Chords for George Hamilton IV - Candy Apple Red
Tempo:
68.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [G] [C]
He came speeding through [G] the town each [C] day at sundown, and his car was [F] painted candy [C]-apple red.
He [F] was coming there to see the [C] sheriff's daughter, and the sheriff didn't know it, so [G] they said.
Time [C] and time again the sheriff tried to catch him, but he always [F] speeded up and got [C] away.
The [F] whole county jail stood patiently [C] awaiting, and the sheriff vowed [G] he'd put him there [C] some day.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] If he doesn't slow it down a bit, [F] he's going to end [C] up dead.
[F] And the sheriff's daughter said [C] she'd rather end up dead [G] than live without her candy [C]-apple red.
So the sheriff built [G] a barricade [C] to catch him, and he sat there at [F] the limits of [C] the town.
But [F] the sheriff's daughter had all the [C] men married him before [G]
[C] the sheriff saw [G] them coming down [C] the hill.
He saw they couldn't stop [F] him, so he held [C] his breath.
As [F] they crashed the barricade, the [C] car exploded, and the boy and girl [G] went to a [C] flaming death.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] He didn't slow it down at all, [F] and now he lies [C] there dead.
While the sheriff bowed his head, [C] his daughter lay there dead, [G] cradled in the arms of candy [C]-apple red.
[N]
He came speeding through [G] the town each [C] day at sundown, and his car was [F] painted candy [C]-apple red.
He [F] was coming there to see the [C] sheriff's daughter, and the sheriff didn't know it, so [G] they said.
Time [C] and time again the sheriff tried to catch him, but he always [F] speeded up and got [C] away.
The [F] whole county jail stood patiently [C] awaiting, and the sheriff vowed [G] he'd put him there [C] some day.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] If he doesn't slow it down a bit, [F] he's going to end [C] up dead.
[F] And the sheriff's daughter said [C] she'd rather end up dead [G] than live without her candy [C]-apple red.
So the sheriff built [G] a barricade [C] to catch him, and he sat there at [F] the limits of [C] the town.
But [F] the sheriff's daughter had all the [C] men married him before [G]
[C] the sheriff saw [G] them coming down [C] the hill.
He saw they couldn't stop [F] him, so he held [C] his breath.
As [F] they crashed the barricade, the [C] car exploded, and the boy and girl [G] went to a [C] flaming death.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] He didn't slow it down at all, [F] and now he lies [C] there dead.
While the sheriff bowed his head, [C] his daughter lay there dead, [G] cradled in the arms of candy [C]-apple red.
[N]
Key:
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F
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_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ He came speeding through [G] the town each [C] day at sundown, _ and his car was [F] painted candy [C]-apple red.
He [F] was coming there to see the [C] sheriff's daughter, and the sheriff didn't know it, so [G] they said.
Time [C] and time again the sheriff tried to catch him, but he always [F] speeded up and got [C] away.
The [F] whole county jail stood patiently [C] awaiting, and the sheriff vowed [G] he'd put him there [C] some day.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] If he doesn't slow it down a bit, [F] he's going to end [C] up dead.
[F] And the sheriff's daughter said [C] she'd rather end up dead [G] than live without her candy [C]-apple red. _ _ _ _
So the sheriff built [G] a barricade [C] to catch him, and he sat there at [F] the limits of [C] the town. _
But [F] the sheriff's daughter had all the [C] men _ _ married him before _ [G] _ _ _
[C] the sheriff saw [G] them coming down [C] the hill. _
He saw they couldn't stop [F] him, so he held [C] his breath.
As [F] they crashed the barricade, the [C] car exploded, and the boy and girl [G] went to a [C] flaming death.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] He didn't slow it down at all, [F] and now he lies [C] there dead.
While the sheriff bowed his head, [C] his daughter lay there dead, [G] cradled in the arms of candy [C]-apple red. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ He came speeding through [G] the town each [C] day at sundown, _ and his car was [F] painted candy [C]-apple red.
He [F] was coming there to see the [C] sheriff's daughter, and the sheriff didn't know it, so [G] they said.
Time [C] and time again the sheriff tried to catch him, but he always [F] speeded up and got [C] away.
The [F] whole county jail stood patiently [C] awaiting, and the sheriff vowed [G] he'd put him there [C] some day.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] If he doesn't slow it down a bit, [F] he's going to end [C] up dead.
[F] And the sheriff's daughter said [C] she'd rather end up dead [G] than live without her candy [C]-apple red. _ _ _ _
So the sheriff built [G] a barricade [C] to catch him, and he sat there at [F] the limits of [C] the town. _
But [F] the sheriff's daughter had all the [C] men _ _ married him before _ [G] _ _ _
[C] the sheriff saw [G] them coming down [C] the hill. _
He saw they couldn't stop [F] him, so he held [C] his breath.
As [F] they crashed the barricade, the [C] car exploded, and the boy and girl [G] went to a [C] flaming death.
Well, there [F] goes candy-apple red, [C] that's what the people said.
[G] He didn't slow it down at all, [F] and now he lies [C] there dead.
While the sheriff bowed his head, [C] his daughter lay there dead, [G] cradled in the arms of candy [C]-apple red. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _