Copperhead Road Chords by Steve Earle

Tempo:
78.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Copperhead Road chords
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[D] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Well, my name's John Lee Pettymore, same as my daddy and his daddy before.
You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here, he only come to town about twice a year.
You buy a hundred pounds of yeast, paints a copper line, everybody knew it and made
a big shine.
[G] Now the revolution man wanted granddaddy bad, [D] he'd left the holler of everything he had.
[G] Before my time, the light band told, [D] never come back from Copperhead Road.
Now daddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge, his father had an auction at the Mason's Lodge.
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, just shot cold a primer and looked inside.
Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down, I still remember that rumbling sound.
[G] Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the [D] night, heard mama crying that something wasn't right.
[G] He headed down to Knoxville with a weekly load, [D] you could smell the whiskey burning
down Copperhead Road.
I
[G]
[D] [G] [D]
volunteered for the Army on my birthday, grabbed the white dress, first round through
the White House.
I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam, I came home with a brand new flame.
I take the seat from Columbia, Mexico, just planted up a holler down Copperhead Road.
[G] I'm not a DJ, got a chopper in the [D] air, big ass dreamer like back over there.
[G] I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don't [D] you know, you better stay away from Copperhead Road. Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road.
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
D
1321
G
2131
D
1321
G
2131
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Steve Earle - Copperhead Road chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, G and D. Begin your practice at a relaxed 39 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 78. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, my name's John Lee Pettymore, _ _ same as my daddy and his daddy before.
_ _ _ You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here, _ _ he only come to town about twice a year.
_ You buy a hundred pounds of yeast, paints a copper line, _ _ _ everybody knew it and made
a big shine.
_ _ [G] Now the revolution man wanted granddaddy bad, [D] he'd left the holler of everything he had.
[G] Before my time, the light band told, [D] never come back from Copperhead Road. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now daddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge, _ _ his father had an auction at the Mason's Lodge.
_ _ Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, _ _ just shot cold a primer and looked inside.
_ _ Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down, _ _ I still remember that rumbling sound.
_ _ [G] Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the [D] night, heard mama crying that something wasn't right.
[G] He headed down to Knoxville with a weekly load, [D] you could smell the whiskey burning
down Copperhead Road.
I _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ volunteered for the Army on my birthday, _ _ _ grabbed the white dress, first round through
the White House.
I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam, _ _ I came home with a brand new flame.
I take the seat from Columbia, Mexico, _ _ just planted up a holler down Copperhead Road.
_ _ [G] I'm not a DJ, got a chopper in the [D] air, big ass dreamer like back over there.
[G] I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don't [D] you know, you better stay away from Copperhead Road. _ Copperhead _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Road. _ _ _
_ _ Copperhead Road. _ _ _
_ Copperhead Road. _ _ _ _
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