{"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":2149011,"song":"Wilkes County Clay","artist":"Blue Highway","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11464523-wilkes-county-clay-chords-by-blue-highway/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2149011?type=chord","rating":0.09232,"votes":0,"content":"Tuning Standard - No Capo\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn North Carolina, the County of Wilkes[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a tale of desception, murder, and guilt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll spare no compassion, the truth I will tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLet God alone judge me this side of hell.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMiss Annie and Laura, Fairest of fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCast a spell on all suiters with beauty so rare[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne was jealous, the other naive,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOne plan to marry, one to deceive[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTom won't you play your fiddle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlay a joyful song[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDon't Worry about tomorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]B7[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCause tomorrow you'll be gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break Same as Verse]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnnie said Laura, Tom said to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMeet him on the hillside beneath the Sycamore trees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust after midnight, the last day of May[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGo to him Laura and both run away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe hide like a panther, in the black of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nKilled Laura Foster with a Bone handled knife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe burried her body in a cold shallow grave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAlong with her secret in the Wilkes Co. Clay[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Break Same as Chorus]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow Sheriff Bob Mason was a hard jealous man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand all that he wanted, was young Laura's hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis heart was broken, his head full of rage[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhen he blamed Tom Doolin, Not a question was raised[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the Village of Statesville, States quickly tried[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nhe spoke not a word in the feats of his life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey hung him by the neck on the last day of June[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B7[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand his final request was an old fiddle tune[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTom won't you play your fiddle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]B7[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nplay a joyful song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDon't worry about tomorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]B7[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ncause tomorrow you'll be gone.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nN.C. NOTE*** On the D and A Chords, I play them like this. \r\n\r\n  D Chord          \r\n\r\n[tab]E ---0----         \r\nB ---3----\r\nG ---2----\r\nD ---0----\r\nA ---0----\r\nE ---0----[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  A Chord\r\nE ---0----\r\nB ---0----\r\nG ---2----\r\nD ---2----\r\nA ---0----\r\nE ---0----[/tab]","plain_text":"Tuning Standard - No Capo\n\n[Intro]\nAm  Em\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break Same as Verse]\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Break Same as Chorus]\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C. NOTE*** On the D and A Chords, I play them like this. \n\n  D Chord","chords":["Am","Em","D","A","G","B7","C","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"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]}}}