Smackwater Jack – Carole King – Ukulele Chords

Instrumental:

C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

Verse:

Now C Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun Csus4 C

Cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation Csus4 C

He just let it all hang loose

He F didn’t think about the noose

He couldn’t G take no more a F buse

So he shot down the F congre C gation Csus4 C

Chorus:

You can’t G talk to a Am man

With a G shotgun C in his F hand

F7 (Shotgun)

Instrumental:

C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

Verse:

Now C Big Jim the chief stood for law and order Csus4 C

He called for the guard to come and surround the border Csus4 C

Now from his bulldog mouth As he F led the posse south

Came the G cry, we got to ride

F Clean up the streets for our F wives and our

C daughters Csus4 C

Chorus:

You can’t G talk to a Am man

When he G don’t want to C under F stand

F7 No, no, no, no, no, no

Instrumental:

C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

F | F | C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

Verse:

The account of the capture wasn’t in the papers Csus4 C

But you know, they hanged ole Smack right then

F instead of C later

You know the people were quite pleased

Cause the F outlaw had been seized

And on the G whole, it was a F very good year

For the under C taker You know, you know,

Chorus:

You can’t G talk to a Am man

With a G shotgun C in his F hand

F7 Shotgun in his hand

Outro:

C (Smackwater Jack, yeah)

Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun

Yeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun

Oh Smackwater Jack, yeah (Smackwater Jack, yeah)

Talkin’ about Smackwater Jack, yeah

(Oooh and his Shotgun)

Talkin’ about Smackwater Jack, oh

Oooooh Talkin’ about Jack and his shotgun

Talkin’ about Smack, talkin’ about

Smackwater Jack, yeah Csus4 C

Instrumental:

C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

Verse:

Now C Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun Csus4 C

Cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation Csus4 C

He just let it all hang loose

He F didn’t think about the noose

He couldn’t G take no more a F buse

So he shot down the F congre C gation Csus4 C

Chorus:

You can’t G talk to a Am man

With a G shotgun C in his F hand

F7 (Shotgun)

Instrumental:

C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

Verse:

Now C Big Jim the chief stood for law and order Csus4 C

He called for the guard to come and surround the border Csus4 C

Now from his bulldog mouth As he F led the posse south

Came the G cry, we got to ride

F Clean up the streets for our F wives and our

C daughters Csus4 C

Chorus:

You can’t G talk to a Am man

When he G don’t want to C under F stand

F7 No, no, no, no, no, no

Instrumental:

C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

F | F | C | Csus4 C | C | Csus4 C

Verse:

The account of the capture wasn’t in the papers Csus4 C

But you know, they hanged ole Smack right then

F instead of C later

You know the people were quite pleased

Cause the F outlaw had been seized

And on the G whole, it was a F very good year

For the under C taker You know, you know,

Chorus:

You can’t G talk to a Am man

With a G shotgun C in his F hand

F7 Shotgun in his hand

Outro:

C (Smackwater Jack, yeah)

Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun

Yeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun

Oh Smackwater Jack, yeah (Smackwater Jack, yeah)

Talkin’ about Smackwater Jack, yeah

(Oooh and his Shotgun)

Talkin’ about Smackwater Jack, oh

Oooooh Talkin’ about Jack and his shotgun

Talkin’ about Smack, talkin’ about

Smackwater Jack, yeah Csus4 C

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