Reverend Joe Henry Chords by Jerry Reed
Tempo:
84.1 bpm
Chords used:
C#
C#m
F#
B
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#] Now the Georgia courtroom was crowded, Ellie [F#] Mae took the [C#m] stand.
She was accusing the Reverend Joe Henry [C#] of being a no good preaching man.
Yes she was.
[C#]
She said, the Reverend probably took my lovely body.
[C#m] The Reverend said, Judge, she [C#] lied.
The Judge said, listen, I'll do the talking.
And the court's gonna judge.
[C#m] [C#]
And the judge said, Judge, [F] [F#] I'm not gonna do [C#]
[F#] it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm [C#] not gonna do it.
[C#m] And the [C#m] judge said, Judge, I'm not going to do it.
And the judge called the courtroom, [C#] saying, defense.
With that defense lawyer walked up to the jury box and had a stern look on his face.
A one ball bun, he pointed to the jurist and said,
Reverend, you've been caught by your side.
And you [A] cried when your momma died, I've seen [C#] you cry
And the judge took the stand.
Somebody cussed and hanged me, it's guilty.
[C#m] The judge said, now listen here.
One more outbreak of [C#] emotion like that, Mr.
Corden, and I'll just have it cleared.
Yes, I will.
I'm a man of my word.
Then the foreman of Dresden Court said I've known the Reverend [C#m] all his life.
[B] Said he got [C#] shot up bad back during the [B] war that couldn't [C#m] take him a while.
Now, y'all [C#] know what I'm talking about, don't you?
[B] I'm [C#] a man of my [C#m] word.
Well, I swore I'd [C#] never tell a soul, but his life is being on the line.
But there ain't no way on God's green earth the Reverend [C#] could have done this crime.
The Reverend Joe Henry's a good man, and he preached all over the bottom land.
Spoke so a child could understand.
[F#] There ought to be a whole lot more good folks like the Reverend Joe Henry.
Preaching in the bottom [C#] land.
[B] [C#]
[C#m] Now, let me hear you just fold it [C#]
like a chair.
Leave it dead in the tracks.
Oh.
[C#m] Tell him, I [C#] don't give up, too.
Oh.
[G#m]
She was accusing the Reverend Joe Henry [C#] of being a no good preaching man.
Yes she was.
[C#]
She said, the Reverend probably took my lovely body.
[C#m] The Reverend said, Judge, she [C#] lied.
The Judge said, listen, I'll do the talking.
And the court's gonna judge.
[C#m] [C#]
And the judge said, Judge, [F] [F#] I'm not gonna do [C#]
[F#] it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm [C#] not gonna do it.
[C#m] And the [C#m] judge said, Judge, I'm not going to do it.
And the judge called the courtroom, [C#] saying, defense.
With that defense lawyer walked up to the jury box and had a stern look on his face.
A one ball bun, he pointed to the jurist and said,
Reverend, you've been caught by your side.
And you [A] cried when your momma died, I've seen [C#] you cry
And the judge took the stand.
Somebody cussed and hanged me, it's guilty.
[C#m] The judge said, now listen here.
One more outbreak of [C#] emotion like that, Mr.
Corden, and I'll just have it cleared.
Yes, I will.
I'm a man of my word.
Then the foreman of Dresden Court said I've known the Reverend [C#m] all his life.
[B] Said he got [C#] shot up bad back during the [B] war that couldn't [C#m] take him a while.
Now, y'all [C#] know what I'm talking about, don't you?
[B] I'm [C#] a man of my [C#m] word.
Well, I swore I'd [C#] never tell a soul, but his life is being on the line.
But there ain't no way on God's green earth the Reverend [C#] could have done this crime.
The Reverend Joe Henry's a good man, and he preached all over the bottom land.
Spoke so a child could understand.
[F#] There ought to be a whole lot more good folks like the Reverend Joe Henry.
Preaching in the bottom [C#] land.
[B] [C#]
[C#m] Now, let me hear you just fold it [C#]
like a chair.
Leave it dead in the tracks.
Oh.
[C#m] Tell him, I [C#] don't give up, too.
Oh.
[G#m]
Key:
C#
C#m
F#
B
F
C#
C#m
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now the Georgia courtroom was crowded, Ellie [F#] Mae took the [C#m] stand.
She was accusing the Reverend Joe Henry [C#] of being a no good preaching man.
Yes she was.
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She said, the Reverend probably took my lovely body.
[C#m] The Reverend said, Judge, she [C#] lied.
The Judge said, listen, I'll do the talking.
And the court's gonna judge. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And the judge said, Judge, _ [F] [F#] I'm not gonna do _ [C#]
[F#] it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm [C#] not gonna do it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] And the [C#m] judge said, Judge, I'm not going to do it.
And the judge called the courtroom, [C#] saying, defense.
With that defense lawyer walked up to the jury box and had a stern look on his face.
A one ball bun, he pointed to the jurist and said,
Reverend, you've been caught by your side.
And you _ [A] cried when your momma died, I've seen [C#] you cry
_ _ And the judge took the stand. _
_ _ _ _ _ Somebody cussed and hanged me, it's guilty.
[C#m] The judge said, now listen here.
One more outbreak of [C#] emotion like that, Mr.
Corden, and I'll just have it cleared.
Yes, I will.
_ I'm a man of my word.
_ _ Then the foreman of Dresden Court said I've known the Reverend [C#m] all his life.
[B] Said he got [C#] shot up bad back during the [B] war that couldn't [C#m] take him a while.
Now, y'all [C#] know what I'm talking about, don't you?
[B] I'm [C#] a _ man of my [C#m] word.
Well, I swore I'd [C#] never tell a soul, but his life is being on the line.
But there ain't no way on God's green earth the Reverend [C#] could have done this crime.
The Reverend Joe Henry's a good man, and he preached all over the bottom land.
Spoke so a child could understand.
[F#] There ought to be a whole lot more good folks like the Reverend Joe Henry.
Preaching in the bottom [C#] land.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Now, let me hear you just fold it [C#]
like a chair.
_ _ Leave it dead in the tracks.
_ _ Oh. _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ Tell him, I _ [C#] don't give up, too.
Oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now the Georgia courtroom was crowded, Ellie [F#] Mae took the [C#m] stand.
She was accusing the Reverend Joe Henry [C#] of being a no good preaching man.
Yes she was.
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She said, the Reverend probably took my lovely body.
[C#m] The Reverend said, Judge, she [C#] lied.
The Judge said, listen, I'll do the talking.
And the court's gonna judge. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And the judge said, Judge, _ [F] [F#] I'm not gonna do _ [C#]
[F#] it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm not gonna do it.
And the judge said, Judge, I'm [C#] not gonna do it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] And the [C#m] judge said, Judge, I'm not going to do it.
And the judge called the courtroom, [C#] saying, defense.
With that defense lawyer walked up to the jury box and had a stern look on his face.
A one ball bun, he pointed to the jurist and said,
Reverend, you've been caught by your side.
And you _ [A] cried when your momma died, I've seen [C#] you cry
_ _ And the judge took the stand. _
_ _ _ _ _ Somebody cussed and hanged me, it's guilty.
[C#m] The judge said, now listen here.
One more outbreak of [C#] emotion like that, Mr.
Corden, and I'll just have it cleared.
Yes, I will.
_ I'm a man of my word.
_ _ Then the foreman of Dresden Court said I've known the Reverend [C#m] all his life.
[B] Said he got [C#] shot up bad back during the [B] war that couldn't [C#m] take him a while.
Now, y'all [C#] know what I'm talking about, don't you?
[B] I'm [C#] a _ man of my [C#m] word.
Well, I swore I'd [C#] never tell a soul, but his life is being on the line.
But there ain't no way on God's green earth the Reverend [C#] could have done this crime.
The Reverend Joe Henry's a good man, and he preached all over the bottom land.
Spoke so a child could understand.
[F#] There ought to be a whole lot more good folks like the Reverend Joe Henry.
Preaching in the bottom [C#] land.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Now, let me hear you just fold it [C#]
like a chair.
_ _ Leave it dead in the tracks.
_ _ Oh. _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ Tell him, I _ [C#] don't give up, too.
Oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _