Sis Draper chords by Guy Clark

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Sis Draper
Guy Clark (from Cold Dog Soup)

Most verses and chorus' use pickup notes. These are on the 4 & (or just last &) beats
of the previous measure. I wrote these out like:

E (pickup notes)
Kick your
E         A      E (first beat of the measure is on Shoes)
shoes off in the corner Mama



Intro:

E      A      E       B
E      B      E       B
E      A      E       B
E      A      B       E

Verse:
E
Kick your
E         A      E
shoes off in the corner Mama
B
Tuck the babies all up snug
E     A        E
  Sis Draper's comin' over,
E      A     B     E
we all gonna cut a rug

Verse:
E
When you
E         A      E
see that lantern swingin' yonder
B
Comin' up the Holler Road
     E       A      E
Them dogs'll get to barkin'
E               A      B      E
Ought to tie em all up with a rope

Chorus:
E        A      E      B
You boys better get in tune
    E        B     E       B
Sis Draper's gonna be here soon
      E         A       E       B
Don't shoot no dice nor get too tight
          E     A         B   E
If you're gonna pick with Sis tonight

Verse:
E
Now
E        A             E
She came down from the Boston mountains
B
There was lightnin' in the air
E     A       E
Honey on them fiddle strings
E A        B      E
  Magnolia in her hair

Verse:
E
Now
E       A       E
She's a diamond in the rough
B
If you can't see the shine that's tough
E        A             E
Play all night for the likes of us
E   A        B       E
Sis Draper's got the touch

Chorus:
E
She'll
E        A        E         B
play all night if she feels like it
E         B           E      B
Have some fruit punch if you spike it
E         A        E     B
Sis don't care who don't like it
         E       A     B         E
See, ol' Sis has got a Hell of a bow arm on her

Verse:
E           A      E
She stepped up and sawed one off
B
And uncle Cleve dropped his jaw
E              A         E
Said she's the best I ever saw
E        A       B    E
She must be from Arkansas

Verse:
E       A       E
I think Grandpa used to date her
B
Grandma says she still hates her
E       A      E
All the fellas stand up straighter
E      A        B      E
In the presence of Sis Draper

Chorus:
E
Sis
E      A      E       B
Draper is the devil's daughter
E         B      E     B
Plays the fiddle Daddy bought her
E        A        E    B
Plays it like her mama taught her
E       A         B    E
She's a travelin' Arkansawyer

Verse:
E       A      E
Put her fiddle in a box
B
Said it's getting awful late
      E      A      E
She's on her way to Little Rock
           A          E
And Little Rock can't wait

spoken:
E
So we all stood out in the yard
B
Hands all full of watermelon
E
Watcher her leave watched her go
A       B       E
Wishin' we was in that wagon

Chorus:
E
Sis
E      A      E       B
Draper is the devil's daughter
E         B      E     B
Plays the fiddle Daddy bought her
E        A        E    B
Plays it like her mama taught her
E       A         B    E
She's a travelin' Arkansawyer