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Ode To Billy Joe chords by
Dorothy Moore
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Key: Db major•
Verse 1
C
C

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It was the 3rd of June,

another sleepy, dusty day out today

I was out chopping cotton

and my brother was baling hay
F
F

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At dinner time we stopped

and walked back to the house to eat
C
C

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and mama holla at the back door

y 'all remember to wipe your feet

and then she said
F
F

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I got some news this morning

from Choctaw Ridge today
C
C

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Billy Joe McAllister
Bb
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C
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Jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

And Papa said to Mama
Gm
Gm
3

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C
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As he passed around the Black Eyed Peas

Well Billy Joel never had a lick of sense
Gm
Gm
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C
C

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Pass the biscuits please
F
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There were five more acres

in the lower forty

I got to plow
C
C

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And mama said it was a shame

About Billy Joe anyhow
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F

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Seems like nothing ever comes to no good

Up there on Choctaw Ridge
C
C

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And now Billy Joe McAllister
Bb
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Bbsus4
Bbsus4

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C
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Jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

And brother said he recollected when he
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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And Tom and Billy Joe

Put a frog down my back
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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At the Carroll County Picture Show
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F

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And wasn't I talking to him

At the church last Sunday night
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C

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I have another piece of that apple pie

You know it don't seem right
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I saw him at the sawmill yesterday

On Choctaw Ridge
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C

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And now you tell me Billy Joe's
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C
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Jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

And Mama said to me, child,
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Gm
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C
C

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What happened to your appetite?

I've been cooking all morning
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Gm
3

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And you haven't touched
C
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a single bite
F
F

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That nice young preacher,

Brother Taylor dropped by today
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C

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Said he pleased to have dinner on Sunday

Oh, by the way
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He said he saw a girl

that looks a lot like you

Up on Choptown Ridge
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C

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And she and Billy Joe was

blowing something
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And on that Tallahatchie Bridge

A year has come and gone
Gm
Gm
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Since we heard the news
C
C

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About Billy Joe

And brother married Becca Thompson
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C
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They bought a store In Tupelo
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F

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There was a virus going round

Papa caught it

And he died last spring
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C

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And now Mama doesn't seem to

want to do much of anything
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F

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And me, I spend a lot of time

picking flowers

up there on Choctaw Ridge
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C

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And drop them into the muddy water
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off the Tallahatchie Bridge

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Bbsus4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Ode To Billy Joe by Dorothy Moore is Db major.

The primary chords used in Ode To Billy Joe are Db, Gb, Cb, Abm, Cbsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Cb, Abm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Ode To Billy Joe is approximately 105 beats per minute.

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