Chords for songs

Smackwater Jack

Smackwater Jack

Smackwater Jack chords

by Carole King

Year: 1971

Genre: Pop

Guitar
Tuning E A D G B E
Capo Fret 2
Transpose
EADGBE
Capo

C
F
G
Am

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Chord Highlight

Intro 1

C

F

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

Verse 1

Now,

C

Smackwater Jack

F

He bought a shotgun

C

'Cause he

was in

the mood

For a

F

little confrontation

C

He just a-let

it all hang loose

He didn't

F

think about the

noose

He couldn't

G

take no more

abuse

F

So

he shot down the

congre

C

gation

F

C

Bridge 1

You can't

G

talk

to a

Am

man

With

G

a shotgun

C

in

his

F

hand

(Shotgun)

C

F

C

C

F

C

Verse 2

Now,

C

Big Jim the

chief

Stood for law and

F

order

C

He called

for the

guard to come

And surround

F

the border

C

Now,

from his bulldog mouth

As he

led

F

posse

south

Came the

cry,

G

"We

got to ride

To clean

F

up the

streets

For our wives

C

and our daughters"

(oh,

F

no

C

no)

Bridge 2

You can't

G

talk

to a

Am

man

When

G

he don't

C

wanna

under

F

stand

Solo 1

No, no,

no,

no,

C

F

(no)

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

C

F

C

F

F

C

F

C

C

F

C

Verse 3

The ac

C

count of the

capture

F

Wasn't in the papers

C

But

you know,

they hanged

ol' Smack right

then

F

Instead of

C

later

F

C

You know,

the people were quite

pleased

'Cause the

F

outlaw

had been seized

And on the

G

whole, it was

a

F

very

good year

For the

C

undertaker

F

You

C

know, you

know, you

can't

Bridge 3

G

(talk

to a

Am

man)

With

G

a shotgun

C

in

his

F

hand

Outro 1

A

shotgun in his hand

C

(Smackwater Jack, yeah)

F

Smackwater

C

Jack bought

a

shotgun

Yeah,

F

Smackwater

C

Jack

bought a shotgun

Oh,

F

Smackwater

C

Jack,

yeah

F

(Smackwater Jack, yeah)

C

Talkin' 'bout

Smackwater Jack,

F

yeah

C

(Ooh,

and

F

his shotgun)

C

Talkin' 'bout a

Smackwater Jack,

F

now

C

(Ooh,

talkin' 'bout

Jack and

his

F

shotgun)

C

(Talkin'

'bout

Smack)

F

(Talkin'

C

'bout

Jack)

(Smackwater

Jack,

F

yeah

C

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