Jay Hugh chords by Sister Sadie

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: A minorAm

Difficulty: Novice

Jay Hugh (Sister Sadie)

No intro

Verse 1:
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Dee Dee Mae they called her, was the bride of O. Jay Hugh
E7E7                   A minorAm
He made her a widow at the age of forty-two

He was a burdened, tortured soul, gypsy life he lived
E7E7                  D MajorD             A minorAm
And she worked those fields of cotton just to keep twelve babies fed

Instrumental:
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Verse 2:
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Oh they say he knew the Bible but he chose to ignore
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'Cause he longed for the bottle, every ounce and every pore

He knew her love was stronger for her heart was pure and true
E7E7                      D MajorD        A minorAm
And she made her home from a broke-down shack no thanks to Jay Hugh


Chorus:
D MajorD                  FF
And at night he cried, Lord, I don't always do my best
G+G              D MajorD                  A minorAm
Please forgive the way I am I'm just a better sinner...than the rest


Instrumental:
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Verse 3:
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One night while out wandering he stumbled to the ground
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The lawman came and picked him up just outside of town

Too much booze and liquor was what the lawman claimed
E7E7                   D MajorD          A minorAm
So they took him to that one-room jail where he'd meet his fate

Instrumental:
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Verse 4:
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Dee Dee Mae she couldn't sleep a wink at all that night
E7E7                            A minorAm
It was a bitter cold December that the air just wouldn't hide

With the matches that they left for him while shivering in the cold
E7E7                 D MajorD         A minorAm
He built that fire to keep him warm it raged out of control


Chorus:
D MajorD                  FF
And at night he cried, Lord, I don't always do my best
G+G              D MajorD
Please forgive the way I am I'm just a better sinner
D MajorD            FF
Oohh help Lord, I don't always do my best
G+G                       D MajorD            A minorAm
Please forgive me I'm your child-- I'm just a better sinner...than the rest

Verse 5:
FF            G+G
Oh, accident or suicide the mystery's still unsolved
FF       C majorC                      E MajorE
Rumor soon got spread around that night he hadn't touched a drop
FF                     G+G
And that old jailhouse still stands today off the old one ninety-five
FF             C majorC      G+G            D MajorD    A minorAm
You can hear the haunting echoes as my great-grand daddy fought for his life


Instrumental:
A minorAm  FF G+G D MajorD


Outro:
A minorAm
Dee Dee Mae they called her, was the bride of O. Jay Hugh
E7E7                   A minorAm
He made her a widow at the age of forty-two