Natchez Trace chords by Dusty Springfield

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

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

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

E MajorE
Oh, ho
E MajorE
He rode into Virginia
E MajorE
Rollin' thunder, ridin' high
E MajorE
I was servin' table
    A augmentedA  B7B7  E MajorE
Waitin' for that ride
E MajorE
My arms around his body
E MajorE
Well, we rode a thousand miles
E MajorE
He taught me how to love
       A augmentedA  B7B7 E MajorE  A augmentedA  B7B7 E MajorE
He taught me how to fly, oh, ho, my

Chorus:
C majorC
Hungry together
C majorC
Racin' the weather
C majorC
Into the Natchez Trace
E7E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
              A7A7
All the way to Cumberland,  oh, ho, yes

Verse 2:
   E MajorE
And I had his child in Memphis
E MajorE
And we watched him ride away
E MajorE
And now you know what a girl like me
  A augmentedA   B7B7   E MajorE
Is doin' here today
  A augmentedA       B7B7    E MajorE
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay

Chorus:
C majorC
Hungry together
C majorC
Racin' the weather
C majorC
Into the Natchez Trace
E7E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
              A7A7
All the way to Cumberland,  oh, ho, yes

Verse 3:
       E MajorE
And when the piper gets to play
E MajorE
Somebody's got to pay
E MajorE
And now you know what a girl like me
  A augmentedA   B7B7   E MajorE
Is doin' here today
    A augmentedA       B7B7    E MajorE
Oh, I'm sorry mister, you can't stay
  A augmentedA       B7B7    E MajorE
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay

REPEAT CHORUS & VERSE 3

Outro:
oh, ho, ho, ho
A augmentedA   B7B7        E MajorE  (for the rest of the lines) -- improvised
Sorry mister, you can't stay
Sorry mister, you can't stay, no
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh, ho, ho, ho
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh

Outro:
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE x2