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Kristofferson Kris - Jody And The Kid 3 guitar tab

I was going looking at the lyrics for Kris Kristofferson's tune; JODY AND

THE KID, and I noticed that some of the words weren't quite right. Here

are the correct lyrics.

As for my chords, they could be arguable. But it has been so long since I

heard the original recording that I'm sure I have altered them after many

years of performing the tune. But this arrangement has always worked for

me, and sounds quite nice when finger picked. Ê - R. W. Jones

JODY AND THE KIDÊÊÊ by Kris Kristofferson

Intro:ÊÊ :[ CÊÊ Cmaj7Ê AmÊÊ GÊ -Ê 2x ]:

CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7

She would meet me in the morning

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7

On my way down to the riverÊ

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊ G7

Waiting patient by the Chinaberry treeÊ

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dm#7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ

With her feet already dusty -

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7

from the pathway to the leveeÊ

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ C

And her little blue jeans rolled up to her knees

ÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7

I'd pay her no attention as she tagged along beside meÊ

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Gm7Ê C7ÊÊÊÊÊÊ F

Trying hard to copy everything I did.Ê

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7

But I couldn't keep from smiling

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7

When I hear somebody saying;

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊ

"Looky yonder, there goes Jody and the kid"

Repeat Intro:

Even after we grew older, we could still be seen together

As we walked along the levee holding hands

For as surely as the season she was changin' to a woman

And I lived enough to call myself a manÊ

And she often lay beside me in the coolness of the eveningÊÊ

Til' the morning sun was shining on my bedÊ

And at times when she was sleeping,

I would smile when I'd remember

How they use to call us "Jody and the kid"

Repeat Intro:ÊÊ CÊÊ Cmaj7Ê AmÊÊ GÊ -Ê CÊÊ Cmaj7Ê AmÊÊ -ÊÊ Ab7

(Modulate: 1/2 step)

DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7

Now the world's a little older

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ BbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7

And the years have changed the river

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EbmÊ Ab7

Cause there's houses where they didn't used to be

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm#7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7

And on Sundays I go walking down the pathway to the levee

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Db

With another little girl who follows me

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7

And it makes the old folks smile

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ BbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7

To see her tag along beside me

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Abm7ÊÊÊ Db7ÊÊÊÊÊ F#

Doing little things the way her mama did

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7

But it gets a little lonesome When I hear somebody sayin'

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Db

"Looky yonder, there goes Jody and the kid"Ê

:[ DbÊ Dbmaj7Ê BbmÊÊ Ab ]:Ê Repeat and fade:

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