Copperhead Road Chords by Steve Earle

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_ _ _ _ Well, my name's Donley Pettimore.
_ _ _ You've seen me like that and that before.
_ _ _ You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here.
_ _ He only come to town about twice a year.
_ You buy a hundred pounds of yeast and it's a copper line.
_ _ _ _ Everybody knew it and made me shine.
_ _ [G] Now the revolution man won a granddaddy fight.
[D] He left a holler and left a thing.
He had [G] four miles of time, a lot of bands sold.
[D] He never come back from Copperhead Road. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Now daddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge.
_ _ He bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge.
_ _ Shot some can of sherry painted on the side.
_ _ Just shot a coat of primer and looked inside.
_ _ Well, in my mouth I tore that engine down.
_ _ I still remember that rumbling sound.
_ _ [G] Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night.
[D] Heard mama crying that something wasn't right.
[G] He's headed down to Knoxville with a weekly load.
[D] He could smell a whiskey burning down Copperhead Road. _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ I volunteered for the Army on my birthday. _ _ _
Grabbed a white dress, first draft gear and a white jacket.
_ I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam.
I _ _ came home with a brand new plan.
_ I take the seat from Columbia, Mexico.
_ _ Just fell in love with a holler down Copperhead Road.
_ _ [G] Now the D.A.'s. got a chopper in the air. [D] They got screaming like back over there. [G] I learned a thing or two, Charlie don't you [D] know. You better stay away from Copperhead Road. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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