Chords for Old Crow Medicine Show - Old Hickory (Audio)
Tempo:
140.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[D]
[A]
Virgil E.
[Bm] was a mighty man, [D] he could outrun [A] the L and N.
Caught a wild [Bm] cat and made him his friend, he [D] was a flatwoods [A] boy.
Caught his learning [Bm] from a running brook, [D] taught him go with the flow [A] and don't get hooked.
Virgil E.
[Bm] kindly mistook [D] the devil for a [A] dear friend.
You [Bm] can fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play for a rambling root.
You [D] can lie like a penny on the sea and old [E] land, but the good Lord knows the truth.
[A] Just like old [Bm] Hickory.
[D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, [B]
and [D] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut old
[A] Hickory.
[Bm]
[D]
[A]
It was Gainsborough [Bm] at the Glow Worm Bar, [D] we were passing around [A] the jug and the guitar.
Virgil picked [Bm] it like an opera star, [D] I mean the boy was on [A] fire.
I said, hey Virgil E.
[Bm] where'd you get that stuff?
He [D] said, I don't know, [A] I guess I made it up.
Well sometimes [Bm] an empty cup [D] just [A]
overflows.
[Bm] Oh that summer was fire and rain, [C#m] Virgil E.
started nursing the [D] pain.
Till every one of them songs he would play [E] was twisted, falling [A] down like it.
Just like old [Bm] Hickory.
[D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, [D] and that long tall [A] scraggly bitter [C] nut [A] old
Hickory.
[Bm] [B]
[D] [B]
[A]
[Bm] [B]
[D] [A]
He laid him [B] out in his overall, cause [D] when you get too big [A] for your bridges, well that's all.
Hung his [B] fiddle and his slap top [D] guitar up in the high [A] school gym.
[Bm] Nobody remembers his name, [D] and I can't say [A]
anyone's to blame.
One of these times [Bm] you gotta hear him play, he [D] was the greatest it's [B] ever been.
Oh you can [Bm] fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play boy rambling roots.
[D] You can lie like a penny on the CNO [E] line, but the good Lord knows the truth, just [A] like it.
[Bm] Old Hickory.
[D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's [Bm] left but the memory, [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter [A] nut old [Bm] Hickory.
[B] [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter nut [A] old Hickory.
Oh and [Bm] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut [A] old Hickory.
[N]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[D]
[A]
Virgil E.
[Bm] was a mighty man, [D] he could outrun [A] the L and N.
Caught a wild [Bm] cat and made him his friend, he [D] was a flatwoods [A] boy.
Caught his learning [Bm] from a running brook, [D] taught him go with the flow [A] and don't get hooked.
Virgil E.
[Bm] kindly mistook [D] the devil for a [A] dear friend.
You [Bm] can fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play for a rambling root.
You [D] can lie like a penny on the sea and old [E] land, but the good Lord knows the truth.
[A] Just like old [Bm] Hickory.
[D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, [B]
and [D] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut old
[A] Hickory.
[Bm]
[D]
[A]
It was Gainsborough [Bm] at the Glow Worm Bar, [D] we were passing around [A] the jug and the guitar.
Virgil picked [Bm] it like an opera star, [D] I mean the boy was on [A] fire.
I said, hey Virgil E.
[Bm] where'd you get that stuff?
He [D] said, I don't know, [A] I guess I made it up.
Well sometimes [Bm] an empty cup [D] just [A]
overflows.
[Bm] Oh that summer was fire and rain, [C#m] Virgil E.
started nursing the [D] pain.
Till every one of them songs he would play [E] was twisted, falling [A] down like it.
Just like old [Bm] Hickory.
[D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, [D] and that long tall [A] scraggly bitter [C] nut [A] old
Hickory.
[Bm] [B]
[D] [B]
[A]
[Bm] [B]
[D] [A]
He laid him [B] out in his overall, cause [D] when you get too big [A] for your bridges, well that's all.
Hung his [B] fiddle and his slap top [D] guitar up in the high [A] school gym.
[Bm] Nobody remembers his name, [D] and I can't say [A]
anyone's to blame.
One of these times [Bm] you gotta hear him play, he [D] was the greatest it's [B] ever been.
Oh you can [Bm] fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play boy rambling roots.
[D] You can lie like a penny on the CNO [E] line, but the good Lord knows the truth, just [A] like it.
[Bm] Old Hickory.
[D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's [Bm] left but the memory, [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter [A] nut old [Bm] Hickory.
[B] [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down.
There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter nut [A] old Hickory.
Oh and [Bm] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut [A] old Hickory.
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Virgil E.
[Bm] was a mighty man, [D] he could outrun [A] the L and N.
_ _ Caught a wild [Bm] cat and made him his friend, he [D] was a flatwoods [A] boy. _
_ _ _ Caught his learning [Bm] from a running brook, [D] taught him go with the flow [A] and don't get hooked.
_ Virgil E.
[Bm] kindly mistook [D] the devil for a [A] dear _ friend.
You [Bm] can fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play for a rambling root.
You [D] can lie like a penny on the sea and old [E] land, but the good Lord knows the truth.
[A] Just like _ _ _ old _ _ [Bm] _ Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn _ _ down. _
_ _ _ There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, _ _ [B] _
and [D] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut old
[A] _ Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It was Gainsborough [Bm] at the Glow Worm Bar, [D] we were passing around [A] the jug and the guitar.
Virgil picked [Bm] it like an opera star, [D] I mean the boy was on [A] fire.
I said, hey Virgil E.
[Bm] where'd you get that stuff?
He [D] said, I don't know, [A] I guess I made it up.
_ Well sometimes [Bm] an empty cup [D] just _ _ _ [A] _ _
overflows.
[Bm] Oh that summer was fire and rain, [C#m] _ Virgil E.
started nursing the [D] pain.
Till every one of them songs he would play [E] was twisted, _ _ falling [A] down like it.
_ _ Just like old _ _ [Bm] _ Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down. _ _ _
_ _ _ There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, _ _ _ [D] and that long tall [A] scraggly bitter [C] nut [A] old
Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He _ _ laid him [B] out in his overall, cause [D] when you get too big [A] for your bridges, well that's all.
Hung his [B] fiddle and his slap top [D] guitar up in the high [A] school _ gym.
_ _ _ [Bm] Nobody remembers his name, [D] and I can't say [A]
anyone's to blame.
_ One of these times [Bm] you gotta hear him play, he [D] was the greatest it's [B] ever been.
Oh you can [Bm] fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play boy rambling roots.
[D] You can lie like a penny on the CNO [E] line, but the good Lord knows the truth, just [A] like it. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Old Hickory. _ _
_ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn _ down. _ _
_ _ _ There _ ain't nothing that's [Bm] left but the memory, _ _ _ _ [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter [A] nut _ _ _ _ _ _ old [Bm] _ Hickory. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down. _ _ _
_ _ _ There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, _ _ _ [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter nut [A] old Hickory. _ _ _
Oh and [Bm] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut _ [A] old Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Virgil E.
[Bm] was a mighty man, [D] he could outrun [A] the L and N.
_ _ Caught a wild [Bm] cat and made him his friend, he [D] was a flatwoods [A] boy. _
_ _ _ Caught his learning [Bm] from a running brook, [D] taught him go with the flow [A] and don't get hooked.
_ Virgil E.
[Bm] kindly mistook [D] the devil for a [A] dear _ friend.
You [Bm] can fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play for a rambling root.
You [D] can lie like a penny on the sea and old [E] land, but the good Lord knows the truth.
[A] Just like _ _ _ old _ _ [Bm] _ Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn _ _ down. _
_ _ _ There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, _ _ [B] _
and [D] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut old
[A] _ Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It was Gainsborough [Bm] at the Glow Worm Bar, [D] we were passing around [A] the jug and the guitar.
Virgil picked [Bm] it like an opera star, [D] I mean the boy was on [A] fire.
I said, hey Virgil E.
[Bm] where'd you get that stuff?
He [D] said, I don't know, [A] I guess I made it up.
_ Well sometimes [Bm] an empty cup [D] just _ _ _ [A] _ _
overflows.
[Bm] Oh that summer was fire and rain, [C#m] _ Virgil E.
started nursing the [D] pain.
Till every one of them songs he would play [E] was twisted, _ _ falling [A] down like it.
_ _ Just like old _ _ [Bm] _ Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down. _ _ _
_ _ _ There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, _ _ _ [D] and that long tall [A] scraggly bitter [C] nut [A] old
Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He _ _ laid him [B] out in his overall, cause [D] when you get too big [A] for your bridges, well that's all.
Hung his [B] fiddle and his slap top [D] guitar up in the high [A] school _ gym.
_ _ _ [Bm] Nobody remembers his name, [D] and I can't say [A]
anyone's to blame.
_ One of these times [Bm] you gotta hear him play, he [D] was the greatest it's [B] ever been.
Oh you can [Bm] fool all the jokers with diamonds, [C#m] you can play boy rambling roots.
[D] You can lie like a penny on the CNO [E] line, but the good Lord knows the truth, just [A] like it. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Old Hickory. _ _
_ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn _ down. _ _
_ _ _ There _ ain't nothing that's [Bm] left but the memory, _ _ _ _ [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter [A] nut _ _ _ _ _ _ old [Bm] _ Hickory. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [D] Shade in the porch of a house that's been [A] torn down. _ _ _
_ _ _ There ain't nothing that's left [Bm] but the memory, _ _ _ [D] and that long tall scraggly bitter nut [A] old Hickory. _ _ _
Oh and [Bm] that long tall [E] scraggly bitter [C] nut _ [A] old Hickory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _