Boll Weevil Blues

H.P. Lange

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Tuning DADGAD

[D]Boll weevil told the farmer

You better treat me right

I’ll eat up all your cotton

Sleep in [C]your great bed at [D]night.

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[D]Your horses all look good

The house and barn is fine

I’ll take out what you’ve got

And [C]I’ll make it [D]mine.

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[C]Oh, boll [D]weevil, [C] [D] [C]oh, boll [D]weevil.

Solo

[D]I can water my own cattle

I can cut my wood

I can tell what is evil

I [C]can tell what is [D]good.

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[D]I can eat up more chicken

Than a pretty girl can fry

I can tell what is right

And [C]I can tell a [D]lie.

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[C]Oh, boll [D]weevil, [C] [D] [C]oh, boll [D]weevil.

Solo

[D]I don’t see no water

But I’m about to drown

I don’t see no fire

But [C]I’m burning [D]down.

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[D]Boll weevil took the cotton

The bankers took the farm

I can’t buy no whiskey

In [C]this god forsaken [D]town.

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[C]Oh, boll [D]weevil, [C] [D] [C]oh, boll [D]weevil.

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