De Ballit Of De Boll Weevil Live chords by The White Stripes

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
F5F5
You may talk about the latest,
F5F5
The latest of your home,
  Bb5Bb5
But these boll weevils
            F5F5
They will rob you of a home
            C5C5
They all lookin' for a home
            F5F5
They all lookin' for a home

Verse 2:
F5F5
Well, the first time I seen a boll weevil
F5F5
He was sittin' on the square
     Bb5Bb5
The next time I seen a boll weevil
            F5F5
He had his whole family there!
            C5C5
They was lookin' for a home
            F5F5  N.C.
They was lookin' for a home, alright Meg!

Chorus 1:
            Bb5Bb5
They was lookin' for a home
            F5F5
They was lookin' for a home
            C5C5
They was lookin' for a home
            F5F5
They was lookin' for a home

Yeah!

Verse 3:
F5F5
Well, the farmer, he took the boll weevil
F5F5
And put him in the sand
     Bb5Bb5
The boll weevil said to the farmer
             F5F5
"You treat me just like a man
         C5C5
And I will have a home
       F5F5
I will have a home"

Verse 4:
F5F5
The old lady said to the old man
F5F5
"I'm tryin' my level best
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To keep these boll weevils
              F5F5
Out of my brand new cotton dress
          C5C5
'Cause it's full of holes
          F5F5
Yeah, it's full of holes

Verse 5:
F5F5
The old man said to the old lady
F5F5
"What do you think of that?
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These boll weevils
               F5F5
Got into my brand new Stetson hat
         C5C5
And it’s full of holes
         F5F5
Ah, it’s full of holes, alright Meg!

Chorus 2:
       Bb5Bb5
It's full of holes
          F5F5
Yeah, it's full of holes
          C5C5
Well, it's full of holes
          F5F5   N.C.
Yeah, it's full of holes, alright!

Speech; spoken by Jack in the linked show, with F5F5 played repeatedly throughout the "speech":
Alright, this is the last verse of the last song of the night
Hey, hey
This verse is about myself, and I'm sorry about that
But it's ok, when I'm done singin' it I hope every one of you here
Will sing along with me and my sister on "He's lookin' for a home," ok?
Then you'll be happy, I'll be happy, and Lord knows Meg'll be happy

Verse 6:
     FF
Well, if anybody asks you people
FF
Who sang you this song
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You tell 'em it was Jackie White
            FF
He's done been here and gone
          C5C5
He's lookin' for a home
          F5F5
He's lookin' for a home, hold on Meg

Chorus 3: Lyrics in (brackets) sung by the crowd
N.C.        Bb5Bb5 Bb5Bb5 Bb5Bb5 Bb5Bb5 Bb5Bb5 N.C.
He's lookin' for a home
          F5F5 F5F5 F5F5 F5F5 F5F5 N.C.
(He's lookin' for a home)
          C5C5 C5C5 C5C5 C5C5 C5C5 N.C.
(He's lookin' for a home)
          F5F5 F5F5 F5F5 F5F5 F5F5
(He's lookin' for a home),       Alright!

Chorus 4:
          Bb5Bb5
He's lookin' for a home
             F5F5
Well, he's lookin' for a home
             C5C5
Well, he's lookin' for a home
            F5F5  Bb5Bb5 F5F5  Bb5Bb5 F5F5