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Old Man Willis chords by
Nat Stuckey
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Verse 1
D
D

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Down in West Cal Parish,

about 20 miles from Arkansas

Left a man and his wife

and four or five children

The weirdest people I ever saw,
G
G

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old man Willis
D
D

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That's what everybody called him
A
A

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He used to chase his young 'uns
G
G

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and his wife
D
D

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With his jimbo -yung knife

Well, he had four coons,

a cat and a hound dog

That stayed in the same house with him

They ate from his dinner table,
G
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D
D

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drank from his water bucket

Slept in the same bed with him,

old man Willis
G
G

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D

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Where do y 'all come from?
A
A

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He used to chase his youngins
G
G

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and his poor wife
D
D

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With his double -bladed hunting knife

Well, mama say she thought he was crazy

That he say he just a drunk

Some people say that he

made his living

makin' whiskey
Ab
Ab
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in the Beth River swamps
D
D

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G
G

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Old man Willis,
D
D

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where do you get your bread?
A
A

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He used to chase his young 'uns
G
G

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and his poor wife
D
D

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With his jimbo and a knife

We used to see him comin'

down the dirt road

In his forty -nine pocket

Mama would holler,

y 'all get under the house

With his drive like a maniac
A
A

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G
G

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D
D

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G

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Old Man Willis,
D
D

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where do y 'all come from?
A
A

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He used to chase his youngins
G
G

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and his poor wife
D
D

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With his jimbo and knife
G
G

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Old Man Willis,
D
D

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where do y 'all come from?
A
A

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He finally caught his young 'uns
G
G

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and his poor wife
D
D

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With his double -bladed hunting knife
Outro 1
D
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Ab

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Old Man Willis by Nat Stuckey is D major.

The primary chords used in Old Man Willis are D, G, A, Ab.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Old Man Willis is approximately 136 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Old Man Willis 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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