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Copperhead Road

by Steve Earle · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

58 bent notes602 notesHoles 1–9Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Intro
Mandolin interlude
Well, my_ name’s John Lee Pet-ti_-more._____
Same as my_ dad-dy and his dad-dy be_–fore._____
You hard-ly ev-er saw Granddaddy down here.___
He on-ly come to town a–bout twice__ a year._
He‘d buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line._
Ev-‘ry-bod-y knew__ that he made moon-shine._
Now, the rev-e-nue man__ wanted granddaddy bad.
He headed up a holler with ev‘rything he_ had.__ It’s be-
fore my time, well, I’ve been told,
he never came back from Copperhead Road.___
Now, Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block dodge.
Bought it at an auction at the Ma-son’s Lodge.
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side.___
Just shot a coat of primer then he looked in_–side._
Well, him and my uncle tore that en-gine down._
I still re-mem-ber that rumblin’ sound.__
Well, the sheriff came a–round in the middle of the night.
Heard Ma-ma cryin’, knew somethin’ wasn’t right. He was
headed down to Knoxville with the weekly_ load.
You could smell the whiskey burn-in’ down Copperhead Road.___
Bridge
I volunteered for the army on my birthday.___
They draft the white trash first ‘round here a-ny-way._____
I done two tours of duty in Vi-et-nam_____
I_ came home with a brand__ new plan._
I take the seed from Col-um-bi-a and Mex-i-co.___
I just plant it up a hol-ler down Cop-per-head Road.___
Well, the D. E. A.’s got_ a chopper in_ the air.
I wake up screaming like I’m back over there.
I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don’t you know.
You better stay a-way from Copperhead Road.___
Outro
Copperhead Road._____
Copperhead Road._____
Copperhead Road._____