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Good Brown Gravy

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1/102

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 102Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning - No Capo
The verses can be played by palm muting a G-power chord or by playing the following:
   P.................................................................
e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E||-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|
[Verse]
G5I can't get rich, I can't make a livin',
G5But I sure do something for the neighborhood women.
G5I wake up every mornin' with 'em knocking at my door,
G5You can't keep 'em waitin' when they're beggin' for more.
[Chorus]
C"Back! Back!" I hollered to my Ahound, 
G"You're supposed to keep 'em from Dcomin' aGround."
CI used to think they were after Ame
But theyG're just after my reciDpe, Gfor
Ggood brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said
Ggood brown gravy, good brown gravy
   P.................................................................
e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E||-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|
[Verse]
G5You can sop it with a biscuit, You can eat it from a pan,
G5You can lick it off your fingers when it's running down your hand.
G5If I could get a backer, I could cause a big commotion,
G5I could put it on the market, call it "Biscuit Lotion."
[Chorus]
C"Back! Back!" I hollered to my Ahound, 
G"You're supposed to keep 'em from Dcomin' aGround."
CI used to think they were after Ame
But theyG're just after my reciDpe,fGor
GGood brown gravy, good brown gravy,I said 
GGood brown gravy, good brown gravy
N.C.
Ohhhhh whip me up a batch, boy!
   P.................................................................
e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E||-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|
[Verse]
G5Well, granny told my momma 'bout the power that it had;
G5Good brown gravy is the way she got my dad.
G5They tried to get me in the Army, tried get me in the Navy,
G5Just to get the secret of my good brown gravy.
[Chorus]
C"Back! Back!" I hollered to my Ahound, 
G"You're supposed to keep 'em from Dcomin' aGround."
CI used to think they were after Ame
But theyG're just after my reciDpe, Gfor
Ggood brown gravy, good brown gravy,I said 
GGood brown gravy, good brown gravy,
GGood brown gravy, good brown gravy,I mean 
GGood brown graaaavvveeeeyyyyyyy
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| P. - Palm mute
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Good Brown Gravy

by Joe Diffie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning - No Capo

The verses can be played by palm muting a G-power chord or by playing the following:

P.................................................................

e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2

A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E||-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|

[Verse]

I can't get rich, I can't make a livin',

But I sure do something for the neighborhood women.

I wake up every mornin' with 'em knocking at my door,

You can't keep 'em waitin' when they're beggin' for more.

[Chorus]

C A

"Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound,

G D G

"You're supposed to keep 'em from comin' around."

C A

I used to think they were after me

G D G

But they're just after my recipe, for

good brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said

good brown gravy, good brown gravy

P.................................................................

e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2

A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E||-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|

[Verse]

You can sop it with a biscuit, You can eat it from a pan,

You can lick it off your fingers when it's running down your hand.

If I could get a backer, I could cause a big commotion,

I could put it on the market, call it "Biscuit Lotion."

[Chorus]

C A

"Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound,

G D G

"You're supposed to keep 'em from comin' around."

C A

I used to think they were after me

G D G

But they're just after my recipe,for

Good brown gravy, good brown gravy,I said

Good brown gravy, good brown gravy

N.C.

Ohhhhh whip me up a batch, boy!

P.................................................................

e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2

A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E||-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-0-0-1-1-2-2|

[Verse]

Well, granny told my momma 'bout the power that it had;

Good brown gravy is the way she got my dad.

They tried to get me in the Army, tried get me in the Navy,

Just to get the secret of my good brown gravy.

[Chorus]

C A

"Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound,

G D G

"You're supposed to keep 'em from comin' around."

C A

I used to think they were after me

G D G

But they're just after my recipe, for

good brown gravy, good brown gravy,I said

Good brown gravy, good brown gravy,

Good brown gravy, good brown gravy,I mean

Good brown graaaavvveeeeyyyyyyy

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| P. - Palm mute

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