Copperhead Road
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TABBED BY MATELLMON
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INTRO
SYNTH. ARRANGED FOR GUITAR
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|-------12H13P12--------12H13--12H13P12-------------------|
|---14-----------12-14------------------12--12--14--12H14-|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------|
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|-12H15---12H15P12--------------|
|--------------------12--12H14--|
|-----0-------------------------|
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MANDOLIN ARRANGED FOR GUITAR
|-2-2-----2-|-----2---2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-2-2-2-|-2H5-5-5-4-2-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0---0---0---0---|
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|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-3-3-3-----3---|-3-3-3-3-3---2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-2-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0---|
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WELL
|-2-2-----2-|-----2---3-2-|-2-2-----2-|-----2---3-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|
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GUITAR
D
1 MY NAMES JOHN LEE PETIMORE_________
2 DADDY RAN THE WHISKEY IN A BIG BLOCK DODGE
3 I VOLUNTEERED FOR THE ARMY ON MY BIRTHDAY
D
1 SAM AS MY DADDY AND HIS DADDY BEFORE_____
2 BOUGHT IT AT AN AUCTION AT THE MASONS LODGE
3 THE DRAFT THE WHITE TRASH FIRST ROUND HERE THAT WAY
D
1 YOU HARDLY EVER SAW GRANDADDY ROUND HERE
2 JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF PAINTED ON THE SIDE
3 I DONE TWO TOURS OF DUTY IN VEITNAM
D
1 HE ONLY COME TO TOWN ABOUT TWICE A YEAR
2 JUST SHOT A COAT OF PRIMER THEN HE LOOKED IN SIDE
3 AND I CAME HOME WITH A BRAND NEW PLAN
D
1 HE'D BUY A HUNDRED POUNDS OF YEAST AND SOME COPPER LINE
2 WELL HIM AND MY UNCLE TORE THAT ENGINE DOWN
3 I TAKE THE SEED FROM COLUMBIA AND MEXICO
D
1 EVERYBODY KNEW THAT HE MADE MOON SHINE
2 I STILL REMEMBER THAT RUMBELIN SOUND
3 I PLANT IT UP THE HOLLER DOWN COPPERHEAD ROAD
G5
1 NOW THE REVENUE MAN WANTED GRAND DADDY BAD
2 WELL THE SHERIFF CAME AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
3 WELL THE DEA'S GOTTA CHOPPER IN THE AIR
D
1 HE HEADED UP THE HOLLER WITH EVERYTHING HE HAD
2 HEARD MAMA CRYIN, KNEW SOMETHING WASNT RIGHT
3 I WAKE UP SCREAMIN LIKE IM BACK OVER THERE
G5
1 ITS BEFORE MY TIME WELL IVE BEEN TOLD
2 HE WAS HEADED DOWN TO KNOXVILLE WITH THE WEEKLY LOAD
3 I LEARNED A THING OR TWO FROM CHARLIE DONT YOU KNOW
D
1 HE NEVER CAME BACK FROM COPPERHEAD ROAD
2 YOU COULD SMELL THE WHISKEY BURNIN DOWN COPPERHEAD ROAD
3 YOU BETTER STAY AWAY FROM COPPERHEAD ROAD
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MANDOLIN
|-2-2-----2-|-----2---2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-----2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-0-2-|-4-2-0-2-2-2-|-2H5-5-5-4-4-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----2---2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-2-0-2-2-2-|-2H5-5-5-4-4-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
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GUITAR
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|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-0H2-2-2-0-2|-4P2P0-0H2-2-4-4H5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0|-0-----0---0-0-----|
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|-3-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------0---|-----3-----------|
|---5-5P4-0-0-|-4P2P0---2---|---0-0-2-4-|-5P4P0-----0-|-4H5---5-4P0---0-|
|---0-0-------|-0-----0---0-|-0---------|-------0-----|-------------7---|
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|-----------------|-----------|---------0---|-----3-----------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-2-4-|-5P4P0-----0-|-4/5---5-4P0---0-|
|-4P0-------0-0-0-|-----------|-------0-----|-------------7---|
|-----0H2H3-------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
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|---------------|-----------------|--------|
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|---------------|-------0---------|--------|
|-4P0-------0---|-----7---4P0---0-|-2P0---0| TO VERSE 3
|-----0H2H3-----|-3/5---------3---|-----3--|
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How to play Copperhead Road
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 D. 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.