Claude Jones
Pokey LaFarge · C
Claude Jones
Pokey LaFarge
Jazz
Real Key
C
Rate
Real Key
C
C
0.2x
120
BPM1
2
3
4
Rhythm
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/8
7/8
No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
All seventh chords are played in C7 shape, so:
[C7] x3231x
[D7] x5453x
[D#7] x6564x
[E7] x7675x
[F7] x8786x
The rest as barre chords to get that choppy feeling.
[Intro Lick]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7-6-7-9-7--------7-7---7-9-10-11------7---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-4-5-7-5---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro
[G] [G#] [A] [D7]
[G] [G#] [A] [D7]
[G] [G#] [A] [D7]
[G]
[G] [D7]
[G] [B] [E7] [D#7] [D7] [G] [D7]
[G] [B] [E7] [D#7] [D7]
[C7] [D#7] [D7]
[G] [B] [E7] [D#7] [D7] [G]
Verse
[G] [B] [E7]
Back in southern Virginia
[D#7] [D7] [G] [D7]
Lived a legend of a man
[G] [B] [E7]
He took to runnin corn whiskey
[D#7] [D7]
All across this land
Bridge
[C7]
His name was Claude Jones, made of nothing but skin and bones
[D#7] [D7]
But he had a hair triggered temper, it could change as quick as weather
Chorus
[G] [B] [E7]
Claude Jones, Claude Jones
[D#7] [D7] [G]
Don’t leave your family alone
Verse
[Gm]
When you’re born a free born man
[Gm]
Apart from Uncle Sam
[Cm] [D7] [Gm]
You’ll take that money any way you can
[Gm]
Wake up, get up and go!
[Gm]
Drink up, put on a show!
[Cm] [D7]
Before they bury you in the sand
Bridge
[C7]
You’ll be standing just singing in the sun
[F7]
When other bootleggers lives are one and done
[Bb]
So think about your family when you’re dead and gone
[D#7] [D7]
And may they be worthy to grace this land you walked upon
Chorus
[G] [B] [E7]
Claude Jones, Claude Jones, Claude Jones
[D#7] [D7] [G]
So that you may live on
Instrumental
[G] [G#] [A] [D7]
[G] [G#] [A] [D7]
[G] [G#] [A] [D7]
[G]
[G] [D7]
[G] [B] [E7] [D#7] [D7] [G] [D7]
[G] [B] [E7] [D#7] [D7]
[C7] [D#7] [D7]
[G] [B] [E7] [D#7] [D7] [G] [D7]
[Gm]
[Gm]
[Cm] [D7] [Gm]
[Gm]
[Gm]
[Cm] [D7]
[C7]
[F7]
[Bb]
[D#7] [D7]
[G] [B] [E7]
[D#7] [D7] [G]
Verse
[Gm]
When you’re born a free born man
[Gm]
Apart from Uncle Sam
[Cm] [D7] [Gm]
You’ll take that money any way you can
[Gm]
Wake up, get up and go!
[Gm]
Drink up, put on a show!
[Cm] [D7]
Before they bury you in the sand
Bridge
[C7]
You’ll be standing just singing in the sun
[F7]
When other bootleggers lives are one and done
[Bb]
So think about your family when you’re dead and gone
[D#7] [D7]
And may they be worthy to grace this land you walked upon
Chorus
[G] [B] [E7]
Claude Jones, Claude Jones, Claude Jones
[D#7] [D7] [G]
So that you may live on
Outro
[G] [B] [E7]
[D#7] [D7] [G]
[D7] [G]
[D7] [G]
Chords Used (12)
Guitar
Ukulele
C7
1 / 4
D7
1 / 4
D#7
1 / 4
E7
1 / 4
F7
1 / 4
G
1 / 5
G#
1 / 4
A
1 / 4
B
1 / 4
Gm
1 / 4
Cm
1 / 4
Bb
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
C
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