Chords for Merle Travis & Carl Perkins At Town Hall Party
Tempo:
111.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[Am] Now baby, [E] you do the dishes and the P.V.O. sound.
[A] Also the chickens and our one dirty cow.
[D] Take down the curlers and powder your nose.
[G] Big time at Zones, if they show where you're best foes.
[E] There'll be no evening gowns, not even a tux.
[E] They'll come in [Em] baggies, sluggins, and pickup [A] trucks.
[C] You'll do the squirt, [G] ain't son?
[F#] Thank you so very much, and let's rock and [A] roll.
[E] Well, I'm setting [Em] here wanting more than
I'm [A]
[D] setting here wanting
Back to my [C#m] home, I go.
I [E] ain't got no magic, got a [A] long way to go.
Well, I'm an old poor boy, long way from home.
[D] Yeah, I'm an old poor [F#] boy, long way from home.
I [E] will never be happy.
[A#] [E] [C#] [D]
[G]
[E] [B] [D] [Gm]
[C]
[G#] [Am]
[G]
[D#]
[G] [Em] [C#] Oh, [E] [E]
every time I see you, I got somebody new.
[B] Oh, every time I see you, I got somebody new.
[G#m] I'm a fool to [Bm] care, but what's a fool to do?
[E]
I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
[B] Oh, I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
Well, it's [N] too late.
[Am] Now baby, [E] you do the dishes and the P.V.O. sound.
[A] Also the chickens and our one dirty cow.
[D] Take down the curlers and powder your nose.
[G] Big time at Zones, if they show where you're best foes.
[E] There'll be no evening gowns, not even a tux.
[E] They'll come in [Em] baggies, sluggins, and pickup [A] trucks.
[C] You'll do the squirt, [G] ain't son?
[F#] Thank you so very much, and let's rock and [A] roll.
[E] Well, I'm setting [Em] here wanting more than
I'm [A]
[D] setting here wanting
Back to my [C#m] home, I go.
I [E] ain't got no magic, got a [A] long way to go.
Well, I'm an old poor boy, long way from home.
[D] Yeah, I'm an old poor [F#] boy, long way from home.
I [E] will never be happy.
[A#] [E] [C#] [D]
[G]
[E] [B] [D] [Gm]
[C]
[G#] [Am]
[G]
[D#]
[G] [Em] [C#] Oh, [E] [E]
every time I see you, I got somebody new.
[B] Oh, every time I see you, I got somebody new.
[G#m] I'm a fool to [Bm] care, but what's a fool to do?
[E]
I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
[B] Oh, I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
Well, it's [N] too late.
Key:
E
A
D
G
F#
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Am] Now baby, _ [E] you do the dishes and the P.V.O. sound.
_ [A] Also the chickens and our one dirty cow.
_ [D] Take down the curlers and powder your nose.
[G] Big time at Zones, if they show where you're best foes.
[E] There'll be no evening gowns, not even a tux.
_ [E] They'll come in [Em] baggies, sluggins, and pickup [A] trucks.
_ [C] You'll do the squirt, [G] ain't son? _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Thank you so very much, and let's rock and [A] roll.
[E] _ Well, I'm setting [Em] here wanting more than
I'm _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] setting here wanting
Back to my [C#m] home, I go. _
_ I [E] ain't got no magic, got a [A] long way to go.
_ _ Well, I'm an old poor boy, long way from home. _ _
[D] Yeah, I'm an old poor [F#] boy, _ long way from home.
I _ [E] will never be happy. _
[A#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#] Oh, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ every time I see you, I got somebody new.
_ _ [B] Oh, every time I see you, I got somebody new. _ _
[G#m] I'm a fool to [Bm] care, but what's a fool to do?
_ [E] _
I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
_ _ [B] Oh, I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
_ _ Well, it's [N] too late.
[Am] Now baby, _ [E] you do the dishes and the P.V.O. sound.
_ [A] Also the chickens and our one dirty cow.
_ [D] Take down the curlers and powder your nose.
[G] Big time at Zones, if they show where you're best foes.
[E] There'll be no evening gowns, not even a tux.
_ [E] They'll come in [Em] baggies, sluggins, and pickup [A] trucks.
_ [C] You'll do the squirt, [G] ain't son? _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Thank you so very much, and let's rock and [A] roll.
[E] _ Well, I'm setting [Em] here wanting more than
I'm _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] setting here wanting
Back to my [C#m] home, I go. _
_ I [E] ain't got no magic, got a [A] long way to go.
_ _ Well, I'm an old poor boy, long way from home. _ _
[D] Yeah, I'm an old poor [F#] boy, _ long way from home.
I _ [E] will never be happy. _
[A#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#] Oh, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ every time I see you, I got somebody new.
_ _ [B] Oh, every time I see you, I got somebody new. _ _
[G#m] I'm a fool to [Bm] care, but what's a fool to do?
_ [E] _
I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
_ _ [B] Oh, I wait at home just hoping you'll telephone.
_ _ Well, it's [N] too late.