Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Version 1 of 5
- Copperhead Road (Chords) (v1)Rating: 4.77 / 5.00
- Copperhead Road (Chords) (v2)Rating: 4.75 / 5.00
- Copperhead Road (Chords) (v3)Rating: 4.8 / 5.00
- Copperhead Road (Chords) (v4)Rating: 4.77 / 5.00
Tuning: Standard, E A D G
[Verse 2]
Dad-dy ran
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
the whiskey in
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
a big block
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
Dodge
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
---|
---|
---|
---|
Bought it a
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
t an auction a
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
t the Mason'
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
s Lodge
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
---|
---|
---|
---|
'Johnson Co
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
unty Sheriff'
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
painted on t
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
he side
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
---|
---|
---|
---|
Just shot a
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
coat of prime
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
r then he loo
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
ked inside
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
We
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
ll
---|
---|
---|
---|
him and my
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
un- cle tore
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
that engine
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
down
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
I
---|
---|
---|
---|
still remem
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-ber that ru
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
mb- lin' so
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
und
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
Then
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
the
---|
---|
---|
---|
sheriff cam
G|------------
D|-5----------
A|------------
E|------------
e around in th
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
e middle of t
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
he night Hear
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
d Mama cryin'
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
knew somethin
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
g wasn't right
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
was
---|
---|
---|
---|
head- ed
G|------------
D|-5----------
A|------------
E|------------
down to K
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
noxville wit
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
h the wee
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
---------|----
k- ly load
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
You co
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
uld
---|
---|
---|
---|
N.C.
smell
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5-X--------
E|------------
the whis- k
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
ey burn- in'
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
down Cop
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
- per- head
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
Road
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
---|
---|
---|
---|
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5-----5----
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-5X----------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5-----5-----5
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
X----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
-----5-----5X-
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
---5-----5----
--------------
-------|
-------|
-0--3--|
-------|
[Solo]
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
5------------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5----------5-
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
----------5---
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
----------5---
--------------
-------|
-------|
0---3--|
-------|
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
5------------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5----------5-
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
----------5---
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
----------5---
--------------
-------|
-------|
0---3--|
-------|
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
5------------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
----------5---
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
----------5---
--------------
-------|
-------|
0---3--|
-------|
G|------------
D|-5----------
A|------------
E|------------
-------------|
5------------|
-------------|
-------------|
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
----0---3--|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
----------5---
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
---------5----
--------------
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
G|------------
D|-5----------
A|------------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
----0---3--|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-5-----------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5------------
--------------
I volun-
-----------|
-----------|
5----------|
-----------|
[Verse 3]
teered for
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
the Army on
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
my birth-d
--------------
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
ay
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
-----------5--
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------5-----
--------------
They
-------|
-------|
0---3--|
-------|
draft the
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
white trash
-------------|
-------------|
-5-----------|
-------------|
first round h
--------------
--------------
-5------------
--------------
ere any- way
-----------|--
-----------|--
--------5--|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
------5--|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
I done
-------|
-------|
0---3--|
-------|
two tours
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
of duty in
--------------
--------------
----5---------
--------------
Viet- nam
|-------------
|-------------
|-5-----------
|-------------
------------|-
------------|-
5-----------|-
------------|-
--------------
--------------
5-----------5-
--------------
----------|---
----------|---
----------|-5-
----------|---
--------------
--------------
-------5------
--------------
I came
-------|
-------|
0---3--|
-------|
home wi
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
th a brand
--------------
--------------
-5------------
--------------
new plan
|-------------
|-------------
|-5-----------
|-------------
------------|-
------------|-
5-----------|-
------------|-
--------------
--------------
5-----------5-
--------------
----------|---
----------|---
----------|-5-
----------|---
--------------
--------------
--------5-----
--------------
I take
-------|
-------|
-0--3--|
-------|
the seed fr
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
om Colombia an
--------------
--------------
-5------------
--------------
d Me- -x- -i--
|-------------
|-------------
|-5---------5-
|-------------
co
------------|-
------------|-
------0--3--|-
------------|-
--------------
--------------
5-----------5-
--------------
----------|---
----------|---
----------|-5-
----------|---
--------------
--------------
--------5-----
--------------
I just
-------|
-------|
-0--3--|
-------|
plant it up
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
the holler do
--------------
--------------
-----5--------
--------------
wn Copperhead
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-5---------
--|-----------
Road
--------------
--------------
--5-----------
--------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-5----------5
|-------------
And now th
----------|---
----------|---
----------|-5-
----------|---
e
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
-------|
-------|
-0--3--|
-------|
D. E. A.'s
G|------------
D|-5----------
A|------------
E|------------
got a
--------------
-5------------
--------------
--------------
chopper in
|-------------
|-5-----------
|-------------
|-------------
the air
------------|-
---5--------|-
------0--3--|-
------------|-
Wake up scream
--------------
--------------
5-----------5-
--------------
ing like I'm
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
back over ther
--------------
--------------
5---------5---
--------------
e I
-------|
-------|
-0--3--|
-------|
learned a t
G|------------
D|-5----------
A|------------
E|------------
hing or two fr
--------------
-----5--------
--------------
--------------
om Char- lie d
-------|------
-------|-5----
-------|------
-------|------
on'tyou know
--------------
-------5------
-----------0--
--------------
You better s
----|---------
----|---------
-3--|-5-------
----|---------
tay away from
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
Cop-perhead Ro
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
ad
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5-----5----
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-5X----------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5-----5-----5
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
X----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
-----5-----5X-
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
---5-----5----
--------------
-------|
-------|
0---3--|
-------|
[Solo]
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-5-----------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
-----------5--
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
-0---3---|-5--
---------|----
--------------
--------------
---------5----
--------------
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-5-----------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
-----------5--
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
-0---3---|-5--
---------|----
Cop
--------------
--------------
---------5----
--------------
perhead
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
Road
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-5-----------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
-----------5--
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
-0---3---|-5--
---------|----
Cop
--------------
--------------
---------5----
--------------
perhead
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
Road
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|------------
-------------|
-------------|
-5-----------|
-------------|
--------------
--------------
-5-----------5
--------------
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-5
-----------|--
--------------
--------------
-----------5--
--------------
---------|----
---------|----
-0---3---|-5--
---------|----
Cop
--------------
--------------
---------5----
--------------
perhead
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
Road
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5---------5
E|------------
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-5---
--------|-----
[Outro]
--------------
--------------
-5----5X------
--------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-5----5----5
-|------------
--------|-----
--------|-----
X-------|-5---
--------|-----
--------------
--------------
-5----5X------
--------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-5----5----5
-|------------
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|