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]
