Amos Moses Chords by Jerry Reed
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Em
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [G]
[Em] [Am] Yeah!
Here comes Amos!
[Em]
[A] Amos Moses was a Cajun.
[B] He lived by himself in the swamp.
[Am] He hunted alligator for a [D] living.
He'd just knock them in the head with a [G] stomp.
The [A] Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos.
[Em] It ain't [A] legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy.
[Em] [A] Now everybody blamed this old man [B] for making him mean as a snake.
When [D] Amos Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for [G] alligator bait.
Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[A]
Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
About [E] 45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana,
lived a man called Doc [D] Millsap and his pretty wife, Ann [A] Arbor.
[E] When they raised up a son, [C] they could eat up his brain and [D] grow [Am] dreads.
[D] Named him after [Dm] a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos [D] Moses.
[A] Yeah!
[Em] Now [A] all the folks around south Louisiana said Amos was a hell of a man.
[D] He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator.
And just use one hand.
That's [A] all he got left, called alligator bait.
[Em] [Am] Left some gunk clean up to the elbow.
[Em]
Well, the [Am] sheriff got wind [A] that Amos was in the swamp trapping [D] alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy.
But he never come out [G] again.
Well, [A] I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
[Em] Well, you can sure get lost in the Louisiana [Am] Bayou.
[G] About [E]
45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana,
lived [E] a cat called Doc Millsap [A] and his pretty wife, Ann Arbor.
[E] When they raised up a son, they [C] could eat up his brain and [D] grow dreads.
[Dm] Named him after a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos Moses.
[A] So now, Lord of Amos, make it count, son.
About [E]
45 minutes southeast of Pippit, old Louisiana,
lived a man called Doc Millsap.
[Em] [Am] Yeah!
Here comes Amos!
[Em]
[A] Amos Moses was a Cajun.
[B] He lived by himself in the swamp.
[Am] He hunted alligator for a [D] living.
He'd just knock them in the head with a [G] stomp.
The [A] Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos.
[Em] It ain't [A] legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy.
[Em] [A] Now everybody blamed this old man [B] for making him mean as a snake.
When [D] Amos Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for [G] alligator bait.
Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[A]
Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
About [E] 45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana,
lived a man called Doc [D] Millsap and his pretty wife, Ann [A] Arbor.
[E] When they raised up a son, [C] they could eat up his brain and [D] grow [Am] dreads.
[D] Named him after [Dm] a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos [D] Moses.
[A] Yeah!
[Em] Now [A] all the folks around south Louisiana said Amos was a hell of a man.
[D] He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator.
And just use one hand.
That's [A] all he got left, called alligator bait.
[Em] [Am] Left some gunk clean up to the elbow.
[Em]
Well, the [Am] sheriff got wind [A] that Amos was in the swamp trapping [D] alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy.
But he never come out [G] again.
Well, [A] I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
[Em] Well, you can sure get lost in the Louisiana [Am] Bayou.
[G] About [E]
45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana,
lived [E] a cat called Doc Millsap [A] and his pretty wife, Ann Arbor.
[E] When they raised up a son, they [C] could eat up his brain and [D] grow dreads.
[Dm] Named him after a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos Moses.
[A] So now, Lord of Amos, make it count, son.
About [E]
45 minutes southeast of Pippit, old Louisiana,
lived a man called Doc Millsap.
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[N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] Yeah! _
Here comes Amos!
_ _ [Em] _ _
[A] Amos Moses was a Cajun.
[B] He lived by himself in the swamp.
_ [Am] He hunted alligator for a [D] living.
He'd just knock them in the head with a [G] stomp.
The [A] Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos. _ _ _
[Em] _ It ain't [A] legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] Now everybody blamed this old man [B] for making him mean as a snake.
When [D] Amos Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for [G] alligator bait.
_ Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou. _
_ _ About [E] 45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana,
_ _ _ lived a man called Doc [D] Millsap and his pretty wife, Ann [A] Arbor. _
_ [E] When they raised up a son, [C] they could eat up his brain and [D] grow _ _ [Am] dreads.
[D] Named him after [Dm] a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos [D] Moses.
_ [A] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Now [A] all the folks around south Louisiana said Amos was a hell of a man.
[D] He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator.
And just use one hand.
That's [A] all he got left, called alligator bait.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] Left some gunk clean up to the elbow.
_ _ [Em] _
Well, the [Am] sheriff got wind [A] that Amos was in the swamp trapping [D] alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy.
But he never come out [G] again.
Well, [A] I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to. _ _
_ [Em] Well, you can sure get lost in the Louisiana [Am] Bayou.
_ _ [G] _ About [E]
45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana, _ _ _
lived [E] a cat called Doc Millsap [A] and his pretty wife, Ann Arbor.
_ _ [E] When they raised up a son, they [C] could eat up his brain and [D] grow dreads. _ _
[Dm] Named him after a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos Moses.
_ [A] So now, Lord of Amos, _ make it count, son.
About [E]
45 minutes southeast of Pippit, old Louisiana, _ _
_ lived a man called Doc Millsap. _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] Yeah! _
Here comes Amos!
_ _ [Em] _ _
[A] Amos Moses was a Cajun.
[B] He lived by himself in the swamp.
_ [Am] He hunted alligator for a [D] living.
He'd just knock them in the head with a [G] stomp.
The [A] Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos. _ _ _
[Em] _ It ain't [A] legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] Now everybody blamed this old man [B] for making him mean as a snake.
When [D] Amos Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for [G] alligator bait.
_ Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou. _
_ _ About [E] 45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana,
_ _ _ lived a man called Doc [D] Millsap and his pretty wife, Ann [A] Arbor. _
_ [E] When they raised up a son, [C] they could eat up his brain and [D] grow _ _ [Am] dreads.
[D] Named him after [Dm] a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos [D] Moses.
_ [A] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Now [A] all the folks around south Louisiana said Amos was a hell of a man.
[D] He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator.
And just use one hand.
That's [A] all he got left, called alligator bait.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] Left some gunk clean up to the elbow.
_ _ [Em] _
Well, the [Am] sheriff got wind [A] that Amos was in the swamp trapping [D] alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy.
But he never come out [G] again.
Well, [A] I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to. _ _
_ [Em] Well, you can sure get lost in the Louisiana [Am] Bayou.
_ _ [G] _ About [E]
45 minutes [D] southeast of Pippit, old [A] Louisiana, _ _ _
lived [E] a cat called Doc Millsap [A] and his pretty wife, Ann Arbor.
_ _ [E] When they raised up a son, they [C] could eat up his brain and [D] grow dreads. _ _
[Dm] Named him after a man of the cloth.
Called him Amos Moses.
_ [A] So now, Lord of Amos, _ make it count, son.
About [E]
45 minutes southeast of Pippit, old Louisiana, _ _
_ lived a man called Doc Millsap. _ _
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