Chords for KANSAS JOE McCOY ~ Something Gonna Happen To You
Tempo:
125.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Cm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
I'm gonna ask my old buddy now, how come he's shelled?
Gone through rhyme and senses, to let the shell [F] cry.
Something bad now, sure gonna happen to you.
That's [G] what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
I have bought me a pistol, [Cm] shotgun, and some shells.
Bought some stuff, sure gonna see some help.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
Yes, you've talked about me all through the neighborhood.
Told everybody that I was no good.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything [F] a poor [C] boy could do.
Yes, you called on Lord, he brought his ball and chain.
Gave me a murder, never harmed a man.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[A]
[C] [G] That's what I've done everything [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
[Cm] Yes, my mother, she told me my daddy sat down and cried.
Someday, son, you got to lay down and [F] die crying.
Something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
I'll be one of these mornings you gonna jump [Cm] and shout.
Go to jail, I'll show you some walking out crying.
Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
[Cm] I used to have so many women I didn't know who I loved.
Used to gang around me like the angel of a bride.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you.
That's [G] what I've done everything a poor boy could do.
I'm gonna ask my old buddy now, how come he's shelled?
Gone through rhyme and senses, to let the shell [F] cry.
Something bad now, sure gonna happen to you.
That's [G] what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
I have bought me a pistol, [Cm] shotgun, and some shells.
Bought some stuff, sure gonna see some help.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
Yes, you've talked about me all through the neighborhood.
Told everybody that I was no good.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything [F] a poor [C] boy could do.
Yes, you called on Lord, he brought his ball and chain.
Gave me a murder, never harmed a man.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[A]
[C] [G] That's what I've done everything [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
[Cm] Yes, my mother, she told me my daddy sat down and cried.
Someday, son, you got to lay down and [F] die crying.
Something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
I'll be one of these mornings you gonna jump [Cm] and shout.
Go to jail, I'll show you some walking out crying.
Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen to you.
[G] That's what I've done everything [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
[Cm] I used to have so many women I didn't know who I loved.
Used to gang around me like the angel of a bride.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you.
That's [G] what I've done everything a poor boy could do.
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm gonna ask my old buddy now, how come he's shelled?
Gone through rhyme and senses, to let the shell [F] cry.
Something bad now, sure gonna happen to you. _ _
_ _ That's [G] what I've done everything _ a poor [C] boy could do. _
_ _ _ I have bought me a pistol, [Cm] shotgun, and some shells.
Bought some stuff, sure gonna see some help.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you. _
_ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything _ a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ Yes, you've talked about me all through the neighborhood.
_ Told everybody that I was no good.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything [F] a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ Yes, you called on Lord, he brought his ball and chain.
_ Gave me a murder, never harmed a man.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything _ [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Yes, my mother, she told me my daddy sat down and cried. _
Someday, son, you got to lay down and [F] die crying.
Something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ I'll be one of these mornings you gonna jump [Cm] and shout.
Go to jail, I'll show you some walking out crying.
Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen to you. _
_ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything _ [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I used to have so many women I didn't know who I loved.
Used to gang around me like the angel of a bride.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you. _
That's _ _ [G] what I've done everything _ a poor boy could do. _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm gonna ask my old buddy now, how come he's shelled?
Gone through rhyme and senses, to let the shell [F] cry.
Something bad now, sure gonna happen to you. _ _
_ _ That's [G] what I've done everything _ a poor [C] boy could do. _
_ _ _ I have bought me a pistol, [Cm] shotgun, and some shells.
Bought some stuff, sure gonna see some help.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you. _
_ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything _ a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ Yes, you've talked about me all through the neighborhood.
_ Told everybody that I was no good.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything [F] a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ Yes, you called on Lord, he brought his ball and chain.
_ Gave me a murder, never harmed a man.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
[A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything _ [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Yes, my mother, she told me my daddy sat down and cried. _
Someday, son, you got to lay down and [F] die crying.
Something bad now, sure gonna [C] happen to you.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ I'll be one of these mornings you gonna jump [Cm] and shout.
Go to jail, I'll show you some walking out crying.
Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen to you. _
_ _ _ _ [G] That's what I've done everything _ [C] a poor [C] boy could do.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I used to have so many women I didn't know who I loved.
Used to gang around me like the angel of a bride.
[F] Rhyme, something bad now, sure gonna happen [C] to you. _
That's _ _ [G] what I've done everything _ a poor boy could do. _
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