Ohoopee River Bottomland Chords by Larry Jon Wilson
Tempo:
92.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D]
[A]
In South Georgia there's a river called the old Hoopy River.
And my people have been living down there, making love and war and baby and liquor for
about 285, 90 years.
And in the meantime, they've corrupted old Hoopy to become the Hoopy.
This low rent land has turned to sand, I've done stood about all I can, I'm leaving, I'm leaving.
[D] Papa, he said, good luck son, [G] try to remember there's [D] always [A] one you can turn to when you need to.
[E] Mama, fix the boy some [D] ham and whole cakes and dry your eyes, cause you [A] knew one day
he'd make his own way, [E] quick as he can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Farmhouse booming and the pond is rotting, like it's been chopping cotton, or making,
or making, [D] or boxing pine and cropping [Em] tobacco, [Am] or out [D] mule and no [A] contract is fled now.
This is it now.
[E] This land has brought me pain and [D] sorrow, the trailway's coming through [D] tomorrow, I'm
leaving, leaving, [Em] leaving as soon as I [E] can, as soon as I can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Two years gone, been on my own, my belly told me money's gone in Reno, in Reno.
[D] A bright rich town with [Am] city sound, and everybody [D] telling me lay your [Am] money down, boy, [A] get your
bed down, boy.
[E] Send that wind, send that spitting, [D] send that sky, send this jet, [A] I'm leaving, I'm leaving
for home as soon [E] as I can, Lord, back toward the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Hoopy River bottom land.
[F#m] [A]
Mmmmm.
Hot dry highway, Utah by the way, a semispot beneath the end of my way, back to home.
Lord, thank you.
[D] Salva said, son, I just had to ask, [Gm] did you find [A] yourself a greener past the nozzle?
Said no.
[E] I met a few people in Strandmire, [D] mostly Utah, and been unkind.
[E] Salt Lake City can do [D] without me.
There's folks in Georgia that [Am] care less about me.
I'm [A] leaving, going [Em] home as [E] soon as I can.
Lord, I hope the river [A] bottom lands.
The river bottom lands.
The river bottom lands.
[A]
In South Georgia there's a river called the old Hoopy River.
And my people have been living down there, making love and war and baby and liquor for
about 285, 90 years.
And in the meantime, they've corrupted old Hoopy to become the Hoopy.
This low rent land has turned to sand, I've done stood about all I can, I'm leaving, I'm leaving.
[D] Papa, he said, good luck son, [G] try to remember there's [D] always [A] one you can turn to when you need to.
[E] Mama, fix the boy some [D] ham and whole cakes and dry your eyes, cause you [A] knew one day
he'd make his own way, [E] quick as he can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Farmhouse booming and the pond is rotting, like it's been chopping cotton, or making,
or making, [D] or boxing pine and cropping [Em] tobacco, [Am] or out [D] mule and no [A] contract is fled now.
This is it now.
[E] This land has brought me pain and [D] sorrow, the trailway's coming through [D] tomorrow, I'm
leaving, leaving, [Em] leaving as soon as I [E] can, as soon as I can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Two years gone, been on my own, my belly told me money's gone in Reno, in Reno.
[D] A bright rich town with [Am] city sound, and everybody [D] telling me lay your [Am] money down, boy, [A] get your
bed down, boy.
[E] Send that wind, send that spitting, [D] send that sky, send this jet, [A] I'm leaving, I'm leaving
for home as soon [E] as I can, Lord, back toward the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Hoopy River bottom land.
[F#m] [A]
Mmmmm.
Hot dry highway, Utah by the way, a semispot beneath the end of my way, back to home.
Lord, thank you.
[D] Salva said, son, I just had to ask, [Gm] did you find [A] yourself a greener past the nozzle?
Said no.
[E] I met a few people in Strandmire, [D] mostly Utah, and been unkind.
[E] Salt Lake City can do [D] without me.
There's folks in Georgia that [Am] care less about me.
I'm [A] leaving, going [Em] home as [E] soon as I can.
Lord, I hope the river [A] bottom lands.
The river bottom lands.
The river bottom lands.
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In South Georgia there's a river called the old Hoopy River.
_ And my people have been living down there, making love and war and baby and liquor for
about 285, 90 years. _
And in the meantime, they've corrupted old Hoopy to become the Hoopy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This low rent land has turned to sand, I've done stood about all I can, I'm leaving, _ I'm leaving.
_ _ [D] Papa, he said, good luck son, [G] try to remember there's [D] always [A] one you can turn to when you need to.
_ _ [E] Mama, fix the boy some [D] ham and whole cakes and dry your eyes, cause you [A] knew one day
he'd make his own way, _ [E] quick as he can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land. _ _ _
_ _ Farmhouse booming and the pond is rotting, like it's been chopping cotton, or making,
_ or making, _ [D] or boxing pine and cropping [Em] tobacco, [Am] or out [D] mule and no [A] contract is fled now.
This is it now.
_ [E] This land has brought me pain and [D] sorrow, the trailway's coming through [D] tomorrow, I'm
leaving, leaving, [Em] leaving as soon as I [E] can, as soon as I can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
_ Two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ years gone, been on my own, my belly told me money's gone in Reno, _ in Reno.
_ [D] A bright rich town with [Am] city sound, and everybody [D] telling me lay your [Am] money down, boy, _ [A] get your
bed down, boy.
[E] Send that wind, send that spitting, [D] send that sky, send this jet, [A] I'm leaving, I'm leaving
for home as soon [E] as I can, Lord, back toward the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Hoopy River bottom land.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
Mmmmm.
Hot dry highway, Utah by the way, a semispot beneath the end of my way, back to home.
_ Lord, thank you. _
_ [D] Salva said, son, I just had to ask, [Gm] did you find [A] yourself a greener past the nozzle?
_ Said no. _
_ [E] I met a few people in Strandmire, [D] mostly Utah, and been unkind.
[E] Salt Lake City can do [D] without me.
There's folks in Georgia that [Am] care less about me.
I'm [A] leaving, going [Em] home as [E] soon as I can.
Lord, I hope the river [A] bottom lands.
The river bottom lands.
_ The _ _ _ _ _ river bottom lands. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In South Georgia there's a river called the old Hoopy River.
_ And my people have been living down there, making love and war and baby and liquor for
about 285, 90 years. _
And in the meantime, they've corrupted old Hoopy to become the Hoopy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This low rent land has turned to sand, I've done stood about all I can, I'm leaving, _ I'm leaving.
_ _ [D] Papa, he said, good luck son, [G] try to remember there's [D] always [A] one you can turn to when you need to.
_ _ [E] Mama, fix the boy some [D] ham and whole cakes and dry your eyes, cause you [A] knew one day
he'd make his own way, _ [E] quick as he can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land. _ _ _
_ _ Farmhouse booming and the pond is rotting, like it's been chopping cotton, or making,
_ or making, _ [D] or boxing pine and cropping [Em] tobacco, [Am] or out [D] mule and no [A] contract is fled now.
This is it now.
_ [E] This land has brought me pain and [D] sorrow, the trailway's coming through [D] tomorrow, I'm
leaving, leaving, [Em] leaving as soon as I [E] can, as soon as I can, Lord, from the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
_ Two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ years gone, been on my own, my belly told me money's gone in Reno, _ in Reno.
_ [D] A bright rich town with [Am] city sound, and everybody [D] telling me lay your [Am] money down, boy, _ [A] get your
bed down, boy.
[E] Send that wind, send that spitting, [D] send that sky, send this jet, [A] I'm leaving, I'm leaving
for home as soon [E] as I can, Lord, back toward the [A] Hoopy River bottom land.
Hoopy River bottom land.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
Mmmmm.
Hot dry highway, Utah by the way, a semispot beneath the end of my way, back to home.
_ Lord, thank you. _
_ [D] Salva said, son, I just had to ask, [Gm] did you find [A] yourself a greener past the nozzle?
_ Said no. _
_ [E] I met a few people in Strandmire, [D] mostly Utah, and been unkind.
[E] Salt Lake City can do [D] without me.
There's folks in Georgia that [Am] care less about me.
I'm [A] leaving, going [Em] home as [E] soon as I can.
Lord, I hope the river [A] bottom lands.
The river bottom lands.
_ The _ _ _ _ _ river bottom lands. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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