Chords for JIm Connor Playing his song Ten Pounds of Possum
Tempo:
136.05 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now, [C#] you know the kids in Trio, they were never protest singers, they were entertainers,
[A] but they were socially aware.
And according to Bob, [B] if they went to some fundraiser that was [G#m] liberal and they wanted to go to,
you had to go [F] to one that was conservative, right?
[N] That it was even, because they weren't either left or right.
I mean, well I guess they were all just crazy.
[D]
So, in that tradition of being socially aware, this is so new, I'm honest, you better take the word with you,
because it's just been recorded on our little home label, and I think this song says what we're all going through right now,
and it also gives a solution, because the American spirit, if nothing else, is the spirit of survival.
We will survive on all this economic crap that we've got.
This song, well, [D] is my offering.
The economy is tanking, [G] my mortgage is upside down.
[D]
Oh, they want to repossess my car, but [E] I hid it way [E] down here.
Been [D] laid off near a year, [G] and we've almost finished that roadkill deal.
But [D] everything's gonna be [E] alright, cause there's ten pounds of possum in my headlight tonight.
There's [G] ten pounds of possum [D] in my headlight tonight.
It's crossing the road up [E] there, and it's coming from left [E] to right.
[D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound possum in my headlight tonight.
Now my children, they're all hungry, their [G] little old ribs are thin.
[D] We're gonna give them a feast tonight, [E] a feast [A] that'll never [Em] end.
[D] Hey, Amy, since that car come [G] in, shut off our light.
But [D] we got ten pounds of possum in my headlight tonight.
[G]
[D] Now we're supposed to be heading over to Granny's, she said [G] to drop by later.
[D] She's got a scrap of day-old bread [E] and a couple of sweet [G] potatoes.
[D] Oh, she hadn't a clue we were coming through with [G] such a beautiful sight.
Now we're talking about ten pounds of possum in [E] my headlight [D] tonight.
Here we [D] go.
[C] [G] Ten pounds of possum in [D] my headlight tonight.
Crossing the road up ahead, and it's coming from [E] left to right.
And grandpa taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound possum in [Em] my headlight [D] tonight.
Now listen, now here, listen, let's hear your part.
Now the children of Israel had not a [G] scrap to eat.
Moses got down, and he and he prayed, [E] Oh Lord, send us a treat.
[D] Well, the mouth fell, and the water well, it sprang right up in place.
[D] That ain't nearly as good as possum and potatoes gonna [E] have on [D] Grandpa's plate.
[A] [D] Now we're [G] talking about ten pounds of possum [D] in my headlight tonight.
Crossing the road up ahead, [E] and it's coming from left to right.
[D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get that ten pound possum in [Em] my headlight [D] tonight.
[N]
[A] but they were socially aware.
And according to Bob, [B] if they went to some fundraiser that was [G#m] liberal and they wanted to go to,
you had to go [F] to one that was conservative, right?
[N] That it was even, because they weren't either left or right.
I mean, well I guess they were all just crazy.
[D]
So, in that tradition of being socially aware, this is so new, I'm honest, you better take the word with you,
because it's just been recorded on our little home label, and I think this song says what we're all going through right now,
and it also gives a solution, because the American spirit, if nothing else, is the spirit of survival.
We will survive on all this economic crap that we've got.
This song, well, [D] is my offering.
The economy is tanking, [G] my mortgage is upside down.
[D]
Oh, they want to repossess my car, but [E] I hid it way [E] down here.
Been [D] laid off near a year, [G] and we've almost finished that roadkill deal.
But [D] everything's gonna be [E] alright, cause there's ten pounds of possum in my headlight tonight.
There's [G] ten pounds of possum [D] in my headlight tonight.
It's crossing the road up [E] there, and it's coming from left [E] to right.
[D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound possum in my headlight tonight.
Now my children, they're all hungry, their [G] little old ribs are thin.
[D] We're gonna give them a feast tonight, [E] a feast [A] that'll never [Em] end.
[D] Hey, Amy, since that car come [G] in, shut off our light.
But [D] we got ten pounds of possum in my headlight tonight.
[G]
[D] Now we're supposed to be heading over to Granny's, she said [G] to drop by later.
[D] She's got a scrap of day-old bread [E] and a couple of sweet [G] potatoes.
[D] Oh, she hadn't a clue we were coming through with [G] such a beautiful sight.
Now we're talking about ten pounds of possum in [E] my headlight [D] tonight.
Here we [D] go.
[C] [G] Ten pounds of possum in [D] my headlight tonight.
Crossing the road up ahead, and it's coming from [E] left to right.
And grandpa taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound possum in [Em] my headlight [D] tonight.
Now listen, now here, listen, let's hear your part.
Now the children of Israel had not a [G] scrap to eat.
Moses got down, and he and he prayed, [E] Oh Lord, send us a treat.
[D] Well, the mouth fell, and the water well, it sprang right up in place.
[D] That ain't nearly as good as possum and potatoes gonna [E] have on [D] Grandpa's plate.
[A] [D] Now we're [G] talking about ten pounds of possum [D] in my headlight tonight.
Crossing the road up ahead, [E] and it's coming from left to right.
[D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get that ten pound possum in [Em] my headlight [D] tonight.
[N]
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_ _ _ Now, _ [C#] you know the kids in Trio, they were never protest singers, they were entertainers,
[A] but they were socially aware.
And according to Bob, [B] if _ they went to some fundraiser that was [G#m] liberal and they wanted to go to,
you had to go [F] to one that was conservative, right?
_ _ _ [N] That it was even, because they weren't either left or right.
I mean, well I guess they were all just crazy.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
So, in that tradition of being socially aware, _ this is so new, I'm honest, you better take the word with you,
because it's just been recorded on our little home label, and I think this song _ says what we're all going through right now,
and it also gives a solution, because the American spirit, if nothing else, is the spirit of survival.
We will survive on all this economic crap that we've got.
This song, well, [D] is my offering.
_ _ The economy is tanking, _ [G] my mortgage is upside down.
_ _ [D] _
Oh, they want to _ repossess my car, but [E] I hid it way [E] down here. _
Been [D] laid off near a year, [G] and we've almost finished that roadkill deal. _ _
_ _ _ But [D] everything's gonna be [E] alright, _ _ _ _ cause there's ten pounds of possum in my headlight tonight. _ _ _ _
_ There's [G] ten pounds of possum [D] in my headlight tonight. _ _
It's crossing the road up [E] there, and it's coming from left [E] to right.
_ [D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound _ possum in my _ headlight tonight.
_ _ _ _ Now my children, they're all hungry, their [G] little old ribs are thin.
_ [D] _ We're gonna give them a feast tonight, [E] a feast [A] that'll never _ [Em] end.
[D] Hey, Amy, _ since that car come [G] in, shut off our light.
But [D] we got ten pounds of possum in my _ headlight tonight.
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ Now we're supposed to be heading over to Granny's, she said [G] to drop by later.
_ _ [D] She's got a scrap of day-old bread [E] and a couple of sweet [G] potatoes. _
_ [D] Oh, she hadn't a clue we were coming through with [G] such a beautiful sight.
Now we're talking about ten pounds of possum in [E] my _ headlight [D] tonight.
Here we [D] go.
_ [C] _ _ [G] Ten pounds of possum in [D] my _ headlight tonight.
_ Crossing the road up ahead, and it's coming from [E] left to right.
_ And grandpa taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound possum in [Em] my headlight [D] tonight.
Now listen, now here, listen, let's hear your part.
_ _ Now the children of Israel had not a [G] scrap to eat.
_ Moses got down, and he and he prayed, [E] Oh Lord, send us a treat.
[D] Well, the mouth fell, and the water well, it sprang right up in place.
_ [D] That ain't nearly as good as possum and potatoes gonna [E] have on [D] Grandpa's plate.
_ [A] _ _ [D] Now we're [G] talking about ten pounds of possum [D] in my _ headlight tonight.
_ _ _ Crossing the road up ahead, [E] and it's coming from left to _ right.
[D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get that ten _ pound possum in [Em] my _ _ headlight [D] tonight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[A] but they were socially aware.
And according to Bob, [B] if _ they went to some fundraiser that was [G#m] liberal and they wanted to go to,
you had to go [F] to one that was conservative, right?
_ _ _ [N] That it was even, because they weren't either left or right.
I mean, well I guess they were all just crazy.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
So, in that tradition of being socially aware, _ this is so new, I'm honest, you better take the word with you,
because it's just been recorded on our little home label, and I think this song _ says what we're all going through right now,
and it also gives a solution, because the American spirit, if nothing else, is the spirit of survival.
We will survive on all this economic crap that we've got.
This song, well, [D] is my offering.
_ _ The economy is tanking, _ [G] my mortgage is upside down.
_ _ [D] _
Oh, they want to _ repossess my car, but [E] I hid it way [E] down here. _
Been [D] laid off near a year, [G] and we've almost finished that roadkill deal. _ _
_ _ _ But [D] everything's gonna be [E] alright, _ _ _ _ cause there's ten pounds of possum in my headlight tonight. _ _ _ _
_ There's [G] ten pounds of possum [D] in my headlight tonight. _ _
It's crossing the road up [E] there, and it's coming from left [E] to right.
_ [D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound _ possum in my _ headlight tonight.
_ _ _ _ Now my children, they're all hungry, their [G] little old ribs are thin.
_ [D] _ We're gonna give them a feast tonight, [E] a feast [A] that'll never _ [Em] end.
[D] Hey, Amy, _ since that car come [G] in, shut off our light.
But [D] we got ten pounds of possum in my _ headlight tonight.
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ Now we're supposed to be heading over to Granny's, she said [G] to drop by later.
_ _ [D] She's got a scrap of day-old bread [E] and a couple of sweet [G] potatoes. _
_ [D] Oh, she hadn't a clue we were coming through with [G] such a beautiful sight.
Now we're talking about ten pounds of possum in [E] my _ headlight [D] tonight.
Here we [D] go.
_ [C] _ _ [G] Ten pounds of possum in [D] my _ headlight tonight.
_ Crossing the road up ahead, and it's coming from [E] left to right.
_ And grandpa taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get [D] that ten pound possum in [Em] my headlight [D] tonight.
Now listen, now here, listen, let's hear your part.
_ _ Now the children of Israel had not a [G] scrap to eat.
_ Moses got down, and he and he prayed, [E] Oh Lord, send us a treat.
[D] Well, the mouth fell, and the water well, it sprang right up in place.
_ [D] That ain't nearly as good as possum and potatoes gonna [E] have on [D] Grandpa's plate.
_ [A] _ _ [D] Now we're [G] talking about ten pounds of possum [D] in my _ headlight tonight.
_ _ _ Crossing the road up ahead, [E] and it's coming from left to _ right.
[D] And granddaddy taught me just the time to [G] go from dim to bright,
and get that ten _ pound possum in [Em] my _ _ headlight [D] tonight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _