Copperhead Road (16 hole Chromatic)
by
Steve Earle
Copperhead Road (16 hole Chromatic)
by
Steve Earle
Rock
Chromatic
G
Intermediate
Copperhead Road (16 hole Chromatic) Words & Music by Steve Earle Key of G Major Vocal Range A3 to D5 Tabbed for a 16 hole Key of C Solo Tuned chromatic Tab notations: none = blow - = draw * = button in ___ = hold . = on lower register (first four holes on a 16 hole Chrom.) -8_-8* = slur; move smoothly from note to note (to note…) -88-8 = the -8 & 8 are grace notes; -8 is the main note. Intro: -7__ -88-8_ -6*_ -7__ -88__ -88-8_ 7_ 7_ -7_ 7-7__ -7__ -88-8_ -6*_ -7__ -88__ -88-8_ 7_ 7_ -7_ 7-7__ -8-9____ -8-9-8__ 7__ 7-7___________ Mandolin interlude 4_ 4_ 4_ 3_ 3_ 3 -3_ 3_-3__3_-2* Well, my name’s John Lee Pet - ti - more.______ 2 -2* -2*_ -1 -1 -1 -.3 1 -1 -1_ -1__.4_-.3 Same as my__ dad-dy and his dad-dy be – fore._____ 3 4 4 4 4 3_ 3_ 3 3 -3_ -3__3_-2* You hard-ly ev-er saw Grand-dad-dy down here.____ -1 -2* 2 -2* 2 -2* -1 -1_ 1_-1_ -1 -1_1 He on - ly come to town a – bout twice a year. -1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3_ 3 2 3_ -3_ 3-3___ He‘d buy a hun-dred pounds of yeast and some cop-per line._ 2 -2* -2*-2* 2-2*_ 1 -.3* -1_ -1_ 1-1___ Ev-‘ry-bod-y knew_ that he made moon-shine. -4 -4 -4 -4 -4_ -3-4_ -3 3 4_ 4 4 -4_ Now, the rev-e-nue man__ want-ed grand-dad-dy bad. -4 4 4 4 1 -4 3 3 3 3 -3 -3_ 2_-1 3 3 He head-ed up a hol-ler with ev-‘ry-thing he_ had. It’s be- -4_ -4_ -4 -3 3 4_ 4 -4__ fore my time,_ well, I’ve been told, 2 4 4 4_ -4_ 2 3_ -3 -3_ -3__3_-2* he nev-er came back from Cop-per-head Road.____ Mandolin interlude -4_ 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 -3_ -3__ Now, Dad-dy ran the whis-key in a big block dodge. 2 -2* -2* -2* -1 -1 -1 -.3 .4 -1 -1__ Bought it at an auc-tion at the Ma-son’s Lodge. 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 -3_ -3_3_-2* John-son Coun-ty Sher-iff paint-ed on the side.____ -1 -2* 2 -2* 2 -2* 2 -1 -1 1 -1_ 1_-1 Just shot a coat of prim-er then he looked in – side. 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3_ -3_ 3-3__3_-2* Well, him and my un-cle tore that en-gine down._____ 2 2 -2*-2* 2 1 -1_ -1_ 1-1___ I still re-mem-ber that rumb-lin’ sound._ -4 -4 -4 -4 -4_ -3-4_ -3 3 4 4 4 4 -4_ Well, the sher-iff came a–round in the mid-dle of the night. 4 4 1 -4 3 3 3 3 -3 -3_ 2_-1 3 3 Heard Ma-ma cry-in’, knew some-thin’ was-n’t right. He was -4_ -4_ -4 -3 3 3 4 4 4 4 -4__ head-ed_ down to Knoxville with the week-ly load. 2 2 4 4 4_ -4_ 2 2 3_ 3 -3 -3 -3_3_-2* You could smell the whis-key burn-in’ down Cop-per-head Road.__ Bridge -5-5-5-5-5 -5-5-5-5-5 -5-5-5-5-5 -5-5-5-5-5 -1_-3 -3_ -3_ 3 -3 -4-33 -1_-3 -3_ -4 -4_-4* 7 4_ 4_-4 3 3 -4-33 -1_ -3_ -1_ -1_-3 -3_ -3_ 3 -3 -4-33 -1_-3 -3_ -4 -4_-4* 7 4_ 4_-4 3 3 -4-33 -1_ -3_ -1_ -1_ 3_ 3_ -3 -4 -4*-43 -1_ -4_ 3_ -4_-4* -5 4 -4_3 -3 3 -2*_-1 -.3-.4-.4* -1_ -1 -1 3_ 3_ 3_ -3 -4 -4*-43 -1_ -4_ 3_ -4_-4* -5 4 -4_3 -3 3 -2*_-1 -.3-.4-.4* -1_ -.1_ -.4*_-1 -3 3 -2*_-1 1 -1 2_-1 1_ -1__ -1 4 -4 4_ 4 4 3 3 3 3 -3 -3__3_-2* I vol-un-teered for the ar-my on my birth-day._____ 2 -2* 2 -2* -2* -1 -1 -.3 .4 -.3 -1__-.4*_-.3 They draft the white trash first ‘round here an- y- way.________ 4 4 4 4 4 3_ 3_ 3 3 -3 -3__3_-2_ I done two tours of du-ty in Vi-et-nam______ -2*_ -2*_ -2*_ -1 -1_ 1_-1_ -1 1_-1_1 I__ came home with a_ brand-new plan._ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3_ 3 2 3_ -3_ 3_-3__ I take the seed from Col-um-bi-a and Mex-i_-co.___ 2 -2* 2 -2*-2* -2* 2 -2* 1 -.3*-1 -1 1_-1___ I just plant it up a hol-ler down Cop-per-head Road.__ -4 -4 -4 -4 -4_ -3-4 -3 4 4 4 4 -4_ Well, the D. E. A.’s got_ a chop-per in the air. -4 4 4 4 1 -4 3 3 3 3 2_-1 I wake up scream-ing like I’m back o-ver there. 2_ 3 -4 -4 -4 -4 3_ 4_ 4_ 4 4 -4___ I_ learned a thing or two from Charlie, don’t you know. 2 4 4 4 4 -4 2_ 3_ -3 -3_ -3__3_-2* You bet-ter stay a-way from Cop-per-head Road.____ Outro -5 -5 -5_ 5-5__-4_-3_ Cop-per-head Road.______ -5 -5 -5_ 5-5__-4_-3_ Cop-per-head Road.______ -5 -5 -5_ 5-5__-4_-3_ Cop-per-head Road.______