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Amos Moses by Jerry Reed
Amos Moses
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do this 4 times
a
now amos moses was a cajon
b
He lived by himself in the swamp.
D7
He hunted alligator for a livin'
D7
Just knock 'em in the head with a stump.
RIFF
The Lousisana law gonna get you, Amos!
It ain't legal huntin' alligator down in the swamp, boy!
a
Well, everybody blamed his old man
b D7
For makin' him mean as a snake.
D7
When Amos Moses was a boy,
D7 HARD
His Daddy would use his for alligator bait.
RIFF
Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp!
Aliigator bait in the Lousisana bayou
E7 D7 A7
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Lousisiana
E7 D7 A7
Lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna.
E7 C D7
Well, they raised up a son who could eat up his weight in groceries.
OTHER RIFF
Named him after a man of the cloth,
Called him Amos Moses.
A
Now all the folks around south Louisiana
B
Said Amos was a hell of a man.
D7
He could trap the biggest,
D7
The meanest alligator,
D7
And just use one hand.
RIFF
That's all he got left cuz the alligator bit it!
Left arm gone clean up to the elbow!
A
Well, the Sheriff got wind that Amos
B
Was in the swamp tracking alligator skin.
D7
So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy.
But he never come out again.
RIFF
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to?
You can sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou!
E7 D7 A7
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Lousisiana
E7 D7 A7
Lived a cat called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna.
E7 C D7
Well, they raised up a son who could eat up his weight in groceries.
OTHER RIFF
Named him after a man of the cloth,
Called him Amos Moses.
Set out on 'em Amos.
Make it count, Son!
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Lousisiana
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
[Intro Chords]
| A7 | | | A7 |
Yeah! Here comes Amos!
[Verse 1]
A7
Now Amos Moses was a Cajun
B7 D7
He lived by hisself in the swamp
D7
He hunted alligator for a living
D7
He'd just knock them in the head with a stump (Stop)
A7
The Louisiana law gonna get you Amos
A7
It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp boy
[Verse 2]
A7
Now everyone blamed his old man
B7 D7
for making him mean as a snake
D7
When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddy would use him for alligator bait (Stop)
A7
Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp Ha ha ha
A7
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
[Chorus]
E D7 A7
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux Louisiana
E D7 A7
Lived a man called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah
E C D7
Well, they raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries
D7 A7
Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses Yeah
[Verse 3]
A7
Now all the folks around south Louisiana
B7 D7
said Amos was a hell of a man
D7
He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator
D7
and just use one hand (Stop)
A7
That's all he got left cause the alligator bit it Ha ha ha
A7
Left arm gone clear up to the elbow
[Verse 4]
A7
Well the sheriff got wind that Amos
B7 D7
was up in the swamp trapping alligator skins
D7
So he snuck in the swamp gonna get the boy
D7
but he never come out again (Stop)
A7
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to Heh heh
A7
Well you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou
[Chorus]
E D7 A7
About forty-five minutes south of Thibodeaux Louisiana
E D7 A7
Lived a cat called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah
E C D7
They raised up a son who could eat his weight in groceries.
D7 A7
(Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses)
A7
Sit down on, 'em, Amos. Make it count son.
E D7 A7
About forty-five minutes south of Thibodeaux Louisiana
E D7 A7
Lived a man called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah.
E C D7
They raised up a son that could eat his weight in groceries.
D7 A7
(Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses)
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version 3
Capo:no capo
chord diagrams:
A - 0 0 2 2 2 0
B - x 2 4 4 4 2
D7 - x 0 0 2 1 2
E7 - 0 2 0 1 0 0
A7 - x 0 2 2 2 3
The strumming pattern is kinda hard to get, but listen to the song and play around
and you'll have it in no time.
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Yeah! Here comes Amos! (that's during the final bit of the intro)
A
Now Amos moses was a cajon
B
He lived by himself in the swamp.
D7
He hunted alligator for a livin'
D7
Just knock 'em in the head with a stump.
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The Lousisana law gonna get you, Amos!(during the riff)
It ain't legal huntin' alligator down in the swamp, boy!
A
Well, everybody blamed his old man
B D7
For makin' him mean as a snake.
D7
When Amos Moses was a boy,
D7
His Daddy would use his for alligator bait.
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Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp!
Aliigator bait in the Lousisana bayou
E7 D7 A7
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Lousisiana
E7 D7 A7
Lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Anna.
E7 C D7
Well, they raised up a son who could eat up his weight in groceries.
(Haven't quite gotten this riff yet, but will post as soon as I get it)
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Named him after a man of the cloth,
Called him Amos Moses.
A
Now all the folks around south Louisiana
B
Said Amos was a hell of a man.
D7
He could trap the biggest,
D7
The meanest alligator,
D7
And just use one hand.
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That's all he got left cuz the alligator bit it!
Left arm gone clean up to the elbow!
A
Well, the Sheriff got wind that Amos
B
Was in the swamp tracking alligator skin.
D7
So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy.
But he never come out again.
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Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to?
You can sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou!
E7 D7 A7
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Lousisiana
E7 D7 A7
Lived a cat called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Anna.
E7 C D7
Well, they raised up a son who could eat up his weight in groceries.
(once again there's the part I don't know yet. Just using the original
doesn't sound too bad though, and it does fade back
into it so you should be good)
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Named him after a man of the cloth,
Called him Amos Moses.
Set out on 'em Amos.
Make it count, Son!
E7 D7 A7
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Lousisiana...
E7 D7 A7
Lived a cat called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Anna.
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