Chords for Jerry Reed "Amos Moses" played by Dow Douthitt
Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
D
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm going to try to play a little bit of Jerry Reed here.
[B] Oh!
[E] What am I going to play?
[B]
[A]
[B]
Now I ain't no Moses with a cage, I [B] live [D] by myself in the swamp, hunting alligators for a living.
You can lock them in the head with [G] a stomp.
Well, the losing alligators are going to get you out.
[C] It ain't illegal hunting alligators [A] down in the swamp, boy.
[B] Now everybody blames the zoning man [C#] for making him [D] lean as a snake.
Well, I ain't no Moses with a cage, daddy would use him for alligator [G] bait.
Guy would rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[B]
Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
[E] About 45 [A] minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, [E] there's a man called [D] Doc Mills, that's [A] pretty rough.
[E] Well, they [Gm] raised up a son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
[B]
[G] [A]
[D] [B] Well, now the folks [A] around South Louisiana said Amos [D] was a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator, just use [G] one hand.
That's all he got [A] left, alligator bait in him.
[B] Left on going, clean up to his elbow.
[A] Well, the sheriff got wind of things.
In the swamp, [D] tapping alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, going to get the boy.
[G] Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
He could sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou.
[B] About 45 minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, there's a man [D] called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
[E] Well, they [Em] raised up a son that could eat up his [D] waiting groceries.
Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
[B]
[A] Cut out all the minutes.
[E] Make it count, son.
About 45 minutes southeast of typical [A] Louisiana, [E] there's a [D] man called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
Well, [E] they raised up a [C] son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
And there he is.
[C]
[E] [G]
[B] Oh!
[E] What am I going to play?
[B]
[A]
[B]
Now I ain't no Moses with a cage, I [B] live [D] by myself in the swamp, hunting alligators for a living.
You can lock them in the head with [G] a stomp.
Well, the losing alligators are going to get you out.
[C] It ain't illegal hunting alligators [A] down in the swamp, boy.
[B] Now everybody blames the zoning man [C#] for making him [D] lean as a snake.
Well, I ain't no Moses with a cage, daddy would use him for alligator [G] bait.
Guy would rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[B]
Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
[E] About 45 [A] minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, [E] there's a man called [D] Doc Mills, that's [A] pretty rough.
[E] Well, they [Gm] raised up a son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
[B]
[G] [A]
[D] [B] Well, now the folks [A] around South Louisiana said Amos [D] was a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator, just use [G] one hand.
That's all he got [A] left, alligator bait in him.
[B] Left on going, clean up to his elbow.
[A] Well, the sheriff got wind of things.
In the swamp, [D] tapping alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, going to get the boy.
[G] Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
He could sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou.
[B] About 45 minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, there's a man [D] called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
[E] Well, they [Em] raised up a son that could eat up his [D] waiting groceries.
Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
[B]
[A] Cut out all the minutes.
[E] Make it count, son.
About 45 minutes southeast of typical [A] Louisiana, [E] there's a [D] man called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
Well, [E] they raised up a [C] son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
And there he is.
[C]
[E] [G]
Key:
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_ I'm going to try to play a little bit of Jerry Reed here. _
[B] _ _ _ _ Oh! _ _
_ _ [E] What am I going to play? _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now I ain't no Moses with a cage, I [B] live [D] by myself in the swamp, hunting alligators for a living.
You can lock them in the head with [G] a stomp.
Well, the losing alligators are going to get you out. _
_ [C] It ain't illegal hunting alligators [A] down in the swamp, boy. _
_ [B] Now everybody blames the zoning man [C#] for making him [D] lean as a snake.
Well, I ain't no Moses with a cage, daddy would use him for alligator [G] bait.
Guy would rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[B] _
_ _ Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
_ [E] About 45 [A] minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, _ [E] there's a man called [D] Doc Mills, that's [A] pretty rough. _
_ [E] Well, they [Gm] raised up a son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
_ _ Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] [B] Well, now the folks [A] around South Louisiana said Amos [D] was a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator, just use [G] one hand.
That's all he got [A] left, alligator bait in him.
_ _ [B] Left on going, clean up to his elbow.
_ [A] _ Well, the sheriff got wind of things.
In the swamp, [D] tapping alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, going to get the boy. _
_ [G] _ Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
_ _ He could sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou.
_ [B] _ About 45 minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, _ _ there's a man [D] called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
_ _ [E] Well, they [Em] raised up a son that could eat up his [D] waiting groceries.
_ _ Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Cut out all the minutes.
[E] Make it count, son.
About 45 minutes southeast of typical [A] Louisiana, _ _ [E] there's a [D] man called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
Well, _ [E] they raised up a [C] son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
_ _ And there he is.
[C] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Oh! _ _
_ _ [E] What am I going to play? _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now I ain't no Moses with a cage, I [B] live [D] by myself in the swamp, hunting alligators for a living.
You can lock them in the head with [G] a stomp.
Well, the losing alligators are going to get you out. _
_ [C] It ain't illegal hunting alligators [A] down in the swamp, boy. _
_ [B] Now everybody blames the zoning man [C#] for making him [D] lean as a snake.
Well, I ain't no Moses with a cage, daddy would use him for alligator [G] bait.
Guy would rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp.
[B] _
_ _ Alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
_ [E] About 45 [A] minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, _ [E] there's a man called [D] Doc Mills, that's [A] pretty rough. _
_ [E] Well, they [Gm] raised up a son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
_ _ Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] [B] Well, now the folks [A] around South Louisiana said Amos [D] was a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator, just use [G] one hand.
That's all he got [A] left, alligator bait in him.
_ _ [B] Left on going, clean up to his elbow.
_ [A] _ Well, the sheriff got wind of things.
In the swamp, [D] tapping alligator skin.
So he snuck in the swamp, going to get the boy. _
_ [G] _ Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
_ _ He could sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou.
_ [B] _ About 45 minutes southeast of typical Louisiana, _ _ there's a man [D] called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
_ _ [E] Well, they [Em] raised up a son that could eat up his [D] waiting groceries.
_ _ Named him after a man of the swamp, called Amos.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Cut out all the minutes.
[E] Make it count, son.
About 45 minutes southeast of typical [A] Louisiana, _ _ [E] there's a [D] man called Doc Mills, that's pretty [A] rough.
Well, _ [E] they raised up a [C] son that could eat up his waiting [D] groceries.
_ _ And there he is.
[C] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _