Harper Valley PTA-Kelly Willis,Bruce Robison @AC&T 2013 Chords
Tempo:
116.6 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
G
C
Eb
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [B] [Bb]
[G] Man, you guys are wonderful, wonderful.
[Bb] I love this place, man.
[B] [Gm]
[G]
[Abm] I'll tell you what, we, uh, [Ab] also real quick, we, uh, Kelly and I are, uh, [G] we're our [Ab] own
merch people tonight, so.
[Eb] I hope you don't run [B] off, we're gonna, uh, [N] we've got, we've
played like nine songs off the new record tonight.
Y'all were so wonderful, listened
to all those new songs.
We have this really cool [Ab] thing too, it's got, uh, we actually
are selling, uh, um, LP [Bb] vinyl, and, [F] uh, but, but, uh, [Eb] inside the thing is the actual CD.
[G] And so.
The LP and [Ab] the CD.
If you get the [Gm] LP.
Yeah, man, can't beat it.
[Bb] Man, you gotta
hug the ribs.
Woo!
Alright.
[Ab] We, we, we've been looking forward to putting this thing
out for [D] a long time, so.
[E] We'll be over there in a few minutes, as fast as we can.
[Gb] And,
[Ab] uh, but, uh, I'm glad, I'm really glad y'all brought us out here, cause we've, this, this
song, we've been doing it [Gb] lately, it kind of started on a [Eb] lark, and then, [Gb] uh, now it's
just so much fun to do, [Bb] and, uh, I, I, I see what you think.
I think it's the [Ab] perfect combination
[Gb] [C] of, of, uh, singer and song, [Eb] and, and, and check this [Gbm] out.
[G] [F]
[Bb] [G] Hey.
Woo!
I wanna tell you all a story.
I [Eb] had [C] a teenage daughter who was in a [Gm] Harvard [B] Ballet [C] Junior Hall.
Woo!
[Am] [G] But her daughter came home after you, she didn't even stop to [Bm] play.
[Em]
[G] Woo!
[B] She [C] said, Mom, I got a [F] note here [D] from a Harvard Ballet [G] PTA.
Woo!
Yeah!
Well, the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you've been wearing your dress [Gb] is way [G] too tight.
And [C] it's reported you've been drinking and running around with men and going wild.
[Gm] Woo!
[C] [G] And we don't believe you [Bm] ought to be bringing up your [Gbm] little [Gm] girl this way.
[Em]
[G] [Dm] [G] [C] Signed by the [D] secretary of Harvard Ballet [G] PTA.
[Eb] [Abm] Well, it [Ab] happened that the PTA was gonna meet them in Perry and June.
[B] And [Db] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room.
[E]
[Db] [D] She [Ab] walked up to the blackboard and I could still recall the [Gm] words [Ab] she said.
[Fm]
[Ab] She said, I'd like to address this [Eb] meeting of the Harvard [Em] Ballet [Ab] PTA.
[Gb] [G] [Ab] And it's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a [C] date.
[Ab]
[C] And [Db] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of [B] eyes whenever [Db] he's away.
[Ab] And Mr.
Baker, won't you tell us why your secretary had [G] to leave [Ab] these down?
[G] [Ab] [Gm] Shouldn't [Db] we let our jobs be told [Eb] to keep her with the shades on?
[A] [Ab] Mr.
[E] [A] Harvard, who will be here when these stages in the Louis Kellys [C] fall?
If [D] you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little [Dm] nip and tip.
[A] Got the nerve to tell me that she thinks she's a mother.
I'm not a step.
[Am] [A] [D] This is just a little pick and [E] place.
You're a Harvard Ballet [Am] hit.
[A] I [A] wouldn't put you on, you know, but it really didn't happen just this way.
[C] Everybody, [D] say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [A] PTA.
[E] [D] Say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [Cm] PTA.
[A] [Gb] [A]
[B] [N]
[G] Man, you guys are wonderful, wonderful.
[Bb] I love this place, man.
[B] [Gm]
[G]
[Abm] I'll tell you what, we, uh, [Ab] also real quick, we, uh, Kelly and I are, uh, [G] we're our [Ab] own
merch people tonight, so.
[Eb] I hope you don't run [B] off, we're gonna, uh, [N] we've got, we've
played like nine songs off the new record tonight.
Y'all were so wonderful, listened
to all those new songs.
We have this really cool [Ab] thing too, it's got, uh, we actually
are selling, uh, um, LP [Bb] vinyl, and, [F] uh, but, but, uh, [Eb] inside the thing is the actual CD.
[G] And so.
The LP and [Ab] the CD.
If you get the [Gm] LP.
Yeah, man, can't beat it.
[Bb] Man, you gotta
hug the ribs.
Woo!
Alright.
[Ab] We, we, we've been looking forward to putting this thing
out for [D] a long time, so.
[E] We'll be over there in a few minutes, as fast as we can.
[Gb] And,
[Ab] uh, but, uh, I'm glad, I'm really glad y'all brought us out here, cause we've, this, this
song, we've been doing it [Gb] lately, it kind of started on a [Eb] lark, and then, [Gb] uh, now it's
just so much fun to do, [Bb] and, uh, I, I, I see what you think.
I think it's the [Ab] perfect combination
[Gb] [C] of, of, uh, singer and song, [Eb] and, and, and check this [Gbm] out.
[G] [F]
[Bb] [G] Hey.
Woo!
I wanna tell you all a story.
I [Eb] had [C] a teenage daughter who was in a [Gm] Harvard [B] Ballet [C] Junior Hall.
Woo!
[Am] [G] But her daughter came home after you, she didn't even stop to [Bm] play.
[Em]
[G] Woo!
[B] She [C] said, Mom, I got a [F] note here [D] from a Harvard Ballet [G] PTA.
Woo!
Yeah!
Well, the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you've been wearing your dress [Gb] is way [G] too tight.
And [C] it's reported you've been drinking and running around with men and going wild.
[Gm] Woo!
[C] [G] And we don't believe you [Bm] ought to be bringing up your [Gbm] little [Gm] girl this way.
[Em]
[G] [Dm] [G] [C] Signed by the [D] secretary of Harvard Ballet [G] PTA.
[Eb] [Abm] Well, it [Ab] happened that the PTA was gonna meet them in Perry and June.
[B] And [Db] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room.
[E]
[Db] [D] She [Ab] walked up to the blackboard and I could still recall the [Gm] words [Ab] she said.
[Fm]
[Ab] She said, I'd like to address this [Eb] meeting of the Harvard [Em] Ballet [Ab] PTA.
[Gb] [G] [Ab] And it's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a [C] date.
[Ab]
[C] And [Db] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of [B] eyes whenever [Db] he's away.
[Ab] And Mr.
Baker, won't you tell us why your secretary had [G] to leave [Ab] these down?
[G] [Ab] [Gm] Shouldn't [Db] we let our jobs be told [Eb] to keep her with the shades on?
[A] [Ab] Mr.
[E] [A] Harvard, who will be here when these stages in the Louis Kellys [C] fall?
If [D] you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little [Dm] nip and tip.
[A] Got the nerve to tell me that she thinks she's a mother.
I'm not a step.
[Am] [A] [D] This is just a little pick and [E] place.
You're a Harvard Ballet [Am] hit.
[A] I [A] wouldn't put you on, you know, but it really didn't happen just this way.
[C] Everybody, [D] say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [A] PTA.
[E] [D] Say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [Cm] PTA.
[A] [Gb] [A]
[B] [N]
Key:
Ab
G
C
Eb
A
Ab
G
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [G] Man, you guys are wonderful, wonderful.
[Bb] I love this place, man.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] I'll tell you what, we, uh, [Ab] also real quick, we, uh, Kelly and I are, uh, [G] we're our [Ab] own
merch people tonight, so.
_ [Eb] I hope you don't run [B] off, we're gonna, uh, [N] we've got, we've
played like nine songs off the new record tonight.
Y'all were so wonderful, listened
to all those new songs.
_ We _ _ _ have this really cool [Ab] thing too, it's got, uh, we actually
are selling, uh, um, LP [Bb] vinyl, and, [F] uh, but, but, uh, [Eb] inside the thing is the actual CD.
[G] And so.
The LP and [Ab] the CD.
If you get the [Gm] LP.
Yeah, man, can't beat it.
[Bb] Man, you gotta
hug the ribs.
Woo!
Alright.
[Ab] We, we, we've been looking forward to putting this thing
out for [D] a long time, so.
[E] We'll be over there in a few minutes, as fast as we can.
[Gb] And,
[Ab] uh, but, uh, I'm glad, I'm really glad y'all brought us out here, cause we've, this, this
song, we've been doing it [Gb] lately, it kind of started on a [Eb] lark, and then, [Gb] uh, now it's
just so much fun to do, [Bb] and, uh, I, I, I see what you think.
I think it's the [Ab] perfect combination
[Gb] [C] of, of, uh, singer and song, [Eb] and, and, and check this [Gbm] out.
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] Hey.
Woo! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ wanna tell you all a story. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [Eb] had [C] a teenage daughter who was in a [Gm] Harvard [B] Ballet [C] Junior Hall. _
Woo!
_ [Am] _ [G] But her daughter came home after you, she didn't even stop to [Bm] play.
_ [Em] _
[G] Woo!
[B] She [C] said, Mom, I got a [F] note here [D] from a Harvard Ballet [G] PTA.
Woo!
Yeah!
_ _ Well, the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you've been wearing your dress [Gb] is way [G] too tight. _ _
_ _ And [C] it's reported you've been drinking and running around with men and going wild.
[Gm] Woo!
_ _ [C] _ [G] And we don't believe you [Bm] ought to be bringing up your [Gbm] little [Gm] girl this way.
[Em] _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] Signed by the [D] secretary of Harvard Ballet [G] PTA. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] Well, it [Ab] happened that the PTA was gonna meet them in Perry and June. _ _
_ _ [B] And [Db] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room.
[E] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [D] She [Ab] walked up to the blackboard and I could still recall the [Gm] words [Ab] she said.
_ [Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ She said, I'd like to address this [Eb] meeting of the Harvard [Em] Ballet [Ab] PTA. _ _
_ [Gb] _ [G] _ [Ab] And it's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a [C] date.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ [C] And [Db] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of [B] eyes whenever [Db] he's away. _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] And Mr.
Baker, won't you tell us why your secretary had [G] to leave [Ab] these down? _
[G] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] Shouldn't [Db] we let our jobs be told [Eb] to keep her with the shades on?
[A] _ [Ab] _ Mr.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Harvard, who will be here when these stages in the Louis Kellys [C] fall?
_ If _ _ _ _ [D] you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little [Dm] nip and tip.
_ _ _ _ [A] Got the nerve to tell me that she thinks she's a mother.
I'm not a step. _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ [D] This is just a little pick and [E] place.
You're a Harvard Ballet [Am] hit.
[A] _ I _ _ [A] _ _ wouldn't put you on, you know, but it really didn't happen just this way. _ _
[C] _ Everybody, [D] say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [A] PTA. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [D] Say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [Cm] PTA.
[A] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [G] Man, you guys are wonderful, wonderful.
[Bb] I love this place, man.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] I'll tell you what, we, uh, [Ab] also real quick, we, uh, Kelly and I are, uh, [G] we're our [Ab] own
merch people tonight, so.
_ [Eb] I hope you don't run [B] off, we're gonna, uh, [N] we've got, we've
played like nine songs off the new record tonight.
Y'all were so wonderful, listened
to all those new songs.
_ We _ _ _ have this really cool [Ab] thing too, it's got, uh, we actually
are selling, uh, um, LP [Bb] vinyl, and, [F] uh, but, but, uh, [Eb] inside the thing is the actual CD.
[G] And so.
The LP and [Ab] the CD.
If you get the [Gm] LP.
Yeah, man, can't beat it.
[Bb] Man, you gotta
hug the ribs.
Woo!
Alright.
[Ab] We, we, we've been looking forward to putting this thing
out for [D] a long time, so.
[E] We'll be over there in a few minutes, as fast as we can.
[Gb] And,
[Ab] uh, but, uh, I'm glad, I'm really glad y'all brought us out here, cause we've, this, this
song, we've been doing it [Gb] lately, it kind of started on a [Eb] lark, and then, [Gb] uh, now it's
just so much fun to do, [Bb] and, uh, I, I, I see what you think.
I think it's the [Ab] perfect combination
[Gb] [C] of, of, uh, singer and song, [Eb] and, and, and check this [Gbm] out.
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] Hey.
Woo! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ wanna tell you all a story. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [Eb] had [C] a teenage daughter who was in a [Gm] Harvard [B] Ballet [C] Junior Hall. _
Woo!
_ [Am] _ [G] But her daughter came home after you, she didn't even stop to [Bm] play.
_ [Em] _
[G] Woo!
[B] She [C] said, Mom, I got a [F] note here [D] from a Harvard Ballet [G] PTA.
Woo!
Yeah!
_ _ Well, the note said, Mrs.
Johnson, you've been wearing your dress [Gb] is way [G] too tight. _ _
_ _ And [C] it's reported you've been drinking and running around with men and going wild.
[Gm] Woo!
_ _ [C] _ [G] And we don't believe you [Bm] ought to be bringing up your [Gbm] little [Gm] girl this way.
[Em] _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] Signed by the [D] secretary of Harvard Ballet [G] PTA. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] Well, it [Ab] happened that the PTA was gonna meet them in Perry and June. _ _
_ _ [B] And [Db] they were sure surprised when Mrs.
Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room.
[E] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [D] She [Ab] walked up to the blackboard and I could still recall the [Gm] words [Ab] she said.
_ [Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ She said, I'd like to address this [Eb] meeting of the Harvard [Em] Ballet [Ab] PTA. _ _
_ [Gb] _ [G] _ [Ab] And it's Bobby Taylor sitting there and seven times he's asked me for a [C] date.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ [C] And [Db] Mrs.
Taylor sure seems to use a lot of [B] eyes whenever [Db] he's away. _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] And Mr.
Baker, won't you tell us why your secretary had [G] to leave [Ab] these down? _
[G] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] Shouldn't [Db] we let our jobs be told [Eb] to keep her with the shades on?
[A] _ [Ab] _ Mr.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Harvard, who will be here when these stages in the Louis Kellys [C] fall?
_ If _ _ _ _ [D] you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little [Dm] nip and tip.
_ _ _ _ [A] Got the nerve to tell me that she thinks she's a mother.
I'm not a step. _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ [D] This is just a little pick and [E] place.
You're a Harvard Ballet [Am] hit.
[A] _ I _ _ [A] _ _ wouldn't put you on, you know, but it really didn't happen just this way. _ _
[C] _ Everybody, [D] say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [A] PTA. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [D] Say my mama's talking to [E] you, the Harvard Ballet [Cm] PTA.
[A] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _