Chords for Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Am
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A]
It [D] was the third of June, another sleepy, [Am] dusty, [D] delta day.
I was out chopping cotton [Am] and my brother was baling [D] hay.
[G] And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat.
And [D] Mama hollered at the back door, y'all remember to wipe your feet.
And [G] then she said, I got some news this morning from Choctaw Ridge.
Today [D] Billy Joe McAllister [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge.
Papa said to Mama [Am] as he passed around the black [D] eyed peas,
well Billy Joe never had [Am] liquor since, pass the [D] biscuits please.
[G] There's five more acres in the lower forty I got to plow.
[D] Mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow.
[G] Seems like nothing ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge.
[D] And now Billy Joe McAllister's [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge.
Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe
put a frog down my back at the Carroll County Picture Show.
And [G] wasn't I talking to him after church last Sunday night.
I'll have [Bm] another piece of apple [D] pie, you know it don't seem right.
I [G] saw him at the saw mill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge.
And [D] now you tell me Billy Joe's [C] jumped off the [D] Tallahatchie Bridge.
Mama said to me, [Am] child, what's happened to your [D] appetite?
I've been cooking all morning [Am] and you haven't touched a [C] single [D] bite.
[G] That nice young preacher brother Taylor dropped by today.
[D] Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh by the way, [G] he said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge.
And [D] she and Billy Joe was throwing [C] something off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge.
A year has come and gone [Am] since we heard the news [G] about [D] Billy Joe.
[D] Brother married Becky [Am] Thompson, they bought a store in [D] Tupelo.
There [G] was a virus going round, Papa caught it and he died last spring.
And [D] now Mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything.
[G] And me, I spend a lot of time picking flowers up on Choctaw Ridge.
And [D] drop them into the muddy [C] water off the [G] Tallahatchie Bridge.
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[A]
It [D] was the third of June, another sleepy, [Am] dusty, [D] delta day.
I was out chopping cotton [Am] and my brother was baling [D] hay.
[G] And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat.
And [D] Mama hollered at the back door, y'all remember to wipe your feet.
And [G] then she said, I got some news this morning from Choctaw Ridge.
Today [D] Billy Joe McAllister [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge.
Papa said to Mama [Am] as he passed around the black [D] eyed peas,
well Billy Joe never had [Am] liquor since, pass the [D] biscuits please.
[G] There's five more acres in the lower forty I got to plow.
[D] Mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow.
[G] Seems like nothing ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge.
[D] And now Billy Joe McAllister's [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge.
Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe
put a frog down my back at the Carroll County Picture Show.
And [G] wasn't I talking to him after church last Sunday night.
I'll have [Bm] another piece of apple [D] pie, you know it don't seem right.
I [G] saw him at the saw mill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge.
And [D] now you tell me Billy Joe's [C] jumped off the [D] Tallahatchie Bridge.
Mama said to me, [Am] child, what's happened to your [D] appetite?
I've been cooking all morning [Am] and you haven't touched a [C] single [D] bite.
[G] That nice young preacher brother Taylor dropped by today.
[D] Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh by the way, [G] he said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge.
And [D] she and Billy Joe was throwing [C] something off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge.
A year has come and gone [Am] since we heard the news [G] about [D] Billy Joe.
[D] Brother married Becky [Am] Thompson, they bought a store in [D] Tupelo.
There [G] was a virus going round, Papa caught it and he died last spring.
And [D] now Mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything.
[G] And me, I spend a lot of time picking flowers up on Choctaw Ridge.
And [D] drop them into the muddy [C] water off the [G] Tallahatchie Bridge.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
It [D] was the third of June, another sleepy, [Am] dusty, [D] delta day. _ _ _ _
_ I was out chopping cotton [Am] and my brother was baling [D] hay. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat. _ _ _
_ And [D] Mama hollered at the back door, y'all remember to wipe your feet. _ _
_ And [G] then she said, I got some news this morning from Choctaw _ _ _ Ridge.
_ Today [D] Billy Joe McAllister [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] _ Bridge. _
_ _ _ _ Papa said to Mama [Am] as he passed around the black [D] eyed peas, _ _
_ _ _ well Billy Joe never had [Am] liquor since, pass the [D] biscuits _ please.
_ _ _ _ [G] There's five more acres in the lower forty I got to plow. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Seems like nothing ever comes to no good up on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ _ [D] And now Billy Joe McAllister's [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge. _
_ _ _ _ Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe _ _
_ put a frog down my back at the Carroll County Picture Show. _ _
_ _ And [G] wasn't I talking to him after church last Sunday _ night. _
_ _ I'll have [Bm] another piece of apple [D] pie, you know it don't seem right. _
I _ _ _ [G] saw him at the saw mill yesterday on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ And [D] now you tell me Billy Joe's [C] jumped off the _ [D] Tallahatchie Bridge. _ _
_ _ _ _ Mama said to me, [Am] child, what's happened to your [D] appetite? _ _ _
_ _ _ I've been cooking all morning [Am] and you haven't touched a [C] single [D] bite. _ _
_ _ _ [G] That nice young preacher brother Taylor dropped by today. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh by the way, _ _ _ _ _ [G] he said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ And [D] she and Billy Joe was throwing [C] something off the Tallahatchie [D] _ Bridge. _
_ _ _ A year has come and gone [Am] since we heard the news [G] about [D] Billy Joe. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Brother married Becky [Am] Thompson, they bought a store in [D] Tupelo. _ _ _
_ _ There [G] was a virus going round, Papa caught it and he died last spring. _ _
_ _ And [D] now Mama doesn't seem to want to do much of _ anything. _ _
_ _ _ [G] And me, I spend a lot of time picking flowers up on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ And [D] drop them into the muddy [C] water off the [G] Tallahatchie Bridge.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
It [D] was the third of June, another sleepy, [Am] dusty, [D] delta day. _ _ _ _
_ I was out chopping cotton [Am] and my brother was baling [D] hay. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat. _ _ _
_ And [D] Mama hollered at the back door, y'all remember to wipe your feet. _ _
_ And [G] then she said, I got some news this morning from Choctaw _ _ _ Ridge.
_ Today [D] Billy Joe McAllister [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] _ Bridge. _
_ _ _ _ Papa said to Mama [Am] as he passed around the black [D] eyed peas, _ _
_ _ _ well Billy Joe never had [Am] liquor since, pass the [D] biscuits _ please.
_ _ _ _ [G] There's five more acres in the lower forty I got to plow. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Seems like nothing ever comes to no good up on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ _ [D] And now Billy Joe McAllister's [C] jumped off the Tallahatchie [D] Bridge. _
_ _ _ _ Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe _ _
_ put a frog down my back at the Carroll County Picture Show. _ _
_ _ And [G] wasn't I talking to him after church last Sunday _ night. _
_ _ I'll have [Bm] another piece of apple [D] pie, you know it don't seem right. _
I _ _ _ [G] saw him at the saw mill yesterday on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ And [D] now you tell me Billy Joe's [C] jumped off the _ [D] Tallahatchie Bridge. _ _
_ _ _ _ Mama said to me, [Am] child, what's happened to your [D] appetite? _ _ _
_ _ _ I've been cooking all morning [Am] and you haven't touched a [C] single [D] bite. _ _
_ _ _ [G] That nice young preacher brother Taylor dropped by today. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh by the way, _ _ _ _ _ [G] he said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ And [D] she and Billy Joe was throwing [C] something off the Tallahatchie [D] _ Bridge. _
_ _ _ A year has come and gone [Am] since we heard the news [G] about [D] Billy Joe. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Brother married Becky [Am] Thompson, they bought a store in [D] Tupelo. _ _ _
_ _ There [G] was a virus going round, Papa caught it and he died last spring. _ _
_ _ And [D] now Mama doesn't seem to want to do much of _ anything. _ _
_ _ _ [G] And me, I spend a lot of time picking flowers up on Choctaw _ _ Ridge.
_ And [D] drop them into the muddy [C] water off the [G] Tallahatchie Bridge.
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