lower 48 chords by
The Gourds

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Key: D minor•

Intro 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 1

Am

Am

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Florida

C

C

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shakes in the mystery of numbers

Pan handlers cookin them road kill wings

Am

Am

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C

C

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Texas drinks from 1100 springs

F

F

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C

C

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Cotton mouth and the copperhead are king

Interlude 1

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 2

Am

Am

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Neb raska asks if you're

C

C

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up to the task of

F

F

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C

C

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Corn in a basket what ya gonna say

Am

Am

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C

C

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California likes to kill ther gov'ners

F

F

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C

C

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In a pool of blood on a super highway

Interlude 2

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Verse 3

C

C

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Montana's cold as the

titties on witches

Freeze yer fine hairs and

F

F

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C

C

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yer britches too

Am

Am

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C

C

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Minnesota is a site in the summer

F

F

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C

C

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But a Louisiana ditch is just another bayou

Interlude 3

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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F

F

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C

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Am

Am

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Verse 4

C

C

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Aladambama and Mississippi do

F

F

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C

C

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Muggy in the summer and Christmas too

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Am

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C

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F

F

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C

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Ok lahoma is a dirty red mean

F

F

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Native American slot machine

C

C

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Am

Am

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Interlude 4

C

C

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F

F

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C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 5

Am

Am

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Ate

C

C

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the fuzz off a Georgia peach

F

F

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C

C

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South Carolina I learned to preach

Am

Am

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Married my cousin up in

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Arkansas

F

F

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C

C

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Married two more when I got to Utah

Interlude 5

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

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Am

Am

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C

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F

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C

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F

F

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Virgina, West Virginia, Kentucky,

Verse 6

C

C

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Tennessee

Vermont, Delaware, Missouri

C

C

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C

C

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Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming,

C

C

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Rhode Island

C

C

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Pennsylvania, Arizona,

C

C

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North Carolina

Am

Am

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C

C

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C

C

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Michigan, Maine, Maryland, Idaho

F

F

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C

C

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Connecticut, Massachussets, Ohio

C

C

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Nevada, Wisconsin, Oregon

Kansas, Iowa, Washington

C

C

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New Hampshire, New York,

New Jersey, New Mexico

Verse 7

North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado

Am

Am

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C

C

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Wake up lads, we're runnin late

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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F

F

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Rackin my rig in the Lower48

Outro 1

Am

Am

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F

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Am

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F

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F

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Am

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Am

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F

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Chords

Am
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Capo: 5

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of lower 48 by The Gourds is D minor.

The primary chords used in lower 48 are Dm, F, Bb.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, F, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of lower 48 is approximately 146 beats per minute.

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