Chords for Jerry Reed - Amos Moses Toledo 1983
Tempo:
108.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
G
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I got you in a [G] truckload [G]
of bullshit!
[B] [F] [C]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] Alright!
[G]
Just leave my
[A]
[Dm] Just leave my rig outside, dude.
[G]
Ha ha ha!
Well, [N] alright!
There's a funky tune about a little funky dude.
His name was Amos Moses, and it goes like
One, two, two, [G#m] one, two, good!
[Am]
On
Ah, dear, [D] my name [A] is
[Am]
[Gm] [A] Well, I ain't no funky with a beard.
[C#]
Had to live myself [E] in the swamp.
They hunt an alligator for a living.
They just knock him in the head with a stock.
Some believe they have a law gonna get you in, but
[Am] You can't leave a hunting alligator down in the front, boy.
Well, [A] I ain't nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses, it was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the way.
I rode around in the swamp.
Look out, Amos!
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
[D] Well, [E] about 45 [F#m] minutes southeast of [A] Tripitone, Louisiana.
[E] I lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, he's [A] pretty wise, ain't I?
[E] Well, he raised up a [C] son that could heat up his [E] wedding grocery.
[A] Now, they [D]
brought
My name was [Am] Moses.
Now, he's a tall son.
Come on, you got leather!
Yeah!
[E] Well, I ain't [A] nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses.
It was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the [G] way.
I rode around in the swamp.
[E] Look out, Rufus!
[Em] Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
Well, [A] the sheriff got wind that Amos
[C#] was in the swamp trapping [E] alligator skin.
So he stuck her in the swamp trying to get the boy.
But he never come out again.
Oh, the world had to lose Amos.
The sheriff went [Am]
to Rufus!
He was sure getting lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[A] Well, [E] about 45 minutes I listened to the [A] door of the jailer.
[E] Lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, [A] he's pretty wise, ain't I?
[E] Well, he raised up [C] a son that could heat up [D] his wedding grocery.
And he needs a man.
Now, they brought
My name [Am] was Moses.
Look out, Amos!
[E] The sheriff's gonna get you.
Hey, legal alligators in the swamp [A] now.
Y'all can [N] clap.
I'm through now.
of bullshit!
[B] [F] [C]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] Alright!
[G]
Just leave my
[A]
[Dm] Just leave my rig outside, dude.
[G]
Ha ha ha!
Well, [N] alright!
There's a funky tune about a little funky dude.
His name was Amos Moses, and it goes like
One, two, two, [G#m] one, two, good!
[Am]
On
Ah, dear, [D] my name [A] is
[Am]
[Gm] [A] Well, I ain't no funky with a beard.
[C#]
Had to live myself [E] in the swamp.
They hunt an alligator for a living.
They just knock him in the head with a stock.
Some believe they have a law gonna get you in, but
[Am] You can't leave a hunting alligator down in the front, boy.
Well, [A] I ain't nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses, it was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the way.
I rode around in the swamp.
Look out, Amos!
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
[D] Well, [E] about 45 [F#m] minutes southeast of [A] Tripitone, Louisiana.
[E] I lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, he's [A] pretty wise, ain't I?
[E] Well, he raised up a [C] son that could heat up his [E] wedding grocery.
[A] Now, they [D]
brought
My name was [Am] Moses.
Now, he's a tall son.
Come on, you got leather!
Yeah!
[E] Well, I ain't [A] nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses.
It was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the [G] way.
I rode around in the swamp.
[E] Look out, Rufus!
[Em] Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
Well, [A] the sheriff got wind that Amos
[C#] was in the swamp trapping [E] alligator skin.
So he stuck her in the swamp trying to get the boy.
But he never come out again.
Oh, the world had to lose Amos.
The sheriff went [Am]
to Rufus!
He was sure getting lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[A] Well, [E] about 45 minutes I listened to the [A] door of the jailer.
[E] Lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, [A] he's pretty wise, ain't I?
[E] Well, he raised up [C] a son that could heat up [D] his wedding grocery.
And he needs a man.
Now, they brought
My name [Am] was Moses.
Look out, Amos!
[E] The sheriff's gonna get you.
Hey, legal alligators in the swamp [A] now.
Y'all can [N] clap.
I'm through now.
Key:
A
E
G
D
Am
A
E
G
_ _ _ _ I got you in a [G] truckload _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ of bullshit! _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] Alright!
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Just leave my_
_ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] Just leave my rig outside, dude.
[G] _ _
_ Ha ha ha! _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, [N] alright! _
_ _ There's a funky tune about a little funky dude.
His name was Amos Moses, and it goes like_
One, two, two, [G#m] one, two, good!
_ [Am] _ _
On_
Ah, dear, [D] my name [A] is_ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] [A] Well, I ain't no funky with a beard.
[C#]
Had to live myself [E] in the swamp.
They hunt an alligator for a living.
They just knock him in the head with a stock.
Some believe they have a law gonna get you in, but_
[Am] _ _ You can't leave a hunting alligator down in the front, boy.
Well, [A] I ain't nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses, it was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the way.
I rode around in the swamp.
Look out, Amos!
_ Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
[D] Well, [E] about 45 [F#m] minutes southeast of [A] Tripitone, Louisiana.
_ _ [E] I lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, he's [A] pretty wise, ain't I?
_ [E] Well, he raised up a [C] son that could heat up his [E] wedding grocery.
_ _ _ [A] _ Now, they [D]
brought_
My name was [Am] Moses.
Now, he's a tall son.
Come on, you got leather!
Yeah! _ _ _ _
_ [E] Well, I ain't [A] nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses.
It was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the [G] way.
I rode around in the swamp.
[E] Look out, Rufus!
[Em] _ Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
Well, [A] the sheriff got wind that Amos
[C#] was in the swamp trapping [E] alligator skin.
So he stuck her in the swamp trying to get the boy.
But he never come out again.
Oh, the world had to lose Amos.
The sheriff went [Am]
to_ Rufus!
He was sure getting lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[A] Well, [E] about 45 minutes I listened to the [A] door of the jailer.
_ [E] Lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, [A] he's pretty wise, ain't I?
_ [E] Well, he raised up [C] a son that could heat up [D] his wedding grocery.
_ And he needs a man.
Now, they brought_
My name [Am] was Moses.
Look out, Amos!
[E] The sheriff's gonna get you.
_ _ _ Hey, legal alligators in the swamp [A] now.
Y'all can [N] clap.
I'm through now. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ of bullshit! _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] Alright!
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Just leave my_
_ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] Just leave my rig outside, dude.
[G] _ _
_ Ha ha ha! _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, [N] alright! _
_ _ There's a funky tune about a little funky dude.
His name was Amos Moses, and it goes like_
One, two, two, [G#m] one, two, good!
_ [Am] _ _
On_
Ah, dear, [D] my name [A] is_ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] [A] Well, I ain't no funky with a beard.
[C#]
Had to live myself [E] in the swamp.
They hunt an alligator for a living.
They just knock him in the head with a stock.
Some believe they have a law gonna get you in, but_
[Am] _ _ You can't leave a hunting alligator down in the front, boy.
Well, [A] I ain't nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses, it was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the way.
I rode around in the swamp.
Look out, Amos!
_ Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
[D] Well, [E] about 45 [F#m] minutes southeast of [A] Tripitone, Louisiana.
_ _ [E] I lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, he's [A] pretty wise, ain't I?
_ [E] Well, he raised up a [C] son that could heat up his [E] wedding grocery.
_ _ _ [A] _ Now, they [D]
brought_
My name was [Am] Moses.
Now, he's a tall son.
Come on, you got leather!
Yeah! _ _ _ _
_ [E] Well, I ain't [A] nobody's greatest old man.
[B] But they can hear [E] me as a snake.
My name was Moses.
It was a boy.
Daddy would use him by alligator bait.
I rode around the [G] way.
I rode around in the swamp.
[E] Look out, Rufus!
[Em] _ Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou.
Well, [A] the sheriff got wind that Amos
[C#] was in the swamp trapping [E] alligator skin.
So he stuck her in the swamp trying to get the boy.
But he never come out again.
Oh, the world had to lose Amos.
The sheriff went [Am]
to_ Rufus!
He was sure getting lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[A] Well, [E] about 45 minutes I listened to the [A] door of the jailer.
_ [E] Lived in a man called Doc Mills South.
Man, [A] he's pretty wise, ain't I?
_ [E] Well, he raised up [C] a son that could heat up [D] his wedding grocery.
_ And he needs a man.
Now, they brought_
My name [Am] was Moses.
Look out, Amos!
[E] The sheriff's gonna get you.
_ _ _ Hey, legal alligators in the swamp [A] now.
Y'all can [N] clap.
I'm through now. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _