Chords for Kentucky Headhunters at The Marty Stuart Show (January 2013)
Tempo:
147.4 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Pastor Evelyn took care of business, didn't she?
of the way Fred's hat does.
Hey, Fred.
in that gear?
along with Fred.
Hey, guys, thank you for coming.
cousins.
this one.
of the way Fred's hat does.
Hey, Fred.
in that gear?
along with Fred.
Hey, guys, thank you for coming.
cousins.
this one.
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_ _ _ _ _ Pastor Evelyn took care of business, didn't she?
Yes, she did.
She did.
Kind of the way Fred's hat does.
How about a hand for Fred's hat?
Yes.
Hey, Fred.
_ _ What's going on short in that gear?
_ _ It needs to be in the Smithsonian along with Fred.
As a national treasure, that's right.
Hey, guys, thank you for coming.
Y'all are our favorite Kentucky cousins.
That's the way it is.
Love you.
I requested this one.
Would you do it?
We'll do it.
We'd be happy to.
Folk heroes singing about one of the nation's folk heroes.
How about a hand for the ballad of Davy Crockett
from the ballad of the Kentucky Headhunters?
All right, boys. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Born on a [D] mountain in [A] Tennessee, the greatest
state and [B] land of [E] the free.
[A] Raised down the woods, [D] saw him through every tree.
[E] _ Killed him a bow when [A] he was only three.
_ _ [D] Davy, _ _ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the wild [A]
frontier.
_ _ _ _ Davy, [D] _
_ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the [A] wild frontier. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ Up through the [G] woods, he's a-marching [A]
along.
Making up a yard [B] and a-singing [E] a song.
[A] _ Itching for a fight and [D] a right.
_ _ [E] Gritty as a bear and [A] twice as strong.
_ _ Davy, [D] _ _
[A] Davy [E] Crockett, king of the wild [A]
[C] frontier.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ Davy, [D] _
_ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the [A] wild frontier.
Up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
Now his land is bigger [D] than he planned [A] his best.
From the grassy plains to [B] the [E] mountain crests.
[A] He's ahead of us all, [D] beating the test.
[E] He follows his legends [A] into the west.
_ Davy, [D] _ _
[A] Davy [E] Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Davy, [A] Davy [E] Crockett, king of the wild [Am] frontier.
_ _ _ _ [E] Davy, [D] _
_ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the wild _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A]
frontier.
[Bm] _ _ [A] Out there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Pastor Evelyn took care of business, didn't she?
Yes, she did.
She did.
Kind of the way Fred's hat does.
How about a hand for Fred's hat?
Yes.
Hey, Fred.
_ _ What's going on short in that gear?
_ _ It needs to be in the Smithsonian along with Fred.
As a national treasure, that's right.
Hey, guys, thank you for coming.
Y'all are our favorite Kentucky cousins.
That's the way it is.
Love you.
I requested this one.
Would you do it?
We'll do it.
We'd be happy to.
Folk heroes singing about one of the nation's folk heroes.
How about a hand for the ballad of Davy Crockett
from the ballad of the Kentucky Headhunters?
All right, boys. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Born on a [D] mountain in [A] Tennessee, the greatest
state and [B] land of [E] the free.
[A] Raised down the woods, [D] saw him through every tree.
[E] _ Killed him a bow when [A] he was only three.
_ _ [D] Davy, _ _ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the wild [A]
frontier.
_ _ _ _ Davy, [D] _
_ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the [A] wild frontier. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ Up through the [G] woods, he's a-marching [A]
along.
Making up a yard [B] and a-singing [E] a song.
[A] _ Itching for a fight and [D] a right.
_ _ [E] Gritty as a bear and [A] twice as strong.
_ _ Davy, [D] _ _
[A] Davy [E] Crockett, king of the wild [A]
[C] frontier.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ Davy, [D] _
_ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the [A] wild frontier.
Up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
Now his land is bigger [D] than he planned [A] his best.
From the grassy plains to [B] the [E] mountain crests.
[A] He's ahead of us all, [D] beating the test.
[E] He follows his legends [A] into the west.
_ Davy, [D] _ _
[A] Davy [E] Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Davy, [A] Davy [E] Crockett, king of the wild [Am] frontier.
_ _ _ _ [E] Davy, [D] _
_ [A] Davy Crockett, [E] king of the wild _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A]
frontier.
[Bm] _ _ [A] Out there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _