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Carpetbaggers
Johnathan Rice, as performed by Jenny Lewis
Want to see this chart performed live? Here are Rob's students performing "Carpetbaggers" at a Coffee Shop Jam.
| Chord Guide | |||
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123 A: x02220 |
132
D: xx0232 |
231
E: 022100 |
G6/A: x00000 |
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12 Asus2: x02200 |
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| Strumming Guide | |
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Intro Strum: (G=G6/A, H=hammer-on, 2=Asus2) G A 2 A 2 D G E G U H U D U D D U D U H D U + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Main Strum:
D D U U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Intro: / A - - - / D - E - / x2
/ A - - - / D - E - /
/ A - - - / - - - - /
A (3) E (½) A (½)
They come to town when the war is over, dirty boots in the middle of the night
A (3) E (½) A (½)
Trolling the bars, hitting on the soldiers, boys give it up without a fight. They say,
A (3) E (½) A (½)
“Hey, boy, how about your place?I know you really want to take me home”
A (3) E (½) A (½)
Drop the bags off on the bedroom floor, they make love with the lights on, saying
Chorus:
D (2) A (2)
I’m a carpetbagger, baby
D (2) A (2)
I’m coming to your town
E (6)
I’m gonna treat you kind, I’m going to rob you blind, I’ll smile all the time
A D (½) E (½)
Whoa, yeah
A D (½) E (½)
Whoa, yeah
A D (½) E (½)
Whoa, yeah
A (2)
Whoa, yeah
A (3) E (½) A (½)
Sally could have had any one of the boys, but she couldn’t love no one she could not control
A (3) E (½) A (½)
Friend of mine and her got married, I don’t hear too much from him anymore
A (3) E (½) A (½)
Last I heard, he had a rope around his neck, dragging around the grocery store
A (3) E (½)
Carrying her bags and pushing down the aisles, Saying, “I ain’t got no home in this world
A (½)
anymore”
Chorus
A (3) E (½) A (½)
They come to town when the party’s over, books been written and truth’s been tried
A (3) E (½) A (½)
They’ll take it all if the door’s left open, steal the nose right from under your eyes
Chorus, but last line goes like this:
A E (½) A (hold)
Whoa, yeah
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
