Copperhead Road Chords by Steve Earle

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Well, my name's Donley Pettimore, same as my daddy and daddy before.
You hardly ever saw granddaddy down here.
He only come a-town about twice a year.
He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line.
Everybody knew it made me shine.
[G] Now the revolution man wanted granddaddy fat.
[D] He'd left for Hollerill everything fat.
[G] Oh, my time's a lot been told.
[D] He'd never come back from Copperhead Road.
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My daddy ran a whiskey and a big black Dodge.
His father had an auction at the Mason's Lodge.
Shots of canister painted on the side.
He'd just shot cold a primer and looked inside.
Well, in my mouth I tore that engine down.
I still remember that rumbling sound.
[G] Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the [D] night.
He heard mama crying that something wasn't right.
[G] He headed down to Knoxville with a weekly load.
[D] He could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road.
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I volunteered for the Army on my birthday.
White dress first round, fair and white.
I've done two tours of duty in Vietnam.
I came home with brand new plans.
I take the seat from Columbia, Mexico.
Just planning to hop a hopper down Copperhead Road.
[G] I'm not a DJ, got a chopper in the [D] air.
Big ass street, but I like it back over there.
[G] I'm in the band too, Charlie don't you know.
[D] You better stay away from Copperhead Road.
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