Tobacco Road Chords by Bobbie Gentry

Tempo:
109.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

C

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tobacco Road - Bobbie Gentry chords
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[C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
[C] [D] [D]
I was [C] born in a [D] barn, [E] mother died and my [Am] daddy got drunk.
[D] Left me here to die or grow, in the middle of tobacco.
Grew [D] up in a dusty shack, [Am] all I had was a hanging on my back.
[D] Only you [Am] know how I know [D] this place called the back [Am] road.
But [G] it's home, the only life [D] I've ever known.
[E]
Only you know how [G] I know the back [D] road.
I'm gonna leave and get a job with the [Am] help and the grace from [D] above.
Save some [Am] money, get rich and old, [D] bring it back to [Am] tobacco road.
[D] Bring dynamite and a crane, blow it up, start all [Am] over again.
Build a [Am] town, be proud to show, [D] give the name tobacco road.
But [G] it's home, the only life I've ever [D] known.
Oh I despise the [G] blues, but I love it because it's [D] home.
[C] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn Bobbie Gentry - (Remastered 2020) Tobacco Road chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, D, C, D and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 110 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G# Major.

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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ I was [C] born _ in a [D] barn, _ [E] mother died and my [Am] daddy got drunk.
[D] _ Left me here to die or grow, in the middle of tobacco.
Grew _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] up _ in a dusty shack, _ [Am] all I had was a hanging on my back.
[D] _ Only you [Am] know how I know [D] _ this place called the back [Am] road. _
_ _ _ But [G] it's home, _ _ _ _ the only life [D] I've ever known.
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Only you know how [G] I know the _ _ _ _ back [D] road. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna leave and get a job with the [Am] help and the grace from [D] above.
Save some [Am] money, get rich and old, [D] bring it back to [Am] tobacco road. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Bring dynamite and a crane, blow it up, start all [Am] over again.
Build a [Am] town, be proud to show, [D] give the name tobacco _ _ road.
But [G] it's home, _ _ _ the only life I've ever [D] known.
_ _ _ _ Oh I _ despise the [G] blues, _ but I love it because it's [D] home.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by John D. Loudermilk.

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