Revenue Man Blues chords by Charley Patton

SimplifiedG · Em · C · Abm

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Verse 1
G 
Em 
C 
G 
Lord, the revenue men is ridin', boy,
C 
you'd better look out
G 
Abm 
G 
(Aw, sure, if it ain't Purvis)
C 
G 
Lord, the revenue men is ridin', boy,
you'd better look out
(Boy, if he hollers at you,
Abm 
G 
you don't stop, boy)
C 
If he hollers at you, don't stop,
G 
you will likely be knocked out

Verse 2
G 
Well, I don't allow her salt water, well,
she always wants a drink
(Got to have a drink)
C 
I don't allow her salt water,
G 
she always wants a drink
(Wanna drink? See you with a bottle,
though)
C 
If they see you with a bottle,
G 
C 
G 
Em 
G 
they will almost break your neck

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Verse 3
G 
Oh, take me home through, Lord,
that shy nest door
(Aw, sure)
C 
I said take me home through
G 
that shy nest door
(She don't need no telephone
to get there, aw, sure)
She don't need no telephone,
C 
G 
daddy will take you in his car

Verse 4
G 
Oh, come on mama,
let us go to the edge of town
(Aw, sure)
C 
Come on, mama,
G 
let us go to the edge of town
(Baby, I know where Charley's got
his other nest built at)
C 
I know where there's another bird
G 
nest built down on the ground

Verse 5
G 
Oh, I wake up every mornin' now with
the jinx all around my bed
(Aw, sure)
C 
G 
I wakes up every mornin' with the jinx all
around my bed
(You know I have them jinx here now)
I have been a good provider
C 
G 
, but I believe I've been misled