Sharecroppers Son chords by Billy Strings

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Beginner

Standard Tuning


🎸 Intro:

     G+G    G+G    G+G      D7D7  G+G  G+G    G+G    G+G      D7D7  G+G
E MajorE|-------3-------3-------3---------2---2--3---3-------3-------3---------2---2--3-------------------------|
BB|-------3-------3-------3---------1---1--3---3-------3-------3---------1---1--3-------------------------|
G+G|-------0-------0-------0---------2---2--0---0-------0-------0---------2---2--0---------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-------2-0-2-0-0---2-0-0-------0--------0---2-0-2-0-0---2-0-0-------0--------0---------0-2-0-----------|
A augmentedA|-------2-------2-2-----2-2-3-4------0---2---2-------2-2-----2-2-3-4------0---2---0-1-2-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-1-2-3-------3-------3--------------3-3---3-------3-------3--------------3-3--3----------------------|

🎸 Verse 1:

G+G                C majorC     G+G
We moved here from Summers when I was fourteen
              D7D7    G+G
Worked this poor ground for bacon and beans
             C majorC        G+G
The landlord told me that hard times were near
                 D7D7   G+G
Didn't mean a thing cause they're already here


🎸 Chorus:
           C majorC        G+G
Daylight till dark my work’s never done
           D7D7       G+G
Lord have mercy on a sharecropper’s son


🎸 Verse 2:
               C majorC      G+G
Momma's got the fever and the baby’s sick too
        D7D7       G+G
Poppa’s uptown soakin’ up that booze
              C majorC      G+G
Fresh out of prison said he ain’t going back
                    D7D7     G+G
Ain’t a blood hound in Georgia that can follow his track


🎸 Chorus:
           C majorC        G+G
Daylight till dark my work’s never done
           D7D7       G+G
Lord have mercy on a sharecropper’s son

Guitar 🎸 Solo:

E MajorE|---------------------------------------0---0-2-3-0----0-------------------------------------------------|
BB|------1/3--1/3-----------------1/3---3------------3-0---3-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----0-2/4--2/4-0---------0---0-2/4-4------------------------3h2-0-----0------------------------0-----0--|
D MajorD|-0h2------------2-0---0h2--2--------------------------------------2p0---2-0--------------0-2-0---2/5----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------2p1-0---0-1-2---------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------|

E MajorE|-----0---0------0---0---0---0---0---0-0-2-3-0--------------------------------------3-0------------------|
BB|--------3------7---7---7---7---7---7----------3-0--------------------------------------3-0--------------|
G+G|-3/4---4--- 4/8---8---8---8---8---8---------------3-2-0------------------------------------3h4-0--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------2-0-----0-2-0------------0----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------1-2-------2----2-3-4------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------0-1-2-|


🎸 Verse 3:
G+G                 C majorC      G+G
We bought a new mule brought him up from down south
                  D7D7     G+G
He'd kick the chewin tobacco right out of your mouth
           C majorC       G+G
Eleven in the family ten daughter's and a son
                 D7D7     G+G
And momma's just told us there'd be another one


🎸 Chorus:
           C majorC        G+G
Daylight till dark my work’s never done
           D7D7       G+G
Lord have mercy on a sharecropper’s son


🎸 Chorus:
           C majorC        G+G
Daylight till dark my work’s never done
           D7D7       G+G
Lord have mercy on a sharecropper’s son

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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on


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Chords used:

   G+G  C majorC  D7D7

E MajorE|----3----0----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----3----1----1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----0----2----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----0----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----2----3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|