Lord, Mr. Ford Chords by Jerry Reed

Tempo:
118.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

E

C#

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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'Lord, Mr. Ford' (Jerry Reed) chords
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Well, if you're one of the millions who own one of them gas-drinking, fisting, clanking,
air-polluting, smoke-belching, four-wheeled buggies from Detroit City, then pay attention.
I'm about to sing your song, son.
I'm
[F#] [B]
not a man to point a [E] judge where we're only to hold a [B] grudge, but I think it's time
to send me [F#] a few choice words.
All about that demon, all them [E] old fields of men and monsters with the [B] polyglass wheels
the end result of the dream of Henry Ford.
[F#] Well, now I've got a car that's got a little bit of a stuff in it, and I'm going to take
a little bit of a ride.
It's mine [E] alone to be in the finance company [B] on a ready-made pilot, man, you're [F#] a fact of grief.
[B] And if I ain't out of gas in the pouring [E] rain, I'm a-changing a plant in a [B] hurricane.
I once spent [F#] three days lost on [B] the coal relief.
[C#] Well, it ain't just the smoke in the traffic jam that makes me the better fool I am, but
this four-wheeled buggy's a dollar in me to death.
For gas and oils and fluids and grease and wires and tires and antifreeze and them accessories.
Well, honey, that's [F#] something else.
[B] Well, you can get stereo tape and a color TV, [E] get a backseat car and a client's seat,
[B] and just pay once a month like [F#] you do your rent.
[B] Well, I figured it up, and over a period of [E] time, this $4,000 car of [B] mine cost $14 [F#],000 [B].99.
Well, [F#] now, Lord, Mr.
Ford, [E] I just wish that [B] you could see what your simple horse-less
carriage [F#] has become.
[B] Well, it seems your contribution to [E] man's, say, at least, got a little out of [B] hand.
Well, Lord, [F#] Mr.
Ford, what [B] have you done?
The
[C#] [F#] [B]
average American father and [E] mother own one whole car and have [B] another, and I bet
that half a car's a [F#] trick to drive, don't you?
[B] But the thing that amazes me, I [E] guess, is the way we measure a man's [B] success by the
kind of [F#] automobile he [B] can afford to buy.
Well, now, [C#] red light, green light, traffic cop, right turn, no turn, must turn, stop.
Get out the credit card, honey, [F#] we're out of gas.
[C#] Well, now, all the cars race end to end, we'll reach to the moon and back again, and there'll
probably be some poor [F#] fool pull out the fancy.
[B] Well, now, I yearn for the good old [E] days without that car, but the upside [B] haze of hanging on
by the roar of [F#] the interstate.
[B] Well, if the Lord had made the moon and the [E] stars would have meant for me, and you'd have
[B] cars, you'd have seen [F#] that we was all born with [B] a part in space.
[F#] Lord, Mr.
Ford, [E] I just wish that [B] you could see what your simple horse's carriage [F#] has become.
[B] Well, it seems your contribution [E] to man's little lease got a little out [B] of hand.
Well, [F#] Lord, Mr.
Ford, what [B] have you done?
Come away with me, Lucille, [C#] in my smoking [F#]-toasted [B] automobile.
[E] [Bm]
[B] [C#] [F#] [B]
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2311
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13421112
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To start learning Jerry Reed - Lord, Mr. Ford chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#, Bm, E, B, F#, B, E, Bm and B in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 59 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 118 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, if you're one of the millions who own one of them gas-drinking, fisting, clanking,
air-polluting, smoke-belching, four-wheeled buggies from Detroit City, then pay attention.
I'm about to sing your song, son.
I'm _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ not a man to point a [E] judge where we're only to hold a [B] grudge, but I think it's time
to send me [F#] a few choice words.
All about that demon, all them [E] old fields of men and monsters with the [B] polyglass wheels
the end result of the dream of Henry Ford.
_ [F#] Well, now I've got a car that's got a little bit of a stuff in it, and I'm going to take
a little bit of a ride.
It's mine [E] alone to be in the finance company [B] on a ready-made pilot, man, you're [F#] a fact of grief.
_ [B] And if I ain't out of gas in the pouring [E] rain, I'm a-changing a plant in a [B] hurricane.
I once spent [F#] three days lost on [B] the coal relief.
_ [C#] Well, it ain't just the smoke in the traffic jam that makes me the better fool I am, but
this four-wheeled buggy's a dollar in me to death.
_ For gas and oils and fluids and grease and wires and tires and antifreeze and them accessories.
Well, honey, that's [F#] something else.
[B] Well, you can get stereo tape and a color TV, [E] get a backseat car and a client's seat,
[B] and just pay once a month like [F#] you do your rent.
_ [B] Well, I figured it up, and over a period of [E] time, this $4,000 car of [B] mine cost $14 [F#],000 [B].99.
_ Well, [F#] now, Lord, Mr.
Ford, [E] I just wish that [B] you could see what your simple horse-less
carriage [F#] has become.
_ [B] Well, it seems your contribution to [E] man's, say, at least, got a little out of [B] hand.
Well, Lord, [F#] Mr.
Ford, what [B] have you done?
The _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ average American father and [E] mother own one whole car and have [B] another, and I bet
that half a car's a [F#] trick to drive, don't you?
_ [B] But the thing that amazes me, I [E] guess, is the way we measure a man's [B] success by the
kind of [F#] automobile he [B] can afford to buy.
Well, now, [C#] red light, green light, traffic cop, right turn, no turn, must turn, stop.
Get out the credit card, honey, [F#] we're out of gas.
[C#] Well, now, all the cars race end to end, we'll reach to the moon and back again, and there'll
probably be some poor [F#] fool pull out the fancy.
[B] Well, now, I yearn for the good old [E] days without that car, but the upside [B] haze of hanging on
by the roar of [F#] the interstate.
_ [B] Well, if the Lord had made the moon and the [E] stars would have meant for me, and you'd have
[B] cars, you'd have seen [F#] that we was all born with [B] a part in space.
_ [F#] _ Lord, Mr.
Ford, [E] I just wish that [B] you could see what your simple horse's carriage [F#] has become.
_ [B] Well, it seems your contribution [E] to man's little lease got a little out [B] of hand.
Well, [F#] Lord, Mr.
Ford, what [B] have you done?
_ Come away with me, Lucille, [C#] in my smoking [F#]-toasted [B] automobile.
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _

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