Chords for Tammy Wynette - Ode to Billy Joe
Tempo:
56.5 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Eb
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It was the third of June another sleepy [E] dusty Delta day
[F]
I was out chopping cotton and my brother was bailing
[Bb] And [F] mama ordered out the back door y'all remember to wipe your feet
[Bb] And then she said
[F] Today Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F] Papa said to mama as he passed around the black eyes
Well Billy Joe never had a liquor since past the biscuits, please
[Bb] Then
I and [F] mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow
[Bb] Same like
And [F] now Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F]
Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe
Oh put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And [Bb] wasn't at the church
[F] I'll have another piece of apple pie.
You know, it don't seem right
[Bb]
[F] And now you tell me Billy [Eb] Joe has jumped off the [F] Tallahatchie
My mama said to me child what's happened to your appetite
Well, I think I can you have a nice to sing?
[Bb] Reach your brother Taylor
Said [F] he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh, by the way
[Bb] He said he saw
[F] And she and Billy Joe was [Eb] throwing something off the Tallahatchie
[F] Her [G] year is coming [F] gone since we heard the news about Billy Joe
Brother married Becky Thompson.
They bought a store in to
There [Bb] was a
Hey
And [F] now mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything
[Bb] [F] And drop them into [Eb] the muddy water off the [F] Tallahatchie Bridge
[G]
[F]
I was out chopping cotton and my brother was bailing
[Bb] And [F] mama ordered out the back door y'all remember to wipe your feet
[Bb] And then she said
[F] Today Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F] Papa said to mama as he passed around the black eyes
Well Billy Joe never had a liquor since past the biscuits, please
[Bb] Then
I and [F] mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow
[Bb] Same like
And [F] now Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F]
Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe
Oh put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And [Bb] wasn't at the church
[F] I'll have another piece of apple pie.
You know, it don't seem right
[Bb]
[F] And now you tell me Billy [Eb] Joe has jumped off the [F] Tallahatchie
My mama said to me child what's happened to your appetite
Well, I think I can you have a nice to sing?
[Bb] Reach your brother Taylor
Said [F] he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh, by the way
[Bb] He said he saw
[F] And she and Billy Joe was [Eb] throwing something off the Tallahatchie
[F] Her [G] year is coming [F] gone since we heard the news about Billy Joe
Brother married Becky Thompson.
They bought a store in to
There [Bb] was a
Hey
And [F] now mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything
[Bb] [F] And drop them into [Eb] the muddy water off the [F] Tallahatchie Bridge
[G]
Key:
F
Bb
Eb
G
E
F
Bb
Eb
It was the third of June another sleepy [E] dusty Delta day
[F] _
I was out chopping cotton and my brother was bailing _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [F] mama ordered out the back door y'all remember to wipe your feet _
[Bb] And then she said _ _ _ _ _
[F] Today Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F] _ _ Papa said to mama as he passed around the black eyes
_ Well Billy Joe never had a liquor since past the biscuits, please _ _
[Bb] Then
I _ _ _ _ and [F] mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow _ _
[Bb] Same like
_ _ _ _ _ And [F] now Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F] _ _ _
Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe
Oh put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And [Bb] wasn't at the church _ _ _
[F] I'll have another piece of apple pie.
You know, it don't seem right _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] And now you tell me Billy [Eb] Joe has jumped off the [F] Tallahatchie _ _ _
My mama said to me child what's happened to your appetite _
Well, I think I can you have a nice to sing? _ _ _
[Bb] _ Reach your brother Taylor
_ _ Said [F] he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh, by the way _
[Bb] He said he saw _ _ _ _ _
[F] And she and Billy Joe was [Eb] throwing something off the Tallahatchie
[F] _ _ Her [G] year is coming [F] gone since we heard the news about Billy Joe _ _ _
Brother married Becky Thompson.
They bought a store in to
_ _ There [Bb] was a
_ _ _ Hey
And [F] now mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] And drop them into [Eb] the muddy water off the [F] Tallahatchie Bridge
_ _ [G] _
[F] _
I was out chopping cotton and my brother was bailing _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [F] mama ordered out the back door y'all remember to wipe your feet _
[Bb] And then she said _ _ _ _ _
[F] Today Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F] _ _ Papa said to mama as he passed around the black eyes
_ Well Billy Joe never had a liquor since past the biscuits, please _ _
[Bb] Then
I _ _ _ _ and [F] mama said it was a shame about Billy Joe anyhow _ _
[Bb] Same like
_ _ _ _ _ And [F] now Billy Joe [Eb] McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie
[F] _ _ _
Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billy Joe
Oh put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And [Bb] wasn't at the church _ _ _
[F] I'll have another piece of apple pie.
You know, it don't seem right _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] And now you tell me Billy [Eb] Joe has jumped off the [F] Tallahatchie _ _ _
My mama said to me child what's happened to your appetite _
Well, I think I can you have a nice to sing? _ _ _
[Bb] _ Reach your brother Taylor
_ _ Said [F] he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday.
Oh, by the way _
[Bb] He said he saw _ _ _ _ _
[F] And she and Billy Joe was [Eb] throwing something off the Tallahatchie
[F] _ _ Her [G] year is coming [F] gone since we heard the news about Billy Joe _ _ _
Brother married Becky Thompson.
They bought a store in to
_ _ There [Bb] was a
_ _ _ Hey
And [F] now mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] And drop them into [Eb] the muddy water off the [F] Tallahatchie Bridge
_ _ [G] _