{"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":64596,"song":"Copper","artist":"Harry Chapin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11543054-copper-chords-by-harry-chapin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/64596?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][[ch]D[/ch]]   [[ch]G[/ch]]   [[ch]D[/ch]]   [[ch]G[/ch]]\r\nIf you were [D] looking for a way to [G] get me mad[/tab]\r\nIt was a [D] sure fire way you [G] found\r\n[D] Acting like a [G] half-wit fool, [A] laying your money [A7]\r\naround\r\nWell, I  [D] came back to [G] tell you Lou,\r\n^?bout [D] what you almost [G] did\r\nDon^?t you [A] ever put the cash on the [C] counter, Lou,\r\n[F] when I^?m [C] with my [G] kid\r\n\r\nYeah, the [D] kid^?s 13, he^?s [G] growin^? Lou, two years\r\nAnd [D] he^?ll be bigger than [G] me\r\nStill he [D] think^?s I^?m strong as a [G] blacksmith and\r\n[A] straighter than the tall oak [A7] tree\r\nI [D] raised him alone ten [G] years now,\r\nsince his [D] momma ran [G] away\r\nWell, you [A] ain^?t gonna blow his [C] image of me\r\nWith a [F] stunt like you [C] pulled [G] today\r\n\r\nchorus\r\n[G] They took the copper right outta the penny, Lou\r\nThey got the [D] pig locked up in the pen\r\nBut you^?re [E] in big trouble with me, yes, you\r\nIf you [A] ever do that [A7] again\r\nTen [D] bucks a week [D7] protection\r\ndon^?t [G]mean I can^?t knock you [E] down\r\nYou got to [D] treat me [D/c#] like a [D/b] livin^? [D] saint, Lou\r\n[G] Whenever my [G/f#]son^?s [D] around\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]   [[ch]G[/ch]]   [[ch]D[/ch]]   [[ch]G[/ch]]\r\n\r\nYeah, the [D] kid wants to be a [G] policeman, [D] just like [G] me\r\nYou [D] know he^?ll be a [G] good one,\r\nthe [A] way I started out to [A7] be\r\nAnd he [D] just might end up [G] police chief,\r\nNow [D ]wouldn^?t that be something to [G] see\r\n^?Cause then the [A] kid would kick right-[C] off the force\r\nAll the [F] two-bit [C] grifters like [G] me  (chorus)\r\n\r\nI guess it [D] was when my [G] old lady left me and\r\nShe [D] took off with a saleman [G] guy\r\nI [D] started to see things [G] differently,\r\ncut your [A] own slice outta the [A7] pie\r\nYeah, I [D] grew up and it came [G] clear to me,\r\nall the [D] smart cops on the [G] make\r\nYou get a [A] silver badge not an [C] old tin star\r\n[F] when you^?re [C] on the [G] take\r\n\r\n[G] It^?s pimps and whores, punk gang wars,\r\n[D] Robberies and homicides [Bm]\r\nWhen you [E] walk the beat with the creeps on the street\r\nWell, there [A] ain^?t no where to [A7] hide\r\nI spent [D] half my life [D7] without no wife\r\nRidin^? [G] heard on the scum of the [E] earth\r\nI learned the [D] tricks of\r\nthe [D/c#] trade from the [D/b] gutter [D] parade\r\nAnd then I [G] prayed for [G/f#] all I^?m [D] worth\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]   [[ch]G[/ch]]   [[ch]D[/ch]]   [[ch]G[/ch]]\r\nDon^?t you [D] know I appreciate the [G] money Lou,\r\n[D] Cause it all goes into the [G] bank\r\nAnd when I [D] send my kid to [G] college some day\r\nHe^?ll have [A] guys like you to [A7] thank\r\nYeah, [D] ten bucks a week on your [G] grocery store\r\nMeans you [D] don^?t have to worry ^?bout [G] crime\r\nBut [A] hold your money when the [C] kids with me,\r\nYou can [F] pay me [C] double next [G] time  (chorus)\r","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\n\n\nIt was a [D] sure fire way you [G] found\n[D] Acting like a [G] half-wit fool, [A] laying your money [A7]\naround\nWell, I  [D] came back to [G] tell you Lou,\n^?bout [D] what you almost [G] did\nDon^?t you [A] ever put the cash on the [C] counter, Lou,\n[F] when I^?m [C] with my [G] kid\n\nYeah, the [D] kid^?s 13, he^?s [G] growin^? Lou, two years\nAnd [D] he^?ll be bigger than [G] me\nStill he [D] think^?s I^?m strong as a [G] blacksmith and\n[A] straighter than the tall oak [A7] tree\nI [D] raised him alone ten [G] years now,\nsince his [D] momma ran [G] away\nWell, you [A] ain^?t gonna blow his [C] image of me\nWith a [F] stunt like you [C] pulled [G] today\n\nchorus\n[G] They took the copper right outta the penny, Lou\nThey got the [D] pig locked up in the pen\nBut you^?re [E] in big trouble with me, yes, you\nIf you [A] ever do that [A7] again\nTen [D] bucks a week [D7] protection\ndon^?t [G]mean I can^?t knock you [E] down\nYou got to [D] treat me [D/c#] like a [D/b] livin^? [D] saint, Lou\n[G] Whenever my [G/f#]son^?s [D] around\n[D]   [G]   [D]   [G]\n\nYeah, the [D] kid wants to be a [G] policeman, [D] just like [G] me\nYou [D] know he^?ll be a [G] good one,\nthe [A] way I started out to [A7] be\nAnd he [D] just might end up [G] police chief,\nNow [D ]wouldn^?t that be something to [G] see\n^?Cause then the [A] kid would kick right-[C] off the force\nAll the [F] two-bit [C] grifters like [G] me  (chorus)\n\nI guess it [D] was when my [G] old lady left me and\nShe [D] took off with a saleman [G] guy\nI [D] started to see things [G] differently,\ncut your [A] own slice outta the [A7] pie\nYeah, I [D] grew up and it came [G] clear to me,\nall the [D] smart cops on the [G] make\nYou get a [A] silver badge not an [C] old tin star\n[F] when you^?re [C] on the [G] take\n\n[G] It^?s pimps and whores, punk gang wars,\n[D] Robberies and homicides [Bm]\nWhen you [E] walk the beat with the creeps on the street\nWell, there [A] ain^?t no where to [A7] hide\nI spent [D] half my life [D7] without no wife\nRidin^? [G] heard on the scum of the [E] earth\nI learned the [D] tricks of\nthe [D/c#] trade from the [D/b] gutter [D] parade\nAnd then I [G] prayed for [G/f#] all I^?m [D] worth\n[D]   [G]   [D]   [G]\nDon^?t you [D] know I appreciate the [G] money Lou,\n[D] Cause it all goes into the [G] bank\nAnd when I [D] send my kid to [G] college some day\nHe^?ll have [A] guys like you to [A7] thank\nYeah, [D] ten bucks a week on your [G] grocery store\nMeans you [D] don^?t have to worry ^?bout [G] crime\nBut [A] hold your money when the [C] kids with me,\nYou can [F] pay me [C] double next [G] time  (chorus)","chords":["D","G","A","A7","C","F","E","D7","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}