Calico County chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro riff (plays through song)

e|--------------|     e|------|
BB|--------------|     BB|------|
G+G|-2----2-2-2-2-| x3   G+G|-0--2-|
D MajorD|-2----2-4-2-2-|     D MajorD|-0--0-|
A augmentedA|-0--4-------0-|     A augmentedA|-x--x-|
E MajorE|--------------|     E MajorE|-3--2-|


Intro:
A augmentedA G+G D/F#D/F#  x2

Verse:
A augmentedA
Half a case of cold pills soaking in a milk jug
           G+G    D/F#D/F#
Hydrochloric acid, iodine and phosphorous
A augmentedA
Careful not get any on ya when you shake it up
                G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
That's the way we cook it up in Calico County
G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA G+G D/F#D/F#
Calico County

Verse 1:
A augmentedA
Born in a double wide out behind the county dump
            G+G      D/F#D/F#
Mama never told me why daddy didn't live with us
A augmentedA
Only picture I had he's climbing on the prison bus
             G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
Stencil on his back said "Calico County"
G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA G+G D/F#D/F#
Calico County


Solo:
E MajorE
A augmentedA G+G D/F#D/F#


Verse 2:
A augmentedA
My little brother Bobby stole a Coca-Cola truck
                G+G       D/F#D/F#
Drove it through the cemetery, Bobby doesn't give a fuck
A augmentedA
Thirteen tombstones fifty-seven hundred bucks
             G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
Ain't that much money in Calico County
G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
Calico County


Verse 3:
A augmentedA
"Outta here some day" Ain't that what they used to say
              G+G        D/F#D/F#
Army wouldn't take me so I guess I'm gonna have to stay
A augmentedA                                       G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
Friday night, dog fight, sucking on a meth pipe until I lay me down to die in Calico County
G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA
Calico County
G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA G+G D/F#D/F#
Calico County