Copperhead Road (12 hole Chromatic)

by Steve Earle · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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Copperhead Road (12 hole Chromatic)
Words & Music by Steve Earle
Key of G Major (originally published key)
Tabbed for a 12 hole Solo Tuned Key of C chromatic

Tab notations:
none = blow     - = draw     *= button in    __ = hold
-8_8= slur; move smoothly from note to note (to note…)
^-88-8 = the ^-8 & ⁸ are grace notes; -8 is the main note.

Intro (original octave)

-7__ ^-88-8_ -6*_ -7__ ^-88__ ^-88-8_ 7_ 7_ -7_ ⁷-7__

-7__ ^-88-8_ -6*_ -7__ ^-88__ ^-88-8_ 7_ 7_ -7_ ⁷-7__

^-8-9____ ^-8-9-8__ 7__ ⁷-7___________

Mandolin interlude

(Original octave for Tenor C; octave high for Standard C)
8_    8_ 8_     7_   7_ 7   -7_ 7_-7__7_-6*
Well, my name’s John Lee Pet-ti_-more.______

6    -6* -6* -5 -5 -5 -3 4   -5 -5 -5__4_-3
Same as my dad-dy and his dad-dy be–fore.___

7   8    8 8 8 7_ 7_    7   7 -7_ -7__7_-6*
You hard-ly ev-er saw Grand-dad-dy down here.____

-5 -6* 6 -6* 6 -6* -5 -5_ 4_-5__ -5 -5_4
He on - ly come to town a – bout twice_ a year.

-5   8   8 8   8    8      8 7_    7   6    7_ -7_ 7-7__
He‘d buy a hun-dred pounds of yeast and some cop-per line.

6   -6* -6* -6* 6_-6* 5    -3* -5_ -5_ 5-5___
Ev-‘ry – bod - y knew_ that he made moon-shine.

-8   -8 -8 -8 -8 -7-8 -7   7 8_    8   8 -8_
Now, the rev-e-nue man_ want-ed grand-dad-dy bad.

-8 8    8 8 4 -8 7   7    7   7 -7    -7 6_-5 7    7
He head-ed up a hol-ler with ev-‘ry-thing he had. It’s be-

-8_ -8_ -8-7 7     8_   8_   -8___
fore my_ time, well, I’ve been told,

6 8   8 8_   -8_ 6    7_ -7 -7   -7__7_-6*
he nev-er came back from Cop-per-head Road.___

Mandolin

-8   8   8 8   8   7    7   7 7 7   -7_   -7__
Now, Dad-dy ran the whis-key in a big block dodge.

6      -6* -6* -6* -5 -5   -5 -3 4 -5    -5__
Bought it at an auc-tion at the Ma-son’s Lodge.

8    8   8    8 7    7   7     7 7_ -7_ -7__7_-6*
John-son Coun-ty Sher-iff paint-ed on the side.____

-5   -6* 6 -6* 6 -6* -5 -5   -5 4      -5 -5_4
Just shot a coat of prim-er then he looked in–side.

8     8   8   8 7 7   7    6    7_ -7_ 7-7__
Well, him and my un-cle tore that en-gine down.

6 6     -6* -6*   6   5    -5_ -5_ 5-5___
I still re – mem - ber that rumb-lin’ sound.

-8    -8 -8   -8 -8_ -7-8    -7 7   8   8   8 8   -8_
Well, the sher-iff came a–round in the mid-dle of the night.

8_    8 5 -8 7    7    7    7     -7 -7 6_-5   7 7
Heard Ma-ma cry-in’, knew some-thin’ was-n’t right. He was

-8_ -8_ -8   -7 7   7     8    8   8    8 -8_
head-ed down to Knoxville with the week-ly load.

6   6     8     8   8_   -8_ 6   6   7_   7   -7 -7   -7__7_-6*
You could smell the whis-key burnin’ down Cop-per-head Road.__

Bridge

-9-9-9-9-9 -9-9-9-9-9 -9-9-9-9-9 -9-9-9-9-9

-5_-7 -7_ -7_ 7 -7 -8-7 7 7 -7 -7 -8 -8_-8* 10 8_ -8*_-8 7 7

-8-7 7 -5_ -7_ -5_

-5_-7 -7_ -7_ 7 -7 -8-7 7 7 -7 -7 -8 -8_-8* 10 8_ -8*_-8 7 7

-8-7 7 -5_ -7_ -5_ -5_ 7_ 7_ -7 -8 -8*-8_-7 -5_ -8_ 7_

-8_-8* -9 8 -8_-7 -7 7 -6*_-5 -3-4_-4* -5_ -5 -5 7_ 7_ 7_

-7 -8 -8*-8_-7 -5_ -8_ 7_ -8_-8* -9 8 -8_7 -7 7 -6*_-5

-3-4_-4* -5_ -1_ -4*_-5 -7 7 -6*_-5 4 -5 6_-5 4_ -5____

-5 8   -8 8_     8   8   7 7 7 7 -7_   -7__7_-6*
I vol-un-teered for the army on my birth-day._____

6    -6*   6* -6*   -6*   -5     -5    -3   4 -3 -5-4*_-3
They draft the white trash first ‘round here a-ny-way.___

7 8    8   8     8 7 7 7 7 -7 -7__7_-6*
I done two tours of duty in Viet-nam______

-6*_ -6*_ -6*_ -5   -5 5_-5 -5 -5_5
I__ came home with a brand-new plan.

8 8    8   8    8    8   8 7_ 7 6   7_ -7_ 7-7__
I take the seed from Col-um-bi-a and Mex-i_-co.___

6 -6* -6*   -6* -6* -6* 6   -6* 5    -3 -5 -5   5-5___
I just plant it up   a hol-ler down Cop-per-head Road._

-8    -8 -8 -8 -8   -7-8 7 8    8   8_ 8   -8_
Well, the D. E. A.’s got_ a chop-per in the air.

-8 8    8 8      5   -8   7   7    7 7   6_-5
I wake up scream-ing like I’m back o-ver there.

6_ 7       -8 -8    -8 -8 7    8_ 8_   8     8   -8___
I_ learned a thing or two from Charlie, don’t you know.

6   8   8   8    8 -8 6_   7_ -7 -7_ -7__7_-6*
You bet-ter stay a-way from Cop-per-head Road.____

Outro

-9 -9 -9   9-9__-8_-7
Cop-per-head Road._____

-9 -9 -9   9-9__-8_-7
Cop-per-head Road._____

-9 -9 -9   9-9__-8_-7
Cop-per-head Road._____

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