COPPERHEADS
As recorded by Brantley Gilbert
(2026 release)
Capo 4th fret
To play without a capo transpose +4 steps.
Intro
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
Verse 1
[Em] [C]
Posted sign on a pine, at end of the driveway
[Am] [D]
Red, white and blue flying high over our place
[Em] [C]
Single cab in that grass with a rack in the back
[Am]
"Don't Tread On Me" bumper sticker
[D]
Boy, if that don't paint the picture
[Em] [C]
If you're breaking in, I'll break it down
[Am] [D]
Them dogs ain't what you gotta worry 'bout
Chorus
[Em]
You'll hear it 'fore ya see it
[C]
Keep it close in case we need it
[Am]
If you want trouble, best believe it's
[D]
By the Bible, by the bed
[Em]
We keep that chamber loaded
[C]
With that "Meet Your Maker" on it
[Am]
Ask them neighbors. Man, they know it
[D]
Ain't just for them copperheads
[Em]
Before you bust in that door
[C]
Just so you know what's ahead
[Am]
That loaded 44
[D]
Ain't just for them copperheads
Interlude
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
You will get your ass shot out here, boy
Verse 2
[Em] [C]
Now don't get me wrong, we'll pull one on a diamond-headed nope rope
[Am] [D]
But that ain't why we bought these Sigs and Smith & Wesson smoke poles
[Em] [C]
If I'm gone still ain't what you wanna do
[Am] [D]
'Cause my baby's hotter than that gun and she can shoot it too
Chorus
[Em]
You'll hear it 'fore ya see it
[C]
Keep it close in case we need it
[Am]
If you want trouble, best believe it's
[D]
By the Bible, by the bed
[Em]
We keep that chamber loaded
[C]
With that "Meet Your Maker" on it
[Am]
Ask them neighbors. Man, they know it
[D]
Ain't just for them copperheads
[Em]
Before you bust in that door
[C]
Just so you know what's ahead
[Am]
That loaded 44
[D]
Ain't just for them copperheads
[Guitar Solo]
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
Bridge
[Em] [C]
If you're breaking in, I'll break it down
[Am] [D]
Them dogs ain't what you gotta worry 'bout
Chorus
[Em]
You'll hear it 'fore ya see it
[C]
Keep it close in case we need it
[Am]
If you want trouble, best believe it's
[D]
By the Bible, by the bed
[Em]
We keep that chamber loaded
[C]
With that "Meet Your Maker" on it
[Am]
Ask them neighbors. Man, they know it
[D]
Ain't just for them copperheads
[Em]
Before you bust in that door
[C]
Just so you know what's ahead
[Am]
That loaded 44
[D]
Ain't just for them copperheads
Outro
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
