Chords for A Boy Named Sue' 69
Tempo:
106.8 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
C#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The next thing we have on our show [F#] tonight
Spruce.
[N]
Spruce?
Spruce who?
It's me, no?
Thirsty!
[D] Thirsty, your turn in barrel!
Thousand pardons there.
Good area there.
Lower area magic zone.
Now, let's see.
My name Nakuru.
I am big fan of yours.
Oh, yes?
Also a reverend.
A reverend of my family.
Love you.
You know, we
We probably
You are biggest fan all over Japan.
Oh, really?
Yes.
You're from Japan?
Oh, yes.
From the south.
South.
Oh, I thought I
Did you recognize?
Yes.
Of course, we know
We see you, you know.
We see you on television.
Television?
I saw a movie.
And listen to you on record.
I see.
Yes.
If we had a lost war, we'd be even bigger fan of you.
Inside I have goldfish for you.
Goldfish?
Open your hand.
A little one.
You take.
You squash.
Or bird.
You see bird?
I saw bird.
You're in trouble.
My name is Ojo.
My name is Mud Freaker.
[B]
My name is Sue.
How do you do?
All right.
Well, my daddy left home when I was three.
[F#] Didn't leave very much to my ma and me.
Just this old guitar and an empty [B] bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him, cause he's running [C#] head.
But the meanest thing that my daddy ever did,
before he left, he went and named me Sue.
Well, he must have thought that it was quite a joke.
But then [E] he got a lot of laughs from lots [F#] of folks.
Seems I had to fight my whole [B] life through.
[F#]
[B] Some gal would giggle and I'd turn red.
[E] And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head.
[F#] I'll tell you, life ain't easy for a [B] boy named Sue.
But I grew up quick and I grew up mean.
[E] My fist got hard, my wits got keen.
[F#] Go home from town to town to hide [B] my shame.
[F#]
[B] But I made me a vow to the moon and [E] stars.
I'd search the honky-tonks and [F#] bars.
And kill that man that'd give me that [B] awful name.
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid [E]-July.
And I'd just hit town and my throat was [F#] dry.
Thought I'd stop and have [B] myself a brew.
[F#m]
[B] At an old saloon on a street of [E] mud.
There at a table dealing [F#] stud.
That's the dirty mangy dog that [B] named me Sue.
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet [E] dad.
From a worn out picture that my mother'd [F#] had.
I knew that scar on his cheek [B] and his evil eye.
[F#]
He [B] was big and bent and gray and old.
And [E] I looked at him and my blood [F#] ran cold.
And I said, my name is Sue.
How do you do?
Now you're gonna die.
That's what [B] I told him.
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes.
[E] And he went down.
But to my surprise, [F#] come up with a knife.
And cut off a piece of my [C#] ear.
[B] Well, I busted a chair right across his teeth.
[E] And we crashed through the walls and into the street.
[F#]
Kicking and a gouging in the mud and the [B] blood and the beer.
Well, I tell you, I saw tougher men.
But I really can't remember [F#] when.
He kicked like a mule and he bit like [C#] a crocodile.
[F#] I [B] heard him laughing and I heard [E] him cuss.
And he reached for his gun.
But a full mind first.
[F#] He stood there looking at me and I saw [B] him smile.
He said, son, this world is rough.
And if a man's gonna [E] make it, he's gotta be tough.
And I knew I [F#] wouldn't be there to help you along.
[B] So I give you that name and I said goodbye.
And I [E] knew you'd have to get tough or [F#] die.
And it's that name that helps to make you [C#] strong.
But now [B] you just want one hell of a fight.
[E] And I know you hate me and you got the right.
[F#] To kill me now and I wouldn't blame you if [B] you do.
But you ought to thank me before I die.
[E] For the gravel in your gut and the spit in your [F#] eye.
And I'm the Ooooooh!
[B] I can't say it.
All right, what could I do?
Well, he threw down his knife and I threw down my gun.
[E] I called him a pawn, he called me his [F#] son.
And I come away with a different [B] point of view.
[F#] [B] And I think about it every now and [Em] then.
Every time I try it, every time I [F#] win.
If I ever have a boy, I think I'm gonna name him
Bill George!
I'm part of it!
[G#m] [N]
Spruce.
[N]
Spruce?
Spruce who?
It's me, no?
Thirsty!
[D] Thirsty, your turn in barrel!
Thousand pardons there.
Good area there.
Lower area magic zone.
Now, let's see.
My name Nakuru.
I am big fan of yours.
Oh, yes?
Also a reverend.
A reverend of my family.
Love you.
You know, we
We probably
You are biggest fan all over Japan.
Oh, really?
Yes.
You're from Japan?
Oh, yes.
From the south.
South.
Oh, I thought I
Did you recognize?
Yes.
Of course, we know
We see you, you know.
We see you on television.
Television?
I saw a movie.
And listen to you on record.
I see.
Yes.
If we had a lost war, we'd be even bigger fan of you.
Inside I have goldfish for you.
Goldfish?
Open your hand.
A little one.
You take.
You squash.
Or bird.
You see bird?
I saw bird.
You're in trouble.
My name is Ojo.
My name is Mud Freaker.
[B]
My name is Sue.
How do you do?
All right.
Well, my daddy left home when I was three.
[F#] Didn't leave very much to my ma and me.
Just this old guitar and an empty [B] bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him, cause he's running [C#] head.
But the meanest thing that my daddy ever did,
before he left, he went and named me Sue.
Well, he must have thought that it was quite a joke.
But then [E] he got a lot of laughs from lots [F#] of folks.
Seems I had to fight my whole [B] life through.
[F#]
[B] Some gal would giggle and I'd turn red.
[E] And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head.
[F#] I'll tell you, life ain't easy for a [B] boy named Sue.
But I grew up quick and I grew up mean.
[E] My fist got hard, my wits got keen.
[F#] Go home from town to town to hide [B] my shame.
[F#]
[B] But I made me a vow to the moon and [E] stars.
I'd search the honky-tonks and [F#] bars.
And kill that man that'd give me that [B] awful name.
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid [E]-July.
And I'd just hit town and my throat was [F#] dry.
Thought I'd stop and have [B] myself a brew.
[F#m]
[B] At an old saloon on a street of [E] mud.
There at a table dealing [F#] stud.
That's the dirty mangy dog that [B] named me Sue.
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet [E] dad.
From a worn out picture that my mother'd [F#] had.
I knew that scar on his cheek [B] and his evil eye.
[F#]
He [B] was big and bent and gray and old.
And [E] I looked at him and my blood [F#] ran cold.
And I said, my name is Sue.
How do you do?
Now you're gonna die.
That's what [B] I told him.
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes.
[E] And he went down.
But to my surprise, [F#] come up with a knife.
And cut off a piece of my [C#] ear.
[B] Well, I busted a chair right across his teeth.
[E] And we crashed through the walls and into the street.
[F#]
Kicking and a gouging in the mud and the [B] blood and the beer.
Well, I tell you, I saw tougher men.
But I really can't remember [F#] when.
He kicked like a mule and he bit like [C#] a crocodile.
[F#] I [B] heard him laughing and I heard [E] him cuss.
And he reached for his gun.
But a full mind first.
[F#] He stood there looking at me and I saw [B] him smile.
He said, son, this world is rough.
And if a man's gonna [E] make it, he's gotta be tough.
And I knew I [F#] wouldn't be there to help you along.
[B] So I give you that name and I said goodbye.
And I [E] knew you'd have to get tough or [F#] die.
And it's that name that helps to make you [C#] strong.
But now [B] you just want one hell of a fight.
[E] And I know you hate me and you got the right.
[F#] To kill me now and I wouldn't blame you if [B] you do.
But you ought to thank me before I die.
[E] For the gravel in your gut and the spit in your [F#] eye.
And I'm the Ooooooh!
[B] I can't say it.
All right, what could I do?
Well, he threw down his knife and I threw down my gun.
[E] I called him a pawn, he called me his [F#] son.
And I come away with a different [B] point of view.
[F#] [B] And I think about it every now and [Em] then.
Every time I try it, every time I [F#] win.
If I ever have a boy, I think I'm gonna name him
Bill George!
I'm part of it!
[G#m] [N]
Key:
F#
B
E
C#
D
F#
B
E
_ _ _ _ The next thing we have on our show [F#] tonight_
Spruce.
_ [N] _ _ _
Spruce?
Spruce who?
_ It's me, no?
Thirsty!
[D] Thirsty, your turn in barrel! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thousand pardons there.
_ Good area there.
Lower area magic zone.
Now, let's see. _ _
My name Nakuru.
I am big fan of yours.
Oh, yes?
Also a reverend.
A reverend of my family.
Love you.
You know, we_
We probably_
You are biggest fan all over Japan.
Oh, really?
Yes.
You're from Japan?
Oh, yes.
From the south.
South.
Oh, I thought I_
Did you recognize?
Yes.
Of course, we know_
We see you, you know.
We see you on television.
Television?
I saw a movie.
_ And listen to you on record.
I see.
Yes.
If we had a lost war, we'd be even bigger fan of you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Inside I have goldfish for you.
Goldfish?
Open your hand.
A little one.
You take.
_ You squash. _
_ _ _ Or bird. _ _
_ You see bird?
I saw bird.
You're in trouble. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My name is Ojo. _
_ My name is Mud Freaker.
[B] _
My name is Sue.
How do you do? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All right.
_ _ Well, my daddy left home when I was three.
[F#] Didn't leave very much to my ma and me.
Just this old guitar and an empty [B] bottle of booze.
_ Now, I don't blame him, cause he's running [C#] head.
But the meanest thing that my daddy ever did,
before he left, he went and named me Sue.
_ Well, he must have thought that it was quite a joke.
But then [E] he got a lot of laughs from lots [F#] of folks.
Seems I had to fight my whole [B] life through.
_ [F#] _
[B] Some gal would giggle and I'd turn red.
[E] And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head.
[F#] I'll tell you, life ain't easy for a [B] boy named Sue. _
But I grew up quick and I grew up mean.
[E] My fist got hard, my wits got keen.
[F#] Go home from town to town to hide [B] my shame.
[F#] _
[B] But I made me a vow to the moon and [E] stars.
I'd search the honky-tonks and [F#] bars.
And kill that man that'd give me that [B] awful name.
_ Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid [E]-July.
And I'd just hit town and my throat was [F#] dry.
Thought I'd stop and have [B] myself a brew.
[F#m] _
[B] At an old saloon on a street of [E] mud.
There at a table dealing [F#] stud.
That's the dirty mangy dog that [B] named me Sue. _
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet [E] dad.
From a worn out picture that my mother'd [F#] had.
I knew that scar on his cheek [B] and his evil eye.
[F#] _
He [B] was big and bent and gray and old.
And [E] I looked at him and my blood [F#] ran cold.
And I said, my name is Sue.
How do you do?
Now you're gonna die.
That's what [B] I told him.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes.
[E] And he went down.
But to my surprise, [F#] come up with a knife.
And cut off a piece of my [C#] ear.
_ [B] Well, I busted a chair right across his teeth.
[E] And we crashed through the walls and into the street.
[F#]
Kicking and a gouging in the mud and the [B] blood and the beer.
_ Well, I tell you, I saw tougher men.
But I really can't remember [F#] when.
He kicked like a mule and he bit like [C#] a crocodile.
_ [F#] I [B] heard him laughing and I heard [E] him cuss.
And he reached for his gun.
But a full mind first.
[F#] He stood there looking at me and I saw [B] him smile.
_ He said, son, this world is rough.
And if a man's gonna [E] make it, he's gotta be tough.
And I knew I [F#] wouldn't be there to help you along.
[B] _ So I give you that name and I said goodbye.
And I [E] knew you'd have to get tough or [F#] die.
And it's that name that helps to make you [C#] strong.
But now [B] you just want one hell of a fight.
[E] And I know you hate me and you got the right.
[F#] To kill me now and I wouldn't blame you if [B] you do.
_ _ But you ought to thank me before I die.
[E] For the gravel in your gut and the spit in your [F#] eye.
And I'm the_ Ooooooh! _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ I can't say it.
_ All right, what could I do?
_ Well, he threw down his knife and I threw down my gun.
[E] I called him a pawn, he called me his [F#] son.
And I come away with a different [B] point of view.
[F#] _ [B] And I think about it every now and [Em] then.
Every time I try it, every time I [F#] win.
If I ever have a boy, I think I'm gonna name him_
Bill George!
I'm part of it!
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
Spruce.
_ [N] _ _ _
Spruce?
Spruce who?
_ It's me, no?
Thirsty!
[D] Thirsty, your turn in barrel! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thousand pardons there.
_ Good area there.
Lower area magic zone.
Now, let's see. _ _
My name Nakuru.
I am big fan of yours.
Oh, yes?
Also a reverend.
A reverend of my family.
Love you.
You know, we_
We probably_
You are biggest fan all over Japan.
Oh, really?
Yes.
You're from Japan?
Oh, yes.
From the south.
South.
Oh, I thought I_
Did you recognize?
Yes.
Of course, we know_
We see you, you know.
We see you on television.
Television?
I saw a movie.
_ And listen to you on record.
I see.
Yes.
If we had a lost war, we'd be even bigger fan of you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Inside I have goldfish for you.
Goldfish?
Open your hand.
A little one.
You take.
_ You squash. _
_ _ _ Or bird. _ _
_ You see bird?
I saw bird.
You're in trouble. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My name is Ojo. _
_ My name is Mud Freaker.
[B] _
My name is Sue.
How do you do? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All right.
_ _ Well, my daddy left home when I was three.
[F#] Didn't leave very much to my ma and me.
Just this old guitar and an empty [B] bottle of booze.
_ Now, I don't blame him, cause he's running [C#] head.
But the meanest thing that my daddy ever did,
before he left, he went and named me Sue.
_ Well, he must have thought that it was quite a joke.
But then [E] he got a lot of laughs from lots [F#] of folks.
Seems I had to fight my whole [B] life through.
_ [F#] _
[B] Some gal would giggle and I'd turn red.
[E] And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head.
[F#] I'll tell you, life ain't easy for a [B] boy named Sue. _
But I grew up quick and I grew up mean.
[E] My fist got hard, my wits got keen.
[F#] Go home from town to town to hide [B] my shame.
[F#] _
[B] But I made me a vow to the moon and [E] stars.
I'd search the honky-tonks and [F#] bars.
And kill that man that'd give me that [B] awful name.
_ Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid [E]-July.
And I'd just hit town and my throat was [F#] dry.
Thought I'd stop and have [B] myself a brew.
[F#m] _
[B] At an old saloon on a street of [E] mud.
There at a table dealing [F#] stud.
That's the dirty mangy dog that [B] named me Sue. _
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet [E] dad.
From a worn out picture that my mother'd [F#] had.
I knew that scar on his cheek [B] and his evil eye.
[F#] _
He [B] was big and bent and gray and old.
And [E] I looked at him and my blood [F#] ran cold.
And I said, my name is Sue.
How do you do?
Now you're gonna die.
That's what [B] I told him.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes.
[E] And he went down.
But to my surprise, [F#] come up with a knife.
And cut off a piece of my [C#] ear.
_ [B] Well, I busted a chair right across his teeth.
[E] And we crashed through the walls and into the street.
[F#]
Kicking and a gouging in the mud and the [B] blood and the beer.
_ Well, I tell you, I saw tougher men.
But I really can't remember [F#] when.
He kicked like a mule and he bit like [C#] a crocodile.
_ [F#] I [B] heard him laughing and I heard [E] him cuss.
And he reached for his gun.
But a full mind first.
[F#] He stood there looking at me and I saw [B] him smile.
_ He said, son, this world is rough.
And if a man's gonna [E] make it, he's gotta be tough.
And I knew I [F#] wouldn't be there to help you along.
[B] _ So I give you that name and I said goodbye.
And I [E] knew you'd have to get tough or [F#] die.
And it's that name that helps to make you [C#] strong.
But now [B] you just want one hell of a fight.
[E] And I know you hate me and you got the right.
[F#] To kill me now and I wouldn't blame you if [B] you do.
_ _ But you ought to thank me before I die.
[E] For the gravel in your gut and the spit in your [F#] eye.
And I'm the_ Ooooooh! _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ I can't say it.
_ All right, what could I do?
_ Well, he threw down his knife and I threw down my gun.
[E] I called him a pawn, he called me his [F#] son.
And I come away with a different [B] point of view.
[F#] _ [B] And I think about it every now and [Em] then.
Every time I try it, every time I [F#] win.
If I ever have a boy, I think I'm gonna name him_
Bill George!
I'm part of it!
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _