Chords for Boll Weevil sung by Tex Ritter
Tempo:
85.375 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
F
Bb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Eb]
[Ab] Well, the bo' weaver lamb, the little black bull, come from Mexico, they say, uh-huh,
come all the way to Texas, looking for a place to stay.
[Eb] He's looking for a home, [Ab] looking for a home.
The first time I see the bo' weaver, he was sitting on the square.
Next time I see the bo' weaver, all of his family there, he's [Eb] looking for a home, [Ab] just
looking for a home.
Now the farmer say to the weaver, what make your head so red?
Weaver say to the farmer, it's a wonder I ain't [Eb] dead, I'm looking for a home, [Ab] gotta
have a home.
Now the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot sand.
Weaver say, this is mighty hot, but I'll stand it like a man, [Eb] it'll be my home, it'll [Ab] be my home.
Well, the farmer take the weaver, put him in a lump of ice.
Weaver say to the farmer, mighty cool and nice, [Eb] this'll be my [Bb] home, this'll be my home,
[Ab]
this'll be my home.
Hey, the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot fire.
Weaver say to the farmer, yeah, [Eb] yeah, it'll be my home, this'll be my home, gonna have a home.
Well, the merchant got half the cotton, the bo' weaver got the rest.
Didn't leave the farmer's wife, but one old cotton dress, [Eb] it full of holes, [F] [Ab] plumbed full of holes.
Farmer say to the merchant, we's in a awful fix, the weaver got all the cotton, left us
only the [Eb] sticks, we's got no home, [Ab] no sign of a home.
Yeah, the farmer say to the merchant, we ain't made but one baby, bo' we give you that, we'll
fight and go to [Eb] jail, we'll have a home, [Ab] we'll have a home.
Hey, the captain say to the missus, [F] what do you think of that?
Bo' weaver done made a nest in my bed, Sunday hat, [Eb] gonna have a home, [Ab] gonna have a home.
Now if anybody should ask you who it was that made this song, tell them it was a dark-complected
fellow with a [Fm] pair of blue duckings on, ain't got [Eb] no home, no sir, ain't got no [Bbm] [Ab] home.
Oh, boy.
[Cm] [N]
[Ab] Well, the bo' weaver lamb, the little black bull, come from Mexico, they say, uh-huh,
come all the way to Texas, looking for a place to stay.
[Eb] He's looking for a home, [Ab] looking for a home.
The first time I see the bo' weaver, he was sitting on the square.
Next time I see the bo' weaver, all of his family there, he's [Eb] looking for a home, [Ab] just
looking for a home.
Now the farmer say to the weaver, what make your head so red?
Weaver say to the farmer, it's a wonder I ain't [Eb] dead, I'm looking for a home, [Ab] gotta
have a home.
Now the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot sand.
Weaver say, this is mighty hot, but I'll stand it like a man, [Eb] it'll be my home, it'll [Ab] be my home.
Well, the farmer take the weaver, put him in a lump of ice.
Weaver say to the farmer, mighty cool and nice, [Eb] this'll be my [Bb] home, this'll be my home,
[Ab]
this'll be my home.
Hey, the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot fire.
Weaver say to the farmer, yeah, [Eb] yeah, it'll be my home, this'll be my home, gonna have a home.
Well, the merchant got half the cotton, the bo' weaver got the rest.
Didn't leave the farmer's wife, but one old cotton dress, [Eb] it full of holes, [F] [Ab] plumbed full of holes.
Farmer say to the merchant, we's in a awful fix, the weaver got all the cotton, left us
only the [Eb] sticks, we's got no home, [Ab] no sign of a home.
Yeah, the farmer say to the merchant, we ain't made but one baby, bo' we give you that, we'll
fight and go to [Eb] jail, we'll have a home, [Ab] we'll have a home.
Hey, the captain say to the missus, [F] what do you think of that?
Bo' weaver done made a nest in my bed, Sunday hat, [Eb] gonna have a home, [Ab] gonna have a home.
Now if anybody should ask you who it was that made this song, tell them it was a dark-complected
fellow with a [Fm] pair of blue duckings on, ain't got [Eb] no home, no sir, ain't got no [Bbm] [Ab] home.
Oh, boy.
[Cm] [N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
F
Bb
Fm
Eb
Ab
F
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_ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ Well, the bo' weaver lamb, the little black bull, come from Mexico, they say, uh-huh,
come all the way to Texas, looking for a place to stay.
[Eb] He's looking for a home, [Ab] looking for a home.
_ The first time I see the bo' weaver, he was sitting on the square.
Next time I see the bo' weaver, all of his family there, he's [Eb] looking for a home, [Ab] just
looking for a home.
Now the farmer say to the weaver, what make your head so red?
Weaver say to the farmer, it's a wonder I ain't [Eb] dead, I'm looking for a home, [Ab] gotta
have a home.
_ Now the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot sand.
Weaver say, this is mighty hot, but I'll stand it like a man, [Eb] it'll be my home, it'll [Ab] be my home.
_ Well, the farmer take the weaver, put him in a lump of ice.
Weaver say to the farmer, mighty cool and nice, [Eb] this'll be my [Bb] home, this'll be my home,
[Ab] _ _
this'll be my home.
Hey, the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot fire.
Weaver say to the farmer, yeah, [Eb] yeah, it'll be my home, this'll be my home, gonna have a home.
_ Well, the merchant got half the cotton, the bo' weaver got the rest.
Didn't leave the farmer's wife, but one old cotton dress, [Eb] it full of holes, [F] [Ab] plumbed full of holes.
_ _ Farmer say to the merchant, we's in a awful fix, the weaver got all the cotton, left us
only the [Eb] sticks, we's got no home, [Ab] no sign of a home.
Yeah, the farmer say to the merchant, we ain't made but one baby, bo' we give you that, we'll
fight and go to [Eb] jail, we'll have a home, [Ab] we'll have a home.
_ Hey, the captain say to the missus, [F] what do you think of that?
Bo' weaver done made a nest in my bed, Sunday hat, [Eb] gonna have a home, [Ab] gonna have a home.
Now if anybody should ask you who it was that made this song, tell them it was a dark-complected
fellow with a [Fm] pair of blue duckings on, ain't got [Eb] no home, no sir, ain't got no [Bbm] _ [Ab] home.
_ _ Oh, boy.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ Well, the bo' weaver lamb, the little black bull, come from Mexico, they say, uh-huh,
come all the way to Texas, looking for a place to stay.
[Eb] He's looking for a home, [Ab] looking for a home.
_ The first time I see the bo' weaver, he was sitting on the square.
Next time I see the bo' weaver, all of his family there, he's [Eb] looking for a home, [Ab] just
looking for a home.
Now the farmer say to the weaver, what make your head so red?
Weaver say to the farmer, it's a wonder I ain't [Eb] dead, I'm looking for a home, [Ab] gotta
have a home.
_ Now the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot sand.
Weaver say, this is mighty hot, but I'll stand it like a man, [Eb] it'll be my home, it'll [Ab] be my home.
_ Well, the farmer take the weaver, put him in a lump of ice.
Weaver say to the farmer, mighty cool and nice, [Eb] this'll be my [Bb] home, this'll be my home,
[Ab] _ _
this'll be my home.
Hey, the farmer take the weaver, put him in the red hot fire.
Weaver say to the farmer, yeah, [Eb] yeah, it'll be my home, this'll be my home, gonna have a home.
_ Well, the merchant got half the cotton, the bo' weaver got the rest.
Didn't leave the farmer's wife, but one old cotton dress, [Eb] it full of holes, [F] [Ab] plumbed full of holes.
_ _ Farmer say to the merchant, we's in a awful fix, the weaver got all the cotton, left us
only the [Eb] sticks, we's got no home, [Ab] no sign of a home.
Yeah, the farmer say to the merchant, we ain't made but one baby, bo' we give you that, we'll
fight and go to [Eb] jail, we'll have a home, [Ab] we'll have a home.
_ Hey, the captain say to the missus, [F] what do you think of that?
Bo' weaver done made a nest in my bed, Sunday hat, [Eb] gonna have a home, [Ab] gonna have a home.
Now if anybody should ask you who it was that made this song, tell them it was a dark-complected
fellow with a [Fm] pair of blue duckings on, ain't got [Eb] no home, no sir, ain't got no [Bbm] _ [Ab] home.
_ _ Oh, boy.
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