{"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":695338,"song":"The Legend Of Wooley Swamp","artist":"The Charlie Daniels Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/695338-the-legend-of-wooley-swamp-chords-by-the-charlie-daniels-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/695338?type=chord","rating":4.90883,"votes":80,"content":"This is by far my most favorite southern rock song ever. I just love the whole fullness\r\nof the song, a great recording, and Charlie Daniel's voice is perfect in this song.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------6---------------------------|\r\nG|----7--5----7-5-7---7-5--------------|\r\nD|-------------------------5---5-------|\r\nA|---------------------------8---8--5--|\r\nE|-------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, if you ever go back into Wooley Swamp,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, you better not go at night.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's things out there in the middle of them woods[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat make a strong man die from fright.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThings that crawl and things that fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd things that creep around on the ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they say the ghost of Lucius Clay gets up and he walks around.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I couldn't believe it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just had to find out for myself.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I couldn't conceive it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause I never would have listened to nobody else.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I couldn't believe it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just had to find out for myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's some things in this world you just[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncan't explain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Spoken Verse]\r\n(Alternate Dm for first line, and C for the 2nd. Slowly arpeggiate from top to bottom.)\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe old man lived in the Wooley Swamp way back in Booger Woods.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe never did do a lot of harm in the world, but he never did do no good[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n People didn't think too much of him. They all thought he acted funny[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe old man didn't care about people anyway, all he cared about was his money.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe'd stuff it all down in mason jars, and he'd bury it all around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd on certain nights, if the moon was right, he'd dig it up out of the ground.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe'd pour it all out on the floor of his shack, and run his fingers through it.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah, Lucius Clay was a greedy old man, and that's all that there was to it.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I couldn't believe it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just had to find out for myself.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I couldn't conceive it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause I never would have listened to nobody else.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I couldn't believe it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just had to find out for myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's some things in this world you just[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncan't explain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe Caleb boys was white trash, they lived over on Carver's Creek.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were mean as a snake, and sneaky as a cat, and belligerent when they'd speak.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOne night the oldest brother said, \"Y'all meet me at the Wooley Swamp later[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll take old Lucius's money, and we'll feed him to the alligators.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThey found the old man out in the back with a shovel in his hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThirteen rusty mason jars was just dug up out of the sand.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd they all went crazy and they beat the old man, and they picked him up off of the ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThrew him in the swamp and stood there and laughed as the black water sucked him down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThen they turned around, and went back to the shack, and picked up the money and ran.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey hadn't gone nowhere when they realized they were running in quicksand.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd they struggled and they screamed but they couldn't get away and just before they went under.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey could hear that old man laughing in a voice as loud as thunder.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd that's been fifty years ago and you can go by there yet.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a spot in the yard in the back of that shack where the ground is always wet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd on summer nights if the moon is right down by the that dark footpath,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou can hear three young men screaming. You can hear one old man laugh.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, if you ever go back into Wooley Swamp,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, you better not go at night.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's things out there in the middle of them woods[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat make a strong man die from fright.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThings that crawl and things that fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd things that creep around on the ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they say the ghost of Lucius Clay gets up and he walks around.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I couldn't believe it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just had to find out for myself.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I couldn't conceive it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause I never would have listened to nobody else.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I couldn't believe it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just had to find out for myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's some things in this world you just[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncan't explain.[/tab]\r\n\r\nRiff 1 to end it all.","plain_text":"This is by far my most favorite southern rock song ever. I just love the whole fullness\nof the song, a great recording, and Charlie Daniel's voice is perfect in this song.\n\n\n[Riff 1]\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Spoken Verse]\n(Alternate Dm for first line, and C for the 2nd. Slowly arpeggiate from top to bottom.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiff 1 to end it all.","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","C","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}