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[Verse 1]
EbYou get a line and I'll get a pole, honey
EbYou get a line and I'll get a pole, Bbbabe
EbYou get a line and I'll get a pole
F#We'll go down to the crawdad hole
EbHoney, baby of mine
[Verse 2]
DbYonder come a man with a sack on his back, honey (honey)
DbYonder come a man with a sack on his back, Abbabe (babe)
DbYonder come a man with a sack on his back
F#Got all the crawdads in his sack
Db(Honey, baby of mine.)
[Verse 3]
F#The man feel down and he burst his bag, honey (honey)
The man feel down and he burst his bag, bDbabe (babe)
F#The man feel down and he burst his bagF#m  
F#Along came the crawdads back in the bag ?
F#(Honey, baby of mine.)
[Chorus]
F#You get, I'll get, honey
F#You get, I'll get, baDbbe
F#You get, I'll get
BWe'll get
F#(Honey, baby of mine.)
[Verse 4]
F#What you goin' do when the sun goes dry, honey (honey)?
F#What you goin' do when the sun goes dry, babe (baDbbe)
F#What you goin' do when the sun goes dry
BSit on the back and watch the crawdads die
F#(Honey, baby of mine.)
[Chorus]
[Verse 5]
F#You get a line and I'll get a pole, honey
F#You get a line and I'll get a pole, babeDb  
F#You get a line and I'll get a pole
BWe'll go down to the crawdad hole
F#(Honey, baby of mine...)

All chords in this song (7)

Barre (E shape)

244322

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press2 Fret

Skill · find home

Gb major

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Crawdad Song

by George Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse 1]

You get a line and I'll get a pole, honey

Eb Bb

You get a line and I'll get a pole, babe

You get a line and I'll get a pole

We'll go down to the crawdad hole

Honey, baby of mine

[Verse 2]

Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, honey (honey)

Db Ab

Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, babe (babe)

Yonder come a man with a sack on his back

Got all the crawdads in his sack

(Honey, baby of mine.)

[Verse 3]

The man feel down and he burst his bag, honey (honey)

The man feel down and he burst his bag, babe (babe)

F# F#m

The man feel down and he burst his bag

Along came the crawdads back in the bag ?

(Honey, baby of mine.)

[Chorus]

You get, I'll get, honey

F# Db

You get, I'll get, babe

You get, I'll get

We'll get

(Honey, baby of mine.)

[Verse 4]

What you goin' do when the sun goes dry, honey (honey)?

F# Db

What you goin' do when the sun goes dry, babe (babe)

What you goin' do when the sun goes dry

Sit on the back and watch the crawdads die

(Honey, baby of mine.)

[Chorus]

[Verse 5]

You get a line and I'll get a pole, honey

F# Db

You get a line and I'll get a pole, babe

You get a line and I'll get a pole

We'll go down to the crawdad hole

(Honey, baby of mine...)

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