If It Wasn't for Dicky chords by
Lead Belly

N/A

Key: A major

Intro 1
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
F F 
View detailed F  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
Ooohhh

Verse 1

oohhhh, switches beated him down

Verse 2
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
And that everyone but Dicky I would
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
change you right now
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
But this old man he had but one cow
He would send her to the
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
field to be fed
And the way they beat old
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
Jemma dropped dead
F F 
View detailed F  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
Ooohhhh, oohhhh, switches
beated him down
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app

Verse 3
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
When the old man heard that his
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
cow she was dead
Over hedges and ditches
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
and fields he had fled
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
Over hedges and ditches and
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
fields that were ploughed
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
visit to  the wife til they

Verse 4

came to his cow

Ooohhhh,

oohhhh, switches beated him down

Verse 5
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
When he first saw Jemma she was
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
in the green grass
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
No - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jemma so fast
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
She gave her milk freely
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
without any bill
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
But the blood of her life
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
spilled out of her pail
F F 
View detailed F  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
Ooohhhh,
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
oohhhh, switches beated him down

Verse 6
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
So now I sit down and eat my dry meal
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
But I have no butter to put in my tea
G G 
View detailed G  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
I have no milk to sup with my bread
Ooohhhh, oohhhh, switches beated him down
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
f it wasn't for Dicky

Verse 7
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
I would change
Em Em 
View detailed Em  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
you right now
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
But this old man he had but one cow
He would send her to the field
F F 
View detailed F  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
to be fed
C C 
View detailed C  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
And the way they beat old Jemma dropped dead
D D 
View detailed D  chord diagram in our app.
Open in app
Ooohhhh, oohhhh, switches beated him down

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD G C Em F

More songs by Lead Belly

Discover chords for more songs to play

Hobo's Lullaby

Black Snake Moan

Cotton Fields

Goodnight Irene

Take This Hammer

Gallis Pole

On a Monday

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Hobo's Lullaby

Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie

I'm Yours

Jason Mraz

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

Behind Blue Eyes

The Who

Cotton Fields

Lead Belly

Ella

Junior H

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

Creep

Radiohead

Yellow

Coldplay

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

Zombie

The Cranberries

Wonderwall

Oasis

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

I Can't Help It

JVKE

Say My Name

Hozier

Rasputin

Majestic, Boney M.

Don’t Say You Love Me

Jin

Mask

Dream

No Broke Boys

Disco Lines, Tinashe

Iloveitiloveitiloveit

Bella Kay

If It Wasn't for Dicky chords by Lead Belly PrintSave