Alabama Wild Man chords by Nat Stuckey

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Verse 1
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Now my
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daddy was a
hard -shelled Alabama preacher
My mama was a dedicated
Sunday school teacher
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My brother went to college
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and got a Ph .D.
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Daddy said the only dud
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in the family was me
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He said, boy,
you ain't never gonna mount to a thing
All you do is sit around
with that silly -lookin' guitar and sing
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You hang around them juke joints
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most of your time
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Making music like some wild man
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done lost his mind
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Goin', hook it!
Now what's that supposed to mean,
boy?
And sock it to me
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You just a wild man, boy
Well, one day my daddy told me,
boy, I've had enough
Now you pack up that guitar,
or you just pack up your stuff
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So I  left with my guitar
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and I organized me a band
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Called myself the Alabama Wildman
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Well, I  worked in every joint
from New York to the Gulf
Singin' songs and pennies,
never makin' enough
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Many nights  I lived on coffee
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and cold sardines
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Soda crackers and pork and beans
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But friends, I finally went
to Music City, USA
Said, I'm the Alabama Wildman,
folks, and I'm here to stay
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Took my guitar and I showed them
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what I  was talkin' about
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So we made a little record
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and we put it out
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With me going, ooh, hook it, hook it, boy
Hook it again,
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sock it to that guitar
Now I'm drivin' me a Cadillac,
a city block lawn
And an Alabama wild man
can't do no wrong
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Cause I'm a  -sellin' them records
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and I'm workin' them shows
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And people love me everywhere I go
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But friends,
a funny thing happened about a week or so back
I played a show in my hometown
and the place was packed
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And guess who was sittin' out
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on the front row seat
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Was my daddy, grinnin' up at me
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and pattin' his feet, sayin'
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Sock it to your daddy, wild man
Hook it, hook it
Play a guitar, son!
Show them!
Yeah, that's my boy alright
Taught him everything he knows
Bought him his first guitar
Okay, son
Get them checks comin' in
We're gonna pay for the drive next week