Hold The Woodpile Down
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: 3rd traste
[Intro]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-2/3------1-0-1-3--0-1-2|-3-3-2/3------1-0-1-3-0-|----0--------0-2/3------|1-0-1-3--0-1-2-3-3-2/3---|
G|-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4--0-2-3|-4-4-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4---|2-0--2-0-2-0-0-3/4-0--0-|2-0-2-4--0-2-3-4-4-3/4-0-|
D|-----0-2----------0-----|---------0-2------------|--------4----0-----0-2--|--------0--------------0-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|-------------0----------|-------------2-----------|
B|----1-0-1-3----0---0----|------0--------3--3--3--|-------------3------0---|-------------3-----------|
G|--0-2-0-2-4-0-2-2-0-2-0-|--2-0-0-0-0------0----0-|---0---0--2/4-4-2-0-0---|----0--------2---0-0-0-2-|
D|-2----------------------|-4----0-0-2-2/5-5--5----|2-0-0-2-0-----------0-2-|0---0-------0-3/5--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-2-0-0-2-3-4-------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|--------2---------------|------------------------|
B|-0-1-0--3-0---0--------0|------------------------|
G|------2-2--2-0-2-0-2-0-0|------------------------|
D|------------------4----0|-2-0--------------------|
A|------------------------|----2-------------------|
E|------------------------|-----3------------------|
[Verse 1]
G
Well I seen my love the other night
D G
Hold the woodpile down
Everything was wrong and nothing was right
D G
Hold the woodpile down
She hit me a little bit, it made me glad
D G
Hold the woodpile down
(Stops playing and whispers)
I kissed her once said "Here comes my dad"
D G
Hold the woodpile down
[Chorus]
And i'm travelin', travelin'
A7 D
As long as the world goes round
G C
Pretty gal shot on the Georgia line
D G
Hold the woodpile down
[Break 1]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-2/3------1-0-1-3-0-1-2-|3-3-2/3------1-0-1-3-0--|-0---------0-2/3------1-|0-1-3-0-1-2-3-3-2/3------|
G|-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4-0-2-3-|4-4-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4--2-|0-2-0--2-0-0-3/4-0--0-2-|0-2-4-0-2-3-4-4-3/4-0--0-|
D|-----0-2---------0------|--------0-2-------------|------4----0-----0-2----|-----0--------------0-2--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----2-----------------1-|
B|-1-0-1-3-0---0--------0-|--------------0------2/3|-3-3-1-0-0-----0---0----|-----3----------0-1-0----|
G|-2-0-2-4--2-0-2-0-2-0-0-|--0-0--0-0----0----0-3/4|-4-4-2-0-0--0-2-2-0-2-0-|-0-2-2-----0-0-2-----2---|
D|-----------------4----0-|-0--2/5---2-0-0-0-2-----|---------0-0------------|4-----0-2/5--------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-0-1-0------------------|------------------------|
B|--3---3-1-0-------------|------------------------|
G|-----------3-2-0---0----|------------0---0-------|
D|----------------2p0-2-0-|-------0-2p0-0-2-0---0--|
A|------------------------|2-0-1/2-----------1p0---|
E|------------------------|-3--------------------3-|
[Verse 2]
G
Well I went to town the other night
D G
Hold the woodpile down
I heard a little noise and seen a big fight
D G
Hold the woodpile down
There's a lot of policemen running around
D G
Hold the woodpile down
Big load of moonshine came to town
D G
Hold the woodpile down
[Chorus]
And i'm travelin', travelin'
A7 D
As long as the world goes round
G C
Pretty gal shot on the Georgia line
D G
Hold the woodpile down
[Break 2]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-2/3------1-0-1-3-0-1-2-|3-3-2/3------1-0-1-3-0--|-0---------0-2/3------1-|0-1-3-0-1-2-3-3-2/3------|
G|-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4-0-2-3-|4-4-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4--2-|0-2-0--2-0-0-3/4-0--0-2-|0-2-4-0-2-3-4-4-3/4-0--0-|
D|-----0-2---------0------|--------0-2-------------|------4----0-----0-2----|-----0--------------0-2--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------2-------------|
B|-1-0-1-3-0---0--------0-|--------------0------2/3|-3-3-1-0-0------------2-|-----------3-------------|
G|-2-0-2-4--2-0-2-0-2-0-0-|--0-0--0-0----0----0-3/4|-4-4-2-0-0-0---0------0-|-----------2-------------|
D|-----------------4----0-|-0--2/5---2-0-0-0-2-----|---------0--2-0-2-0---2-|----------0------------0-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------2-0--|-0-1-2-3-4--------0-1/2--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------0-2-3-------|
e|---------------------2--|----------1-0-1-0-------|------------------------|
B|---------------------3--|-------------3---3-1----|------------------------|
G|------------0-2-0----2--|-2/4p0---0----------2/4-|0---0-----------0-------|
D|-2-0---0-2-3-----2-0----|------2p0---------------|-2p0-0-2---0-2p0--------|
A|----2-3-----------------|------------------------|--------1/2-------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G
Well I went to the packing house and stole a ham
D G
Hold the woodpile down
Nobody don't know how mean I am
D G
Hold the woodpile down
I took it right home and laid it on the shelf
D G
Hold the woodpile down
I'm so mean i'm afraid of myself
D G
Hold the woodpile down
[Chorus]
And i'm travelin', travelin'
A7 D
As long as the world goes round
G C
Pretty gal shot on the Georgia line
D G
Hold the woodpile down
[Break 3]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------0-1-0-1-0-|
B|-2/3------1-0-1-3-0-1-2-|3-3-2/3------1-0-1-3-0--|-0---------0-2/3------1-|0-1-3-0-1-2-3-3-----3----|
G|-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4-0-2-3-|4-4-3/4-0--0-2-0-2-4--2-|0-2-0--2-0-0-3/4-0--0-2-|0-2-4-0-2-3-4-4----------|
D|-----0-2---------0------|--------0-2-------------|------4----0-----0-2----|-----0-------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|--------------------0---|------------------------|
B|-3-1-0-0------------3---|------------------------|
G|------3-2-0---0---0-2---|2/4-0-------------------|
D|-----------2p0-0-2--0---|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
[Chorus]
G
And i'm travelin', travelin'
A7 D
As long as the world goes round
G C
Pretty gal shot on the Georgia line
D G
Hold the woodpile down
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How to play Hold The Woodpile Down
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.