Smackwater Jack chords by Carole King

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD

Verse:
N.C.
Now Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun
B minorBm  D MajorD A augmentedA     D MajorD                G+G
Cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation
D MajorD    E minorEm     G+G
He just let it all hang loose
  A augmentedA
He didn't think about the noose
          F# minorF#m G+G
He couldn't take no more abuse
          D MajorD
So he shot down the congregation

Chorus:
     A augmentedA     B minorBm
You can't talk to a man
A augmentedA   D MajorD       G+G
With a shotgun in his hand
D MajorD    G+G  D MajorD
Shotgun

Verse:
B minorBm        D MajorD
Now Big Jim the chief stood for law and order
            B minorBm     D MajorD
He called for the guard to come and surround the border
B minorBm      D MajorD
Now from his bulldog mouth
  E minorEm     G+G
As he led the posse south
     F# minorF#m     E minorEm
Came the cry, we got to ride
G+G          E minorEm   D MajorD       DmDm     D MajorD
Clean up the streets for our wives and our daughters

Chorus:
A augmentedA          B minorBm
You can't talk to a man
A augmentedA       D MajorD    G+G     E minorEm
When he don't want to understand
G+G    D MajorD  A augmentedA
No, no, no, no, no, no

Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD

Verse:
                        B minorBm D MajorD
The account of the capture wasn't in the papers
                            G+G D MajorD
But you know, they hanged ole Smack right then instead of later
     DmDm     D MajorD
You know the people were quite pleased
     G+G
Cause the outlaw had been seized
      A augmentedA             G+G
And on the whole, it was a very good year
    D MajorD
For the undertaker

Chorus:
               A augmentedA     B minorBm
You know, you know, you can't talk to a man
G+G   A augmentedA  D MajorD     E minorEm  A augmentedA
With a shotgun in his hand
G+G       DmDm
Shotgun in his hand

Bridge:
D MajorD
Smackwater Jack, yeah
D MajorD
Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
D MajorD
Yeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
D MajorD
Smackwater Jack, yeah
D MajorD
Smackwater Jack, yeah

Outro:
B minorBm      D MajorD
Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, yeah
B minorBm      D MajorD
Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, oh
N.C.
Talkin' about Jack and his shotgun
DmDm   D MajorD
Talkin' about Smack, talkin' about Jack
D MajorD