Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: Sam Bush - Ballad of Stringbean & Estelle
Tempo:
87.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
Bm
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[Em]
[E]
On Ridge Top, Tennessee in 1973,
The [Em] Brown Boys [B] killed [E] Stringbean and Estelle.
The [A] reason [Em] for it all is in the bib of [E] his overlaws.
At least [Em] that's what the [E] Brown Boys would tell.
[Em] [B] The thieves laid in wait [E] for hours,
But [B] things didn't go [E] their way.
[Em] It was just a simple [E] plan to rob [Em] a banjo man,
But he wouldn't let [Bm] go of his [Em] opry pay.
[E]
[B] [Em]
[E] [A] [E]
There must have been a terrible struggle
For the cash [Bm] in his [E] bib overlaws.
The Brown Boys said, don't give us no trouble.
[Em] We came for [B] some, but now we [E] want it all.
And the [Bm] thieves said, [Em] stand and deliver,
But [Bm] Stringbean [E] would not tell.
And later we would learn there was a point of no return.
[B] They shot him [D] dead, then they [E] shot Estelle.
He
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [E]
saw no smoke from the chimney,
So [Em] Grandpa knew that something [E] wasn't right.
[Em] It would burn ever [E] more in his memory,
[Em] Picture of that [E] dreadful, awful sight.
[Em] Then [D] twenty [B]-three [Em] years later,
[Bm] They tore the fireplace [E]
down.
There was twenty thousand [Em] dollars
That the Brown Boys [Bm] never [Em] found.
[B] [E]
[Em]
[E] [Em] Yeah, it [Bm] seemed like [E] easy [Em] money,
[E] But [Bm] things [Em] didn't go their way.
[E] It was just a simple plan to [Em] rob a [E] banjo man,
[Em] But he wouldn't let [E] go of his opry pay.
[Em] Now String said, you [B] can't [E] have my opry pay.
[Em]
[E] They say there's nothing sacred,
[Em] And now [B] I have seen [Em] it all.
I read it in this morning's [E] paper,
They've auctioned [Bm] off [Em] Strings overalls.
[D] [Bm]
[Em]
[E]
On Ridge Top, Tennessee in 1973,
The [Em] Brown Boys [B] killed [E] Stringbean and Estelle.
The [A] reason [Em] for it all is in the bib of [E] his overlaws.
At least [Em] that's what the [E] Brown Boys would tell.
[Em] [B] The thieves laid in wait [E] for hours,
But [B] things didn't go [E] their way.
[Em] It was just a simple [E] plan to rob [Em] a banjo man,
But he wouldn't let [Bm] go of his [Em] opry pay.
[E]
[B] [Em]
[E] [A] [E]
There must have been a terrible struggle
For the cash [Bm] in his [E] bib overlaws.
The Brown Boys said, don't give us no trouble.
[Em] We came for [B] some, but now we [E] want it all.
And the [Bm] thieves said, [Em] stand and deliver,
But [Bm] Stringbean [E] would not tell.
And later we would learn there was a point of no return.
[B] They shot him [D] dead, then they [E] shot Estelle.
He
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [E]
saw no smoke from the chimney,
So [Em] Grandpa knew that something [E] wasn't right.
[Em] It would burn ever [E] more in his memory,
[Em] Picture of that [E] dreadful, awful sight.
[Em] Then [D] twenty [B]-three [Em] years later,
[Bm] They tore the fireplace [E]
down.
There was twenty thousand [Em] dollars
That the Brown Boys [Bm] never [Em] found.
[B] [E]
[Em]
[E] [Em] Yeah, it [Bm] seemed like [E] easy [Em] money,
[E] But [Bm] things [Em] didn't go their way.
[E] It was just a simple plan to [Em] rob a [E] banjo man,
[Em] But he wouldn't let [E] go of his opry pay.
[Em] Now String said, you [B] can't [E] have my opry pay.
[Em]
[E] They say there's nothing sacred,
[Em] And now [B] I have seen [Em] it all.
I read it in this morning's [E] paper,
They've auctioned [Bm] off [Em] Strings overalls.
[D] [Bm]
Key:
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E
Bm
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On Ridge Top, Tennessee in 1973,
The [Em] Brown Boys [B] killed [E] Stringbean and Estelle.
_ The [A] reason [Em] for it all is in the bib of [E] his overlaws.
At least [Em] that's what the [E] Brown Boys would tell.
_ [Em] [B] The thieves laid in wait [E] for hours,
But [B] things didn't go [E] their way.
_ [Em] It was just a simple [E] plan to rob [Em] a banjo man,
But he wouldn't let [Bm] go of his [Em] opry pay.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ There must have been a terrible struggle
_ For the cash [Bm] in his [E] bib overlaws.
The Brown Boys said, don't give us no trouble.
_ [Em] We came for [B] some, but now we [E] want it all.
_ And the [Bm] thieves said, [Em] stand and deliver,
_ But [Bm] Stringbean [E] would not tell.
_ And later we would learn there was a point of no return.
[B] They shot him [D] dead, then they [E] shot Estelle.
He _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ saw no smoke from the chimney,
_ So [Em] Grandpa knew that something [E] wasn't right.
[Em] _ It would burn ever [E] more in his memory,
_ _ [Em] Picture of that [E] dreadful, awful sight.
_ [Em] Then [D] twenty [B]-three [Em] years later,
_ [Bm] They tore the fireplace [E]
down.
_ There was twenty _ thousand [Em] dollars
_ That the Brown Boys [Bm] never [Em] found.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] [Em] Yeah, it [Bm] seemed like [E] easy [Em] money,
_ [E] But [Bm] things [Em] didn't go their _ way.
[E] It was just a simple plan to [Em] rob a [E] banjo man,
[Em] But he wouldn't let [E] go of his opry pay.
_ [Em] Now String said, you [B] can't [E] have my opry pay.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] They say there's nothing sacred,
_ [Em] And now [B] I have seen [Em] it all.
_ I read it in this morning's [E] paper,
_ _ They've auctioned [Bm] off [Em] Strings overalls.
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On Ridge Top, Tennessee in 1973,
The [Em] Brown Boys [B] killed [E] Stringbean and Estelle.
_ The [A] reason [Em] for it all is in the bib of [E] his overlaws.
At least [Em] that's what the [E] Brown Boys would tell.
_ [Em] [B] The thieves laid in wait [E] for hours,
But [B] things didn't go [E] their way.
_ [Em] It was just a simple [E] plan to rob [Em] a banjo man,
But he wouldn't let [Bm] go of his [Em] opry pay.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ There must have been a terrible struggle
_ For the cash [Bm] in his [E] bib overlaws.
The Brown Boys said, don't give us no trouble.
_ [Em] We came for [B] some, but now we [E] want it all.
_ And the [Bm] thieves said, [Em] stand and deliver,
_ But [Bm] Stringbean [E] would not tell.
_ And later we would learn there was a point of no return.
[B] They shot him [D] dead, then they [E] shot Estelle.
He _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ saw no smoke from the chimney,
_ So [Em] Grandpa knew that something [E] wasn't right.
[Em] _ It would burn ever [E] more in his memory,
_ _ [Em] Picture of that [E] dreadful, awful sight.
_ [Em] Then [D] twenty [B]-three [Em] years later,
_ [Bm] They tore the fireplace [E]
down.
_ There was twenty _ thousand [Em] dollars
_ That the Brown Boys [Bm] never [Em] found.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] [Em] Yeah, it [Bm] seemed like [E] easy [Em] money,
_ [E] But [Bm] things [Em] didn't go their _ way.
[E] It was just a simple plan to [Em] rob a [E] banjo man,
[Em] But he wouldn't let [E] go of his opry pay.
_ [Em] Now String said, you [B] can't [E] have my opry pay.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] They say there's nothing sacred,
_ [Em] And now [B] I have seen [Em] it all.
_ I read it in this morning's [E] paper,
_ _ They've auctioned [Bm] off [Em] Strings overalls.
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _