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Whoa Back Buck by Leadbelly
Whoa Back Buck
* CAPO 2nd FRET *
This version is from the album 'Alabama Bound'
Leadbelly & The Golden Gate Quartet.
*E = 202100 The *E is just really a step up from the E chord to the Bm,
The step down from the Bm the the E chord is the open A string
!Don't forget the CAPO on the 2nd FRET to play along with the recorded version !
E Bm
Whoa back buck, Don't feel, Won't pull
E A
Papa's gonna cut that other little bull
E Bm
Whoa back buck, And Gee by the lamb
Bm E
Who made the back band, Whoa Goddamn
E E E
Chiiya, Hey, Whoa Back up, Keep up good
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm
Whoa Goddamn and a Whoa Goddamn
Bm E
Who made yer back band, Whoa Goddamn
E Bm
Whoa back buck, Don't feel, Won't pull
E A
Papa's gonna cut that other little bull
E Bm
Whoa back buck, And Gee by the lamb
Bm E
Who made the back band, Whoa Goddamn
E E E
Chiiya, Hey, Whoa Back up, Keep up good
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm
Whoa Goddamn and a Whoa Goddamn
Bm E
Who made yer back band, Whoa Goddamn
E Bm E A
I'm taking my girl to the country store, I bought my gal some calico
E Bm Bm E
I bought my gal some calico, I taking my gal to a party-oh
E E E
Chiiya, Hey, Whoa Back up, Keep up good
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm
Whoa Goddamn and a Whoa Goddamn
Bm E
Who made yer back band, Whoa Goddamn
E Bm
Me an' my gal comin' walking down the road
E A
Wind from a sheet knock the sugar in the gourd
E Bm
Sugar in the gourd and the gourd on the ground
Bm E
If you wanna get the sugar gotta roll the gourd around
E E E
Chiiya, Hey, Whoa Back up, Keep up good
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm
Whoa Goddamn and a Whoa Goddamn
Bm E
Who made yer back band, Whoa Goddamn
E Bm E A
I taking my gal to a party-oh, All dressed up in her calico
E Bm Bm E
Taking my gal to the party-oh, I wouldn't let her dance for to sell her soul
E E E
Chiiya, Hey, Whoa Back up, Keep up good
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
E Bm
Whoa back buck, Don't feel, Won't pull
E A
Papa's gonna cut that other little bull
E Bm
Whoa back buck, And Gee by the lamb
Bm E
Who made the back band, Whoa Goddamn
E E E
Chiiya, Hey, Whoa Back up, Keep up good
E *E Bm Bm E
Whoa buck and Gee by the lamb, Who made yer back band , Whoa Goddamn
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version 2
E D
Whoa back buck and gee by the lamb,
E B7 E
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Whoa back buck and gee by the lamb,
E B7 E
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Old Cunningham and old Cunningham,
E B7 D
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty years ago,
E B7 E
I taken my gal to a country store.
E D
Taken my gal to a country store,
E B7 E
I bought my gal some calico.
(Chorus)
E D
I taken my gal to a country store,
E B7 E
I bought my gal some calico,
E D
Taken my gal to a party-o
E B7 E
Wouldn't let her dance but a set or so.
(Chorus)
E D
You take Sal and I'll take Jane
E B7 E
Both good lookin', but they ain't the same
E D
You swing Sal and I'll swing Sue
E B7 E
Mighty little difference between the two.
(Chorus)
("Old Cunningham" can be interchanged with "Whoa Goddam" as in some versions of the song)
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