Amos Moses Chords by Primus
Tempo:
106.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Yeah, because Hamish, [Am] [G]
[E] now Hamish Moses was a pheasant, [B] he lived by [D] himself in the swamp.
He hunted alligators for a living, he just did not come into the shed [Am] in the swamp.
Lucy had a dog on her, she had a little boy.
[G]
[A] And there he go hunting alligators down in the swamp, boy.
Now everybody blamed his old man [B] for making him [D] mean a snake.
Well, Hamish Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for alligators.
[G] [A] He tied a rope around his waist and threw him in the swamp.
[G]
[A] He was an alligator man in the Louisiana bayou.
[G]
[A] [E] He was from 45 [D] minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana.
[E] He used to get stones out [D] of the mills, that's the way his pretty [A] wife Anna.
[D] [E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill.
He named the man for the man in the cloth, called him Hamish Moses.
[A] I [G]
[A] walked around South Atlanta, said Hamish was [D] a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator.
He used one [A] hand, that's all he got left is alligator pity.
Left him donkley up to the elbow.
[G]
[A] I chuffed out a hand of Hamish, [B] said the swamp trapped [D] an alligator in it.
So he snuck in the swamp, go to sleep the boy, but he never came.
[G] [A] Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
[G]
[A] He used to get lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[G]
[E] From 45 minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana.
[E] He used to get stones [D] out of the mills, that's the way his pretty wife Anna.
[E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill.
He named the man for the man in the cloth, [A] called [D] him Hamish Moses.
[A] Sit down on him Hamish.
[G] Make it count [Em] son.
[Am] [G]
[A] [G]
[Em] [A] Ha ha!
He come [G] over.
[Em] [A] [G]
[A] Hey, [G]
[Em] [A] get down on him boy.
[G]
You [A] saw me.
[G] [E] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [A] [G]
[A] [G]
[Em] [A]
Yeah, because Hamish, [Am] [G]
[E] now Hamish Moses was a pheasant, [B] he lived by [D] himself in the swamp.
He hunted alligators for a living, he just did not come into the shed [Am] in the swamp.
Lucy had a dog on her, she had a little boy.
[G]
[A] And there he go hunting alligators down in the swamp, boy.
Now everybody blamed his old man [B] for making him [D] mean a snake.
Well, Hamish Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for alligators.
[G] [A] He tied a rope around his waist and threw him in the swamp.
[G]
[A] He was an alligator man in the Louisiana bayou.
[G]
[A] [E] He was from 45 [D] minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana.
[E] He used to get stones out [D] of the mills, that's the way his pretty [A] wife Anna.
[D] [E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill.
He named the man for the man in the cloth, called him Hamish Moses.
[A] I [G]
[A] walked around South Atlanta, said Hamish was [D] a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator.
He used one [A] hand, that's all he got left is alligator pity.
Left him donkley up to the elbow.
[G]
[A] I chuffed out a hand of Hamish, [B] said the swamp trapped [D] an alligator in it.
So he snuck in the swamp, go to sleep the boy, but he never came.
[G] [A] Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
[G]
[A] He used to get lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[G]
[E] From 45 minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana.
[E] He used to get stones [D] out of the mills, that's the way his pretty wife Anna.
[E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill.
He named the man for the man in the cloth, [A] called [D] him Hamish Moses.
[A] Sit down on him Hamish.
[G] Make it count [Em] son.
[Am] [G]
[A] [G]
[Em] [A] Ha ha!
He come [G] over.
[Em] [A] [G]
[A] Hey, [G]
[Em] [A] get down on him boy.
[G]
You [A] saw me.
[G] [E] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [A] [G]
[A] [G]
[Em] [A]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, because Hamish, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] now Hamish Moses was a pheasant, [B] he lived by [D] himself in the swamp.
He hunted alligators for a living, he just did not come into the shed [Am] in the swamp.
_ Lucy had a dog on her, she had a little boy.
_ [G] _
[A] And there he go hunting alligators down in the swamp, boy. _ _
Now everybody blamed his old man [B] for making him [D] mean a snake.
Well, Hamish Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for alligators.
[G] [A] He tied a rope around his waist and threw him in the swamp.
_ [G] _
[A] He was an alligator man in the Louisiana bayou.
[G] _
[A] [E] He was from 45 [D] minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana. _ _
[E] He used to get stones out [D] of the mills, that's the way his pretty [A] wife Anna. _
[D] [E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill.
He named the man for the man in the cloth, called him Hamish Moses.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ walked around South Atlanta, said Hamish was [D] a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator.
He used one [A] hand, that's all he got left is alligator pity. _ _
_ Left him donkley up to the elbow.
[G] _
[A] _ I chuffed out a hand of Hamish, [B] said the swamp trapped [D] an alligator in it.
So he snuck in the swamp, go to sleep the boy, but he never came.
[G] [A] Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
_ [G] _
[A] He used to get lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[G] _
[E] From 45 minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana. _ _
[E] He used to get stones [D] out of the mills, that's the way his pretty wife Anna. _
[E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill. _
_ He named the man for the man in the cloth, [A] called [D] him Hamish Moses.
_ [A] Sit down on him Hamish.
[G] Make it count [Em] son.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ [A] Ha ha!
He come [G] over.
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ Hey, _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ get down on him boy.
[G]
You [A] saw me.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, because Hamish, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] now Hamish Moses was a pheasant, [B] he lived by [D] himself in the swamp.
He hunted alligators for a living, he just did not come into the shed [Am] in the swamp.
_ Lucy had a dog on her, she had a little boy.
_ [G] _
[A] And there he go hunting alligators down in the swamp, boy. _ _
Now everybody blamed his old man [B] for making him [D] mean a snake.
Well, Hamish Moses was a boy, his daddy would use him for alligators.
[G] [A] He tied a rope around his waist and threw him in the swamp.
_ [G] _
[A] He was an alligator man in the Louisiana bayou.
[G] _
[A] [E] He was from 45 [D] minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana. _ _
[E] He used to get stones out [D] of the mills, that's the way his pretty [A] wife Anna. _
[D] [E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill.
He named the man for the man in the cloth, called him Hamish Moses.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ walked around South Atlanta, said Hamish was [D] a hell of a man.
He could trap the biggest, the biggest alligator.
He used one [A] hand, that's all he got left is alligator pity. _ _
_ Left him donkley up to the elbow.
[G] _
[A] _ I chuffed out a hand of Hamish, [B] said the swamp trapped [D] an alligator in it.
So he snuck in the swamp, go to sleep the boy, but he never came.
[G] [A] Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to.
_ [G] _
[A] He used to get lost in the Louisiana bayou.
[G] _
[E] From 45 minutes southeast of [A] Louisiana. _ _
[E] He used to get stones [D] out of the mills, that's the way his pretty wife Anna. _
[E] Well, there is a person [C] that could eat up a [D] snake for a thrill. _
_ He named the man for the man in the cloth, [A] called [D] him Hamish Moses.
_ [A] Sit down on him Hamish.
[G] Make it count [Em] son.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ [A] Ha ha!
He come [G] over.
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ Hey, _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ get down on him boy.
[G]
You [A] saw me.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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