Lord, Mr. Ford chords by Jerry Reed (Official Version)

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B/D#
Bdim
F#7/C#
B
C#7
F#7
E
B7
E7

Intro 1
B/D# 
Bdim 
F#7/C# 
B 
 (B/D#)  (Bdim)  (F sharp7/C#)  (B major) 
Well, if you're one of the millions
who own one of them
gas-drinking, piston-clinking, air-polluting,
smoke-belching, four-wheeled buggies
from Detroit City, then pay attention
I'm about to sing your song song
B 
B 
C#7 
F#7 
B 
 (B major)  (B major)  (C sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (B major) 

Verse 1
B 
Well,  (B major) I'm not a man appointed judge
E 
To  (E major) bear ill-will and hold a grudge
B 
But I  (B major) think it's time
F#7 
I said me a few choice  (F sharp7) words
B 
All about  (B major) that demon automobile
E 
A  (E major) metal box with the polyglass wheel
B 
F#7 
B 
The  (B major) end result to a  (F sharp7) dream of Henry Ford  (B major) 
F#7 
Well  (F sharp7) I've  got a car that's mine alone
E 
That  (E major) me and the finance company own
B 
F#7 
A  (B major) ready-made pile of manufactured  (F sharp7) grief
B 
B7 
And if I  (B major) ain't out of gas in the  (B7) pouring rain
E 
I'm a- (E major) changin' a flat in a hurricane
B 
F#7 
B 
I  (B major) once spent three days  (F sharp7) lost  on a clover (B major) leaf
C#7 
Well it  (C sharp7) ain't just the smoke and the traffic jam
That makes me the bitter fool I am
But this four-wheel buggy is
F#7 
A-dollaring me to death  (F sharp7) 
C#7 
For gas  (C sharp7) and oils and fluids and grease
And wires and tires and anti freeze
And them accessories
F#7 
Well honey, that's something  (F sharp7) else
B 
Well you can get a  (B major) stereo tape and a color TV
E 
Get a  (E major) back-seat bar and reclining seats
B 
 (B major) And just pay once a month,
F#7 
like you do your  (F sharp7) rent
B 
Well  (B major) I  figured it up and over a period of time
E 
This  (E major) four thousand dollar car of mine
B 
F#7 
Costs  (B major) fourteen thousand  (F sharp7) dollars
B 
And ninety-nine  (B major) cents, well now

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Chorus 1

Lord Mr. Ford, I just wish that you could see

What your simple horseless carriage

has become

Well it seems your contribution to man

To say the least, got a little out of hand

Well Lord Mr. Ford what have you done

Solo 1

Verse 2
B 
Now the  (B major) average American father and mother
E 
Own  (E major) one whole car and half another
B 
 (B major) And I bet that half a car is a
F#7 
 (F sharp7) Trick to buy, don't you
B 
B7 
But the  (B major) thing that amazes  (B7) me, I guess
E 
Is the  (E major) way we measure a man's success
B 
F#7 
By the  (B major) kind of automo (F sharp7) bile
B 
he can afford  (B major) to buy
C#7 
Well now,  (C sharp7) red   light, green light, traffic cop
Right turn, no turn, must turn, stop
Get out the credit card honey,
F#7 
we're out of  (F sharp7) gas
C#7 
Well now,  (C sharp7) all   the cars placed end to end
Would reach to the moon and back again
And there'd probably be some
F#7 
Fool pull out to  (F sharp7) pass
B 
Well now,  (B major) how I yearn for the good old days
E 
With (E major) out that carbon monoxide haze
B 
F#7 
A- (B major) hanging over the roar of the interstate  (F sharp7) 
B 
Well if the Lord  (B major) that made
B7 
the  (B7) moon and stars
E 
Would have  (E major) meant for me
and you to have cars
B 
He'd have  (B major) seen that
F#7 
B 
we were all  (F sharp7) born  with a parking  (B major) space

Chorus 2
F#7 
E7 
B 
 (F sharp7) Lord  Mr. Ford, I just  (E7) wish that you could see  (B major) 
What your simple horseless carriage
F#7 
has become  (F sharp7) 
B 
Well it  (B major) seems your contribution to man
E 
To  (E major) say the least, got a little out of hand
B 
F#7 
B 
Well  (B major) Lord Mr.  (F sharp7) Ford  what have you done  (B major) 

Outro 1

Come away with me Lucille

In my smoking, choking automobile

1973Country

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B/D#
Bdim
F#7/C#
B
C#7
F#7
E
B7
E7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: B majorBPM: 118

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
Bdim: x-2-3-x-3-x
F#7/C#: x-4-4-3-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Lord, Mr. Ford by Jerry Reed, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Jerry Reed.