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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
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Eb
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6

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Ab
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Verse 1
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G

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Old Papa Joe,

livin' on the bayou,
Ab
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G

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comin' after me with a gun
Eb
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and a dog.
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Everybody say that he's gonna kill me
F
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and let his big dog take a bite of me.
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Eb
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Ab
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Ab
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Ab
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I ran so fast that I lost my breath
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My legs couldn't take another step

And ol' Papa Joe's still

a -comin' after me

His big ol' dog won't survive to meet
C
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Me, oh my, oh what can I do?

I couldn't swim a leak

and my pee -rook shot clear
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Water rushed in and I got wet
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I'll never get out of this mess I'm in
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I'll never get out of this mess
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Eb
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Ab
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I'm in

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Joe caught me at the Bayou's edge,
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his big old dog took a bite from my leg

I pleaded and I begged him for my life,

I said I'd take his daughter for my wife
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And now Joe is my papa -in -law,
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he calls me son and I call him pa
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And we go fishing at the

Bayou's edge,
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where my pirogue sunk

and his dog bit my leg
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Me, oh my, oh what can I do?
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Swim a lake and my pimoche

I'd live through
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Water rustin' and I'd die with it
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G

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Lost my freedom at the Bayou, say
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Lost my freedom at the Bayou, say
C
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Lost my freedom at the Bayou, say

Lost my freedom at the Bayou,
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Ab
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say
Outro 1

You
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

  • F

  • D

  • C

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Ol' Papa Joe by Swampwater is G major.

The primary chords used in Ol' Papa Joe are G, Eb, Ab, F, D, C.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Ol' Papa Joe is approximately 146 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Ol' Papa Joe using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Swampwater.

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