Ballad Of Alferd Packer
View chords used in this chart
Simplificar
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
[Verse 1]
Am C
In the state of Colorado
E7 Am
In the year of seventy-four
Am
They crossed the San Juan Mountains
G Am
Growing hungry to the core.
Am
Their guide was Alferd Packer
G Am
And they trusted him too long,
Am C
For his character was weak
E7 Am
And his appetite was strong.
[Chorus]
Am G F E
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief,
Am C E7 Am
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but Government-inspected beef.
[Verse 2]
Am C
Along the Gunnison River
E7 Am
An Indian camp they spied.
Am
An Indian chief approached them,
G Am
To stop them he did try.
Am
He warned them of the danger
G Am
In the snow that lay around,
Am C
But the danger was in Packer,
E7 Am
For his hunger knew now bound.
[Chorus]
Am G F E
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief,
Am C E7 Am
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but Government-inspected beef.
[Verse 3]
Am C
Two cold months went slowly by,
E7 Am
Packer came back alone.
Am
"My comrades they all froze to death,
G Am
I'm starving, " he did moan.
Am
The Indian chief knew how he lied,
G Am
He spat upon the ground,
Am C
For his belly hung out all over his belt,
E7 Am
He'd gained some thirty pounds.
[Chorus]
Am G F E
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief,
Am C E7 Am
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but Government-inspected beef.
[Verse 4]
Am C
Well for nine long years he ran away
E7 Am
But finally he was tried.
Am
He claimed he didn't kill them,
G Am
He only ate their hide.
Am
That County had six dem-o-crats
G Am
Until he did arrived.
Am C
Well only one lives on today,
E7 Am
He ate the other five.
[Chorus]
Am G F E
They called him a murderer, a cannibal, a thief,
Am C E7 Am
It just doesn't pay to eat anything but Government-inspected beef.
[Verse 5]
Am C
Eighteen years he stayed in jail,
E7 Am
It was a dreadful fate,
Am
For he suffered indigestion
G Am
Every time he ate.
Am
Still, it's hard to blame this hungry guy
G Am
Who went searchin' for the mines,
Am C
For when he ate his friends
E7 Am
He'd never heard of Duncan Hines.
[Outro]
Am C
For when he ate his friends
E7 Am
He'd never heard of Duncan Hines.
How to play Ballad Of Alferd Packer
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.