{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1997279,"song":"Smackwater Jack","artist":"Carole King","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11446615-smackwater-jack-chords-by-carole-king/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1997279?type=chord","rating":4.4336,"votes":28,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\nN.C.\r\nNow Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nCause he was in the mood for a little confrontation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch] \r\nHe just let it all hang loose[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]         \r\nHe didn't think about the noose[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe couldn't take no more abuse[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo he shot down the congregation[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou can't talk to a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nWith a shotgun in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShotgun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nNow Big Jim the chief stood for law and order[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe called for the guard to come and surround the border[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow from his bulldog mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs he led the posse south[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nCame the cry, we got to ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] \r\nClean up the streets for our wives and our daughters[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou can't talk to a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen he don't want to understand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNo, no, no, no, no, no[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe account of the capture wasn't in the papers[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBut you know, they hanged ole Smack right then instead of later[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know the people were quite pleased[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause the outlaw had been seized[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd on the whole, it was a very good year[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor the undertaker[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou know, you know, you can't talk to a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith a shotgun in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShotgun in his hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSmackwater Jack, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSmackwater Jack bought a shotgun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSmackwater Jack, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSmackwater Jack, yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTalkin' about Smackwater Jack, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTalkin' about Smackwater Jack, oh[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nTalkin' about Jack and his shotgun\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTalkin' about Smack, talkin' about Jack[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSmackwater Jack, yeah[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD Bm D Bm D\n\n[Verse]\nN.C.\nNow Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG D G D Bm D G D G C D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\nN.C.\nTalkin' about Jack and his shotgun","chords":["D","Bm","C","A","G","Em","F#m","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}