Otto Wood The Bandit Chords by Doc Watson

Tempo:
147.45 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Ab

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Otto Wood the Bandit by Doc Watson chords
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[A] [D]
[A]
[E] [A]
Step up buddies and listen to my [D] song I'll sing it to you right, but you might sing [A] it wrong
a song about a man called Otto would he [E] came to y'all [Ab] but I wish [A] I could
He stepped in a pawn shop a rainy [D] day, and then he had a quarrel with the clerk [A] they say
He pulled out his pistol and struck him fatal blows.
[E] This is the way [Ab] the [A] story goes Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done [A] dead and gone?
[Gbm] [Ab] [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
They spread the news as fast as they [D] could the sheriff served a warrant on Otto
[A]
Jury said murder in the second degree [E] and the judge passed sentence [Ab] to the [A] penitentiary
They put him in the pen, but it done no [D] good cause it wouldn't hold a man to call [A] Otto
It wasn't very long till he slipped outside pull the [E] gun on the guard [Ab] said take [A] me for a ride Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
[Gb] [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
The second time they caught him was a way out [D] west in a hold-up game.
He got shot through the [A] breast
They brought him back and when he got well, [E] they locked him [B] down in a dungeon [A] cell
He was a man that could not run [D] for he always toted a 44 [A] gun
He loved the women and he hated the [E] law and it just didn't take [Ab]
[A] nobody's jaw Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead [A] and gone?
[Ab]
[A] Otto why didn't you run when [E] the sheriff pulled out that [A] 44 gun?
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
He rambled out west and he rambled all around [D] till he met two sheriffs in a southern [A] town
They said Otto step to the [E] way, but we've been expecting you every [A] day
He pulled out his gun and then he [D] said make a crooked move and you both fall [A] dead
You better crank up your car and take me out of town.
But [E] a few minutes later.
[Ab] He was [A] graveyard bound
Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
Otto why didn't you run when the sheriff [E] pulled out that [B] 44 [A] gun?
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Doc Watson - Otto Wood The Bandit chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, E, A, D, A, Ab and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 73 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 147. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Step up buddies and listen to my [D] song I'll sing it to you right, but you might sing [A] it wrong
_ a song about a man called Otto would he [E] came to y'all [Ab] but I wish [A] I could _
_ _ _ He stepped in a pawn shop a rainy [D] day, and then he had a quarrel with the clerk [A] they say
_ He pulled out his pistol and struck him fatal blows.
[E] This is the way [Ab] the [A] story goes Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done [A] dead and _ gone?
[Gbm] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ They spread the news as fast as they [D] could the sheriff served a warrant on Otto
[A] _ _
_ Jury said murder in the second degree [E] and the judge passed sentence [Ab] to the [A] penitentiary _
They _ _ _ put him in the pen, but it done no [D] good cause it wouldn't hold a man to call [A] Otto _
It _ wasn't very long till he slipped outside pull the [E] gun on the guard [Ab] said take [A] me for a ride Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
_ [Gb] _ [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ The second time they caught him was a way out [D] west in a hold-up game.
He got shot through the [A] breast _
_ They brought him back and when he got well, [E] they locked him [B] down in a dungeon [A] cell _
He was a man that could not run [D] for he always toted a 44 [A] gun
_ _ He loved the women and he hated the [E] law and it just didn't take [Ab]
[A] nobody's jaw Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead [A] and gone?
_ [Ab] _
[A] Otto why didn't you run when [E] the sheriff pulled out that [A] 44 gun? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ He rambled out west and he rambled all around [D] till he met two sheriffs in a southern [A] town _ _
They said Otto step to the [E] way, but we've been expecting you every [A] day
_ _ He pulled out his gun and then he [D] said make a crooked move and you both fall [A] dead
_ _ You better crank up your car and take me out of town.
But [E] a few minutes later.
[Ab] He was [A] graveyard bound
Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
_ _ Otto why didn't you run when the sheriff [E] pulled out that [B] 44 [A] gun? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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