Chords for Del McCoury - 40 Acres and A Fool
Tempo:
118 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Gm
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And speaking of Marty Stewart, here he is.
Well, thank you, Eddie Stubbs.
What about him, Dale?
He's a prize.
He is.
Dale said he was a prize.
[G]
[C#] [C]
[G]
[G] [C]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em]
My new neighbor [C] from the city bought 40 acres up the [Gm] road.
He made his [E] money in [C] the market.
Now he's wearing cowboy clothes.
He [D] ain't got no cows or chickens.
[Gm] But the hat and boots look cool when [G] he parties [C] on the weekends.
40 acres and a food.
[G]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[C]
[D] [A] He says he's getting [C] into ranching.
[D]
[C] He's got a pretty trophy [Gm] wife.
He set her up in a [C] big mansion.
But now he's trying to [Gm] wreck my life.
He goes out in [C] his new Hummer.
I tell [Gm] my kids don't walk to school.
[G]
Took out my mailbox, [C] squashed a possum.
40 acres and a food.
[Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[Gm] [Am]
He don't need to borrow [C] nothing.
[G]
Cause he's got one of [G] every two.
Installed a laptop [C] on his bobcat.
Then drove it right [G] into the pool.
I never see his [C] hands get dirty.
And I'm not [G] jealous as a rule.
Can't get used [C] to living next to.
40 acres and a food.
[Gm] [C]
[D]
[C]
[Gm] [F] [D]
[A] He goes to Cancun [C] in the winter.
I get relief for [A#] wickertoo.
[G]
But then he's back here [C] with a vengeance.
Sometimes life can be [Gm] so cruel.
The county [C] officials are his buddies.
He uses [Gm] money like a tool.
[Bm] He winds and dines them on [C] the weekends.
[C] What's this country coming to?
[Gm] 40 acres and [G] a food.
[C] [G] [C] [F#]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
Well, thank you, Eddie Stubbs.
What about him, Dale?
He's a prize.
He is.
Dale said he was a prize.
[G]
[C#] [C]
[G]
[G] [C]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em]
My new neighbor [C] from the city bought 40 acres up the [Gm] road.
He made his [E] money in [C] the market.
Now he's wearing cowboy clothes.
He [D] ain't got no cows or chickens.
[Gm] But the hat and boots look cool when [G] he parties [C] on the weekends.
40 acres and a food.
[G]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[C]
[D] [A] He says he's getting [C] into ranching.
[D]
[C] He's got a pretty trophy [Gm] wife.
He set her up in a [C] big mansion.
But now he's trying to [Gm] wreck my life.
He goes out in [C] his new Hummer.
I tell [Gm] my kids don't walk to school.
[G]
Took out my mailbox, [C] squashed a possum.
40 acres and a food.
[Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[Gm] [Am]
He don't need to borrow [C] nothing.
[G]
Cause he's got one of [G] every two.
Installed a laptop [C] on his bobcat.
Then drove it right [G] into the pool.
I never see his [C] hands get dirty.
And I'm not [G] jealous as a rule.
Can't get used [C] to living next to.
40 acres and a food.
[Gm] [C]
[D]
[C]
[Gm] [F] [D]
[A] He goes to Cancun [C] in the winter.
I get relief for [A#] wickertoo.
[G]
But then he's back here [C] with a vengeance.
Sometimes life can be [Gm] so cruel.
The county [C] officials are his buddies.
He uses [Gm] money like a tool.
[Bm] He winds and dines them on [C] the weekends.
[C] What's this country coming to?
[Gm] 40 acres and [G] a food.
[C] [G] [C] [F#]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
Key:
C
G
Gm
D
A
C
G
Gm
And speaking of Marty Stewart, here he is.
Well, thank you, Eddie Stubbs.
What about him, Dale?
_ He's a prize.
He is. _
Dale said he was a prize.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
My new neighbor [C] from the city _ _ bought 40 acres up the [Gm] road. _ _ _
He made his [E] money in [C] the market. _ _
Now he's wearing cowboy clothes. _
He [D] ain't got no cows or chickens. _ _ _
[Gm] But the hat and boots look cool _ when [G] he parties [C] on the weekends. _ _
_ 40 acres and a food.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] He says he's getting [C] into ranching.
[D] _ _ _
[C] He's got a pretty trophy [Gm] wife. _ _ _
He set her up in a [C] big mansion. _ _
But now he's trying to [Gm] wreck my life. _ _
He goes out in [C] his new Hummer. _ _
I tell [Gm] my kids don't walk to school.
_ [G] _
Took out my mailbox, [C] squashed a possum. _ _
_ _ 40 acres and a food. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
He don't need to borrow [C] nothing.
_ _ _ [G]
Cause he's got one of [G] every two. _ _ _ _
Installed a laptop [C] on his bobcat. _ _
Then drove it right [G] into the pool. _ _
I never see his [C] hands get dirty. _ _ _
And I'm not [G] jealous as a rule. _ _
_ Can't get used [C] to living next to. _
_ _ 40 acres and a food. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] He goes to Cancun [C] in the winter. _ _
I get relief for [A#] wickertoo.
_ [G] _ _
But then he's back here [C] with a vengeance. _ _
_ Sometimes life can be [Gm] so cruel. _ _
The county [C] officials are his buddies. _ _
_ He uses [Gm] money like a tool. _
_ [Bm] He winds and dines them on [C] the weekends.
_ _ [C] What's this country coming to?
_ _ _ [Gm] 40 acres and [G] a food.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Well, thank you, Eddie Stubbs.
What about him, Dale?
_ He's a prize.
He is. _
Dale said he was a prize.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
My new neighbor [C] from the city _ _ bought 40 acres up the [Gm] road. _ _ _
He made his [E] money in [C] the market. _ _
Now he's wearing cowboy clothes. _
He [D] ain't got no cows or chickens. _ _ _
[Gm] But the hat and boots look cool _ when [G] he parties [C] on the weekends. _ _
_ 40 acres and a food.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] He says he's getting [C] into ranching.
[D] _ _ _
[C] He's got a pretty trophy [Gm] wife. _ _ _
He set her up in a [C] big mansion. _ _
But now he's trying to [Gm] wreck my life. _ _
He goes out in [C] his new Hummer. _ _
I tell [Gm] my kids don't walk to school.
_ [G] _
Took out my mailbox, [C] squashed a possum. _ _
_ _ 40 acres and a food. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
He don't need to borrow [C] nothing.
_ _ _ [G]
Cause he's got one of [G] every two. _ _ _ _
Installed a laptop [C] on his bobcat. _ _
Then drove it right [G] into the pool. _ _
I never see his [C] hands get dirty. _ _ _
And I'm not [G] jealous as a rule. _ _
_ Can't get used [C] to living next to. _
_ _ 40 acres and a food. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] He goes to Cancun [C] in the winter. _ _
I get relief for [A#] wickertoo.
_ [G] _ _
But then he's back here [C] with a vengeance. _ _
_ Sometimes life can be [Gm] so cruel. _ _
The county [C] officials are his buddies. _ _
_ He uses [Gm] money like a tool. _
_ [Bm] He winds and dines them on [C] the weekends.
_ _ [C] What's this country coming to?
_ _ _ [Gm] 40 acres and [G] a food.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _