. _
_ _ _ Down in Louisiana _ where the alligators ruled for me.
The little dumb girl that I swear to the world.
Made the [C#m] alligators [G#m] look tame.
[F#m] _ [A] Poke salad Annie. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Salad [E] Annie.
_ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
_ [G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain gang.
[E] _ _ A mean vicious woman.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ [E] _ Every day for supper time.
She'd go down and buy the truck that she owned.
And take her mess of poke salad.
_ _ Carry [C#] it home [E] in a tow [F#m] sack.
Poke [A] salad Annie. _ _ _
The gators [E] got your granny.
Chomp, chomp, chomp.
[G] Everybody said it was a [A] shame.
_ [G] Because her mama wasn't working [A] on a chain [E] gang.
_ _ _ A wretched _ [A] spiteful _ [E] straight razor poke [A] woman.
_ [E] _
[A] _ [E] Lord I must take my mess of it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A#] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Her _ _ daddy was lazy and no count.
_ _ Claimed he had a bad back.
_ _ _ All her brothers were fit for stealing [C#m] watermelons out of [G#m] my truck.
[F#m] Catch poke [A] salad Annie. _ _
_ The gators [E] got your granny. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Everybody said it [A] was a shame.
Because [G] her mama wasn't working on [A] a chain gang.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
[E] _ Suck a little poke salad Annie. _
_ No one need me a mess [B] of it. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ I'm done.
_ [E] _ _ _ I'm done.
_ _ That's _ _ _ _ _ _ a hell of a [Em] meat.
_ [E] _
_ Later up. _ _ _ _
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