Chords for Don't Forget The Coffee Billy Joe - R.B. Morris
Tempo:
84.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] It snowed the night [G] before and [D] it had frozen on the ground.
[G] We didn't have a car and we lived seven [A] miles from town.
[G] I could hear my [D] daddy's voice so many years ago saying,
[G] don't forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
[A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay more.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK to the [G] blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe.
[D]
Well me and [G] Quentin went back [D] on the hill to cut some wood.
I'm burning [G] in that old warm [D] morning stove, it sure [A] smelled good.
[G] Daddy couldn't get work [D] then and I was [G] just a child.
[D] God was [G] on vacation [A] for a while.
Do you see Fred, you tell him I [G] come help him [D] kill him hard.
[A] Ask him if he'd still be [D] interested [B] in my dog.
[D] Don't hang [G] around the pool room all [D] day, we might get more snow.
And don't forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe.
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [B]
They [A] [D] wonder [G] why there ain't no [D] rabbits left this day in time.
To tell the [G] truth, I guess we [D] ate them all in [A] 49.
[G] Was that yesterday or was it [D] over 40 [G] years ago?
[D] Don't forget the coffee, Billy Joe.
[A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay him off.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK [E] to the blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
[G] Pay attention [D] son.
[G]
[D] First thing you do, get with old Sam.
You start back quick enough and you catch a ride with somebody coming out this way.
[G] You hear me?
[D] We're all waiting on [G] you.
[D] Don't let [G] your mama down.
[D] [G] [D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
[D] It snowed the night [G] before and [D] it had frozen on the ground.
[G] We didn't have a car and we lived seven [A] miles from town.
[G] I could hear my [D] daddy's voice so many years ago saying,
[G] don't forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
[A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay more.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK to the [G] blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe.
[D]
Well me and [G] Quentin went back [D] on the hill to cut some wood.
I'm burning [G] in that old warm [D] morning stove, it sure [A] smelled good.
[G] Daddy couldn't get work [D] then and I was [G] just a child.
[D] God was [G] on vacation [A] for a while.
Do you see Fred, you tell him I [G] come help him [D] kill him hard.
[A] Ask him if he'd still be [D] interested [B] in my dog.
[D] Don't hang [G] around the pool room all [D] day, we might get more snow.
And don't forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe.
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [B]
They [A] [D] wonder [G] why there ain't no [D] rabbits left this day in time.
To tell the [G] truth, I guess we [D] ate them all in [A] 49.
[G] Was that yesterday or was it [D] over 40 [G] years ago?
[D] Don't forget the coffee, Billy Joe.
[A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay him off.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK [E] to the blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
[G] Pay attention [D] son.
[G]
[D] First thing you do, get with old Sam.
You start back quick enough and you catch a ride with somebody coming out this way.
[G] You hear me?
[D] We're all waiting on [G] you.
[D] Don't let [G] your mama down.
[D] [G] [D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
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[A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[D] It snowed the night [G] before and [D] it had frozen on the ground.
[G] We didn't have a car and we lived seven [A] miles from town.
[G] I could hear my [D] daddy's voice so many years ago saying,
[G] don't forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe. _ _
[A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay more.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK to the [G] blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe.
_ [D] _
Well me and [G] Quentin went back [D] on the hill to cut some wood.
I'm burning [G] in that old warm [D] morning stove, it sure [A] smelled good.
[G] Daddy couldn't get work [D] then and I was [G] just a child.
[D] God was [G] on vacation [A] for a while. _
Do you see Fred, you tell him I [G] come help him [D] kill him hard.
[A] Ask him if he'd still be [D] interested [B] in my dog.
[D] Don't hang [G] around the pool room all [D] day, we might get more snow. _
And don't forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B]
They _ [A] _ _ [D] wonder [G] why there ain't no [D] rabbits left this day in time.
To tell the [G] truth, I guess we [D] ate them all in [A] 49.
[G] Was that yesterday or was it [D] over 40 [G] years ago?
[D] Don't forget the coffee, Billy Joe.
_ _ [A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay him off.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK [E] to the blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
[G] Pay attention [D] son.
_ [G] _ _
[D] First thing you do, get with old Sam.
You start back quick enough and you catch a ride with somebody coming out this way.
[G] You hear me?
[D] We're all waiting on [G] you.
_ [D] Don't let [G] your mama down.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] It snowed the night [G] before and [D] it had frozen on the ground.
[G] We didn't have a car and we lived seven [A] miles from town.
[G] I could hear my [D] daddy's voice so many years ago saying,
[G] don't forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe. _ _
[A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay more.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK to the [G] blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe.
_ [D] _
Well me and [G] Quentin went back [D] on the hill to cut some wood.
I'm burning [G] in that old warm [D] morning stove, it sure [A] smelled good.
[G] Daddy couldn't get work [D] then and I was [G] just a child.
[D] God was [G] on vacation [A] for a while. _
Do you see Fred, you tell him I [G] come help him [D] kill him hard.
[A] Ask him if he'd still be [D] interested [B] in my dog.
[D] Don't hang [G] around the pool room all [D] day, we might get more snow. _
And don't forget the coffee, [A] Billy Joe. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B]
They _ [A] _ _ [D] wonder [G] why there ain't no [D] rabbits left this day in time.
To tell the [G] truth, I guess we [D] ate them all in [A] 49.
[G] Was that yesterday or was it [D] over 40 [G] years ago?
[D] Don't forget the coffee, Billy Joe.
_ _ [A] Mama needs her medicine, [G] she got that [D] real bad cough.
[A] We get a check on Monday, [G] tell old Sam to pay him off.
[D] You [G] catch a ride from [D] the UK [E] to the blacktop road.
[D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe.
[G] Pay attention [D] son.
_ [G] _ _
[D] First thing you do, get with old Sam.
You start back quick enough and you catch a ride with somebody coming out this way.
[G] You hear me?
[D] We're all waiting on [G] you.
_ [D] Don't let [G] your mama down.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] And don't [G] forget the coffee, [D] Billy Joe. _ _ _ _ _ _
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