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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1834278,"song":"Ko-Ko Joe","artist":"Jerry Reed","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11405411-ko-ko-joe-chords-by-jerry-reed/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1834278?type=chord","rating":4.7115,"votes":4,"content":"Ko Ko Joe\r\nJerry Reed \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]Intro  [ch]A[/ch]            \r\n          (Ko Ko Joe)    (Ko Ko Joe)   Son  (Ko Ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n\r\n          Go ahead home   (Ko ko Joe)\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]     \r\nWell Up in Appaloosa county [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]              \r\nThere's a place called Ko ko Ridge[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSittin' right on the bend Of the Etowah River[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhere the water washed away the bridge[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nCotton Mouth Country  (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nA river rat's knee high  (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                              \r\nWay up around the back border Lived a man [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the river folks talked about[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey said you better stay away from a Ko ko Joe [/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]\r\n'Cause he's cause he's crazy no 'count (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 1\r\n\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKo-ko Joe  They called him the Etowah River swamp rat[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe folks despised him   (Ko ko Ko Ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKo-ko Joe  He was an awfully peculiar man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe river was his only friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the folks didn't understand The man called Ko ko Joe[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Ko ko Joe)  (Ko ko Joe)\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n\r\n\r\nHe'd eat monkey meat and mashed potatoes\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe drunk a brew called a Mo-jo Claw[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat he beat outa roots from old dead stumps [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn the banks of the Etowah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMade him walk a little funny  (Ko ko Ko Ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nMade his breath smell funky  (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 4\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell he never come across the river [/tab]\r\n\r\n'Cause the folks didn't like him in town\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey said his hair was long  His clothes were dirty [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey didn't want him hangin' around  (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 2\r\n\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKo ko Joe  They called him the Etowah River swamp rat [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe folks despised him  (Ko ko Ko Ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKo ko Joe He was an awfully peculiar man[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe river was his only friend\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the folks didn't understand The man called Ko ko Joe[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Ko ko Joe)  (Ko ko Joe)\r\n\r\nVerse 5\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell it happened a year ago Sunday [/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd they still talk about it today \r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow the dam broke loose On the Etowah River[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNearly washin' everybody away  Son[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe river water rising (Ko ko Joe) Washin' up all the bushes [/tab]\r\n\r\n(Ko ko Joe)  Well the headlines said \r\n\r\nHow a mother said my son woulda' lost his life\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut he was pulled from the mud in the Etowah River[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBy the man y'all despised  (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n\r\nOutro\r\n\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKo-ko Joe They called him the Etowah River swamp rat[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe folks despised him  (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKo-ko Joe  So be careful what you say my friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAbout folks you don't understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSomeday you might need a man like Ko ko Joe  (Ko ko Joe)  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nGo ahead home son   (Ko ko Joe)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKo-ko Joe  They called him the Etowah River swamp rat [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe folks despised him[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nflyinglibra51\r\nGod Bless Glen Travis Campbell","plain_text":"Ko Ko Joe\nJerry Reed \n\n\n\n\n          Go ahead home   (Ko ko Joe)\n\nVerse 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Ko ko Joe)  (Ko ko Joe)\n\nVerse 3\n\n\nHe'd eat monkey meat and mashed potatoes\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4\n\n\n\n'Cause the folks didn't like him in town\n\n\n\nChorus 2\n\n\n\n\n\nThe river was his only friend\n\n\n(Ko ko Joe)  (Ko ko Joe)\n\nVerse 5\n\n\n\nAnd they still talk about it today \n\n\n\n\n(Ko ko Joe)  Well the headlines said \n\nHow a mother said my son woulda' lost his life\n\n\n\nOutro\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nflyinglibra51\nGod Bless Glen Travis 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