Chords for Whitey Morgan and the 78's - Hard Scratch Pride
Tempo:
98.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
B
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Horse Cave is bringing me this Elijah Crick, I [B] appreciate your part.
You are a gentleman and a scholar.
[B] [C] This one's for Ron.
He's got some [Bm] family down in Horse [Bb] Cave, Kentucky, and I got some [B] down in Hardscratch, Kentucky.
[C] That one's for the [Cm] Kentucky, I got [C] family in Horse Cave.
[C]
[G]
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Don't [C] you cry, boy.
[C] [G] My mama made me, she [F] said, boy, don't [C] you know.
[C]
When I left that holler, I was just a boy.
My broken bus didn't [Cm] even help me to make no [F] money.
I couldn't go back [C] home, but I could hear [G] that train.
It [F] didn't long, but it longed for some, [C] some.
I [F] had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a fireman, [C] man.
And [F] I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it for [C] the rest of my days.
And [F] I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride.
[G]
It wasn't long, but it longed for [F] her, and I lost my horse, [C] right.
[C]
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[C] [G]
[E] [F] [F]
[Cm] [G]
[Gb] [G] [F]
[Bb] [C] [G]
Money is a bad thing, I hear the road.
[Cm] I can hear the whip, and the [C] dog, what they [F] callin' me.
I promise she's [C] a long [G] gone, [C] and I can hear her old hangin'.
It still [F] longs, it longs [C] for some.
[G] [C]
[F] I had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a [C] fireman, man.
[F] And I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it [C] for the rest of my days.
[F] And I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride.
[G] It wasn't long, but it longed for her, and [F] I lost my horse, [C] right.
Oh, oh, oh.
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[B] [B] [N]
You are a gentleman and a scholar.
[B] [C] This one's for Ron.
He's got some [Bm] family down in Horse [Bb] Cave, Kentucky, and I got some [B] down in Hardscratch, Kentucky.
[C] That one's for the [Cm] Kentucky, I got [C] family in Horse Cave.
[C]
[G]
[F]
Don't [C] you cry, boy.
[C] [G] My mama made me, she [F] said, boy, don't [C] you know.
[C]
When I left that holler, I was just a boy.
My broken bus didn't [Cm] even help me to make no [F] money.
I couldn't go back [C] home, but I could hear [G] that train.
It [F] didn't long, but it longed for some, [C] some.
I [F] had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a fireman, [C] man.
And [F] I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it for [C] the rest of my days.
And [F] I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride.
[G]
It wasn't long, but it longed for [F] her, and I lost my horse, [C] right.
[C]
[F]
[C] [G]
[E] [F] [F]
[Cm] [G]
[Gb] [G] [F]
[Bb] [C] [G]
Money is a bad thing, I hear the road.
[Cm] I can hear the whip, and the [C] dog, what they [F] callin' me.
I promise she's [C] a long [G] gone, [C] and I can hear her old hangin'.
It still [F] longs, it longs [C] for some.
[G] [C]
[F] I had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a [C] fireman, man.
[F] And I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it [C] for the rest of my days.
[F] And I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride.
[G] It wasn't long, but it longed for her, and [F] I lost my horse, [C] right.
Oh, oh, oh.
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[G] [F]
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[Dm]
[B] [B] [N]
Key:
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Horse Cave is bringing me this Elijah Crick, I [B] appreciate your part.
You are a gentleman and a scholar. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ This one's for Ron.
He's got some [Bm] family down in Horse [Bb] Cave, Kentucky, and I got some [B] down in Hardscratch, Kentucky.
[C] That _ _ _ one's for the [Cm] Kentucky, I got [C] family in Horse Cave. _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't [C] you cry, boy.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] My mama made me, she [F] said, boy, don't [C] you know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
When I left that holler, I was just a boy.
My broken bus didn't [Cm] even help me to make no [F] money.
_ _ I couldn't go back [C] home, _ _ _ _ but I could hear [G] that train.
It [F] didn't long, but it longed for some, [C] some.
_ _ _ _ _ I [F] had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a fireman, [C] man.
_ _ _ _ _ And [F] I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it for [C] the rest of my days.
_ _ _ And [F] I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
It wasn't long, but it longed for [F] her, and I lost my horse, [C] right.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ [F] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Money is a bad thing, I hear the road.
[Cm] I can hear the whip, and the [C] dog, what they [F] callin' me.
_ _ _ _ I promise she's [C] a long [G] gone, _ [C] _ _ _ and I can hear her old hangin'.
It still [F] longs, it longs [C] for some.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] I had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a [C] fireman, man. _ _ _ _ _
[F] And I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it [C] for the rest of my _ days. _ _
[F] And I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride. _ _ _ _ _
[G] It wasn't long, but it longed for her, and [F] I lost my horse, [C] right.
_ _ _ Oh, oh, oh. _
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[B] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [N] _
You are a gentleman and a scholar. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ This one's for Ron.
He's got some [Bm] family down in Horse [Bb] Cave, Kentucky, and I got some [B] down in Hardscratch, Kentucky.
[C] That _ _ _ one's for the [Cm] Kentucky, I got [C] family in Horse Cave. _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't [C] you cry, boy.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] My mama made me, she [F] said, boy, don't [C] you know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
When I left that holler, I was just a boy.
My broken bus didn't [Cm] even help me to make no [F] money.
_ _ I couldn't go back [C] home, _ _ _ _ but I could hear [G] that train.
It [F] didn't long, but it longed for some, [C] some.
_ _ _ _ _ I [F] had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a fireman, [C] man.
_ _ _ _ _ And [F] I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it for [C] the rest of my days.
_ _ _ And [F] I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
It wasn't long, but it longed for [F] her, and I lost my horse, [C] right.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ [F] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Money is a bad thing, I hear the road.
[Cm] I can hear the whip, and the [C] dog, what they [F] callin' me.
_ _ _ _ I promise she's [C] a long [G] gone, _ [C] _ _ _ and I can hear her old hangin'.
It still [F] longs, it longs [C] for some.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] I had a big truck on a freight train, mama, I'm a [C] fireman, man. _ _ _ _ _
[F] And I need one of these Sunday days, man, to get chaffed.
I ain't gonna do it [C] for the rest of my _ days. _ _
[F] And I met a big little city girl, I thought I'd make [C] her my bride. _ _ _ _ _
[G] It wasn't long, but it longed for her, and [F] I lost my horse, [C] right.
_ _ _ Oh, oh, oh. _
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