The Girl Turned Ripe Chords by Merle Haggard
Tempo:
99.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] Well, the girl turned ripe [A] and the pickers came [D] today.
I had an uncle who [A] was farming down [D] in Tennessee.
And I stopped by to see him there and brought [A] this friend of mine.
He [D] had a daughter, seventeen, whose name [G] was Clementine.
And [D] sure enough, they fell in [A] love with her and [D] this friend of mine.
He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
The [D] old uncle came and shook his head [G] and turned away.
He [D] said the girl turned ripe [A] and the pickers [D] came today.
Fell in love with a gal that made her home in Louisiana.
And her daddy was a hard and strict but [A] very humble man.
And he shook [D] me up that day, I went to ask [G] him for a hand.
But I [D] felt better when I heard him say more words again.
Well, the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
[D] He just shook his head and slowly [G] walked away.
[D] He said the girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
[A]
[D] Now me and this gal from Louisiana, we got a family.
We got little dogs, big brown eyes that we [A] call chandeliers.
[D] And there's a great long line of pickers [G] waiting to talk to me.
[D] About a sweet little [A] gal of mine that we [D] call chandeliers.
Yeah, I said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
Said there ain't no need in me begging [A] her to stay.
[D] I just shook my head and grinned at [G] them and walked away.
I said the [D] girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
I said the girl turned ripe and the [A] pickers [D] came today.
I had an uncle who [A] was farming down [D] in Tennessee.
And I stopped by to see him there and brought [A] this friend of mine.
He [D] had a daughter, seventeen, whose name [G] was Clementine.
And [D] sure enough, they fell in [A] love with her and [D] this friend of mine.
He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
The [D] old uncle came and shook his head [G] and turned away.
He [D] said the girl turned ripe [A] and the pickers [D] came today.
Fell in love with a gal that made her home in Louisiana.
And her daddy was a hard and strict but [A] very humble man.
And he shook [D] me up that day, I went to ask [G] him for a hand.
But I [D] felt better when I heard him say more words again.
Well, the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
[D] He just shook his head and slowly [G] walked away.
[D] He said the girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
[A]
[D] Now me and this gal from Louisiana, we got a family.
We got little dogs, big brown eyes that we [A] call chandeliers.
[D] And there's a great long line of pickers [G] waiting to talk to me.
[D] About a sweet little [A] gal of mine that we [D] call chandeliers.
Yeah, I said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
Said there ain't no need in me begging [A] her to stay.
[D] I just shook my head and grinned at [G] them and walked away.
I said the [D] girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
I said the girl turned ripe and the [A] pickers [D] came today.
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_ _ [D] Well, the girl turned ripe [A] and the pickers came [D] today.
_ I had an uncle who [A] was farming down [D] in Tennessee.
And I stopped by to see him there and brought [A] this friend of mine.
He [D] had a daughter, seventeen, whose name [G] was Clementine.
And [D] sure enough, they fell in [A] love with her and [D] this friend of mine.
He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
_ He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
The [D] old uncle came and shook his head [G] and turned away.
He [D] said the girl turned ripe [A] and the pickers [D] came today. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Fell in love with a gal that made her home in Louisiana.
_ And her daddy was a hard and strict but [A] very humble man.
And he shook [D] me up that day, I went to ask [G] him for a hand.
But I [D] felt better when I heard him say more words again.
_ Well, the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
_ He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
_ [D] He just shook his head and slowly [G] walked away.
_ [D] He said the girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ Now me and this gal from Louisiana, we got a family.
We got little dogs, big brown eyes that we [A] call chandeliers.
[D] And there's a great long line of pickers [G] waiting to talk to me.
[D] About a sweet little [A] gal of mine that we [D] call chandeliers.
Yeah, I said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
_ Said there ain't no need in me begging [A] her to stay.
_ [D] I just shook my head and grinned at [G] them and walked away.
I said the [D] girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
_ I said the girl turned ripe and the [A] pickers [D] came today. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I had an uncle who [A] was farming down [D] in Tennessee.
And I stopped by to see him there and brought [A] this friend of mine.
He [D] had a daughter, seventeen, whose name [G] was Clementine.
And [D] sure enough, they fell in [A] love with her and [D] this friend of mine.
He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
_ He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
The [D] old uncle came and shook his head [G] and turned away.
He [D] said the girl turned ripe [A] and the pickers [D] came today. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Fell in love with a gal that made her home in Louisiana.
_ And her daddy was a hard and strict but [A] very humble man.
And he shook [D] me up that day, I went to ask [G] him for a hand.
But I [D] felt better when I heard him say more words again.
_ Well, the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
_ He said there ain't no need in me begging her [A] to stay.
_ [D] He just shook his head and slowly [G] walked away.
_ [D] He said the girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ Now me and this gal from Louisiana, we got a family.
We got little dogs, big brown eyes that we [A] call chandeliers.
[D] And there's a great long line of pickers [G] waiting to talk to me.
[D] About a sweet little [A] gal of mine that we [D] call chandeliers.
Yeah, I said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today.
_ Said there ain't no need in me begging [A] her to stay.
_ [D] I just shook my head and grinned at [G] them and walked away.
I said the [D] girl turned [A] ripe and the pickers [D] came today.
_ I said the girl turned ripe and the [A] pickers [D] came today. _ _ _ _ _ _