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[code] Copperhead Road Words & Music by Steve Earle Originally published in the Key of G Major Tabbed for a Key of G Richter tuned diatonic (but should work fine with any Richter Tuned major key diatonic)
Tab notations: none = blow - = draw ___ = hold ” = full step bend ob = overblow 8_-9 = slur; move smoothly from note to note (to note…) 8-98 = the 8 & -9 are grace notes; 8 is the main note. (34) = blow chord; play both notes together -(42) = draw chord; play these two notes together (34)_-4 = play blow chord then slur to next note
Intro
-8__ 8-98_ 7_ -8__ 8-9__ 8-98_ 7_ 7_ -8_ 7-8__
-8__ 8-98_ 7_ -8__ 8-9__ 8-98_ 7_ 7_ -8_ 7-8__
89____ 898__ 7__ 7-8____________
Mandolin interlude
-5_ -5_ -5_ 4_ 4_ 4 -4_ 4_-4__4_-3 Well, my_ name’s John Lee Pet-ti_-more._____
-3” -3 -3_ 3 3 3 -1 -2” -2 -2_ -2__-2”_-1 Same as my_ dad-dy and his dad-dy be_–fore._____
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 4_ 4_ 4 4 -4_ -4__4_-3 You hard-ly ev-er saw Granddaddy down here.___
3 -3 -3” -3 -3” -3 3 3_ -2”_-2_ -2 -2_-2” He on-ly come to town a–bout twice__ a year._
3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 4_ 4 -3” 4_ -4_ 4_-4__ He‘d buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line._
-3” -3 -3 -3 -3”-3_ -2” 1ob 3_ 3_ -2”-2__ Ev-‘ry-bod-y knew__ that he made moon-shine._
5 5 5 5 5_ -45__ -4 4 -5_ -5 -5 5_ Now, the rev-e-nue man__ wanted granddaddy bad.
5 -5 -5 -5 -2” 5 4 4 4 4 -4 -4_ -2”_-2 4 4 He headed up a holler with ev‘rything he_ had.__ It’s be-
5_ 5_ 5_-4 4 -5_ -5_ 5__ fore my time, well, I’ve been told,
-3” -5 -5 -5_ 5_ -3” 4_ -4 -4_ -4__4_-3 he never came back from Copperhead Road.___
Mandolin
5_ -5 -5 -5 -5 4 4 4 4 4 -4_ -4__ Now, Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block dodge.
-3” -3 -3 -3 3 3 3 -1 -2”-2 -2__ Bought it at an auction at the Ma-son’s Lodge.
-5 -5 -5 -5 4 4 4 4 4_ -4_ -4__4_-3 Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side.___
3 -3 -3” -3 -3” -3 3 3 3 -2” -2_ -2_-2” Just shot a coat of primer then he looked in_–side._
-5 -5 -5 -5 4 4 4 -3” 4_ -4_ 4-4___ Well, him and my uncle tore that en-gine down._
-3” -3” -3 -3 -3” -2” 3_ 3_ -2”-2___ I still re-mem-ber that rumblin’ sound.__
5 5 5 5 5_ -45 -4 4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5_ Well, the sheriff came a–round in the middle of the night.
-5 -5 -2” 5 4 4 4 4 -4 -4 -2”_-2 4 4 Heard Ma-ma cryin’, knew somethin’ wasn’t right. He was
5_ -5_ 5 -4 4 4 -5 -5 -5 -5_ 5__ headed down to Knoxville with the weekly_ load.
-3” -3” -5 -5 -5 5 -3” -3” 4_ 4 -4 -4 -4__4_-3 You could smell the whiskey burn-in’ down Copperhead Road.___
Bridge
66666 66666 66666 66666 (34)_-4 –(42)_ -(42)_ (43) –(42)
(35)-4_4 (43)_-4 –(42)_ (53) 5_-5 7 –(52)_ -(25)_5 4 4
(35)-4_4 3_ -4_ 3_ (34)_-4 –(42)_ -(42)_ (43) –(42)
(35)-4_4 (43)_-4 –(42)_ (53) 5_-5 7 –(52)_ -(25)_5 4 4
(35)-4_4 3_ -4_ 3_ 3_ 4_ 4_ -4 5 -55 4 3_ 5_ 4_ 5_-5 6 -5
5_4 -4 4 -3_-2 -12_-2” -2_ 3 3 4_ 4_ 4_ -4 5 -55_4 3_ 5_ 4_
5_-5 6 -5 5_4 -4 4 -3_-2 -12_-2” -2_ -2_ -2”_-2 -4 4 -3_-2 -2”
3 -3”_-2 -2” 3__
-3” -5 5 -5 -5 -5 4 4 4 4 -4_ -4_4_-3 I volunteered for the army on my birthday.___
-3” -3 -3 -3 -3 3 3 -1 -2”-2 -2_-2”_-1 They draft the white trash first ‘round here a-ny-way._____
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 4 4 4 4 -4 -4__4_-3 I done two tours of duty in Vi-et-nam_____
-3_ -3_ -3_ 3 3 -2”_-2_ -2 -2_-2” I_ came home with a brand__ new plan._
3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 4_ 4 -3” 4 -4 4_-4__ I take the seed from Col-um-bi-a and Mex-i-co.___
-3” -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3” -3 -2” 1ob 3 3 -2”-2___ I just plant it up a hol-ler down Cop-per-head Road.___
5 5 5 5 5_ -45_ 4 -5 -5 -5_ -5 5_ Well, the D. E. A.’s got_ a chopper in_ the air.
5 -5 -5 -5 -2” 5 4 4 44_ -3”_-2 I wake up screaming like I’m back over there.
-3” 4 5 5 5 5 4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5__ I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don’t you know.
-3” -5 -5 -5 -55_ -3” 4_ -4 -4 -4__4_-3 You better stay a-way from Copperhead Road.___
Outro
6 6 6_ -55_-5_-4_ Copperhead Road._____
6 6 6_ -55_-5_-4_ Copperhead Road._____
6 6 6_ -55_-5_-4_ Copperhead Road._____
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