Written by Percy Mayfield (1960), recorded by Ray Charles and Margie Hendrix in 1961.
Tuning half step down, barre chords, tempo 173 bpm
Intro
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Chorus
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.
Verse
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Oh woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean,
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
I guess if you say so
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
I'll have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
Chorus
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.
Verse
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Now baby, listen baby, don't-a treat me this-a way
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
For I'll be back on my feet some day.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.)
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Well, I guess if you say so
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
Chorus
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G]
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (Well !)
Outro
[F] [E7]
Don't you come back no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
(aah! what you say) Don't you come back no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
(I didn't understand you) Don't you come back no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
(You can't mean that) Don't you come back no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
(Oh, now baby, please) Don't you come back no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
(What you tryin' to do to me?) Don't you come back no more.
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
(Oh, don't treat me like that) Don't you come back no more.
