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Ode To Billie Joe chords by
Jackie Wilson
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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C
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D
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It was the 3rd of June,

another sleepy, dusty day today

Sis was out shopping cotton,

yeah, yeah, I was bailing hay
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G

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And at dinner time we stopped

and walked back to eat
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D

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And my mama hollered out the back door,

Y 'all remember to wipe your feet
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G

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Then she said,

I got some news this mornin'

from Choctaw Ridge
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D

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Today Billy Joe McAllister
C
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Jumped off the Tallahassee Bridge

You know my papa said to my mama

As they passed around

the black eyed peas

Well Billy Joe never had a licker since

Pass the biscuits please
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There's five more acres in the low forty
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I've got to plow
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And mama said it was a shame

about Billy Joe anyhow
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G

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Seems like nothing ever

comes to no good

up on Choctaw Ridge
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D

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And now my buddy Billy Joe McAllister
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C

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D
D

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jumped off a Tallahatchie bridge

I said I recollected when me

and Tom and Billy Joe

Put a frog down since his back

at Carroll's County Picture Show
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G

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And I was talkin' to him at church

last Sunday night
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D

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And I saw him at the sawmill,

yeah, and it seemed all right
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I remember I saw him at

the sawmill

yesterday on Choctaw Ridge
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D

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And now you tell me, Billy Joe
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D
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jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

Mama said to sis, child,
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what's happened
Dsus4
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to your appetite?
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Am
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I've been cooking all morning,
Dsus4
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and you haven't
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D

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touched a single bite
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That nice young preacher,
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Brother Taylor dropped by yesterday
D
D

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Said he'd be pleased to have dinner

on Sunday,
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D

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an d by the way
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He said he saw a young lady down,

down on Choptop Ridge
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D

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Looked like you, she and Billy Joe
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was throwing something out
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D

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At the Tallahatchie Bridge

One year has come and gone
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Since we heard the news
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D

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Am
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about Billy Joe
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D

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My father married Becky Thompson
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They had a story to blow

There was a virus going round

Papa thought he could die last spring
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D

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And now my momma doesn't seem
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to want to do much of anything
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And me, I spend my time with my sis,
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picking flowers on Choctaw Ridge
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We take them and drop them
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into the muddy waters
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D

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off of the Tallahatchie Bridge
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D
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Bye Billy, bye buddy, oh yeah
Outro 1
D
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Dsus4

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Ode To Billie Joe by Jackie Wilson is D major.

The primary chords used in Ode To Billie Joe are D, C, G, F, Dsus4, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, C, G, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Ode To Billie Joe is approximately 122 beats per minute.

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