Roscoe's Rule chords by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

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Verse 1
D 
C 
G 
D 
A 
D 
 (D major)  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) he
A 
lives in a val (A major) ley
D 
G 
where a creek  (D major) runs by him  (G major) 
A 
D 
every single  (A major) day  (D major) 
A 
D 
G 
nothing's  (A major) around to tempt  (D major) or try him  (G major) 
A 
D 
or  (A major) get in his way  (D major) 

Verse 2

walkin back from the morning sunrise

high on top of his hill

looking out over the peace in his valley

is the best feeling that he can feel

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Verse 3

from the tree tops way down far below

he can hear a joyous ringing singing

it's in the rafters

you can hear it blow

la, la, la, la, de, dum, da

Verse 4
D 
A 
'Standing  (D major) in the  (A major) Dark' was his
D 
name  (D major) when I met him
G 
A 
D 
shining  (G major) by his  (A major) own golden  (D major) rule
A 
go where you  (A major) want son and stay
D 
 (D major) where you have to
G 
A 
D 
 (G major) everybody's  (A major) somebody's fool  (D major) 

Verse 5
G 
there's a pounding  (G major) light
A 
coming  (A major) out of the sky
D 
G 
A 
D 
 (D major) and it want (G major) s  to take us  (A major) into the air  (D major) 
G 
A 
D 
 (G major) and set us down on a cloud  (A major) passing by  (D major) 
la, la, la, la, de, dum, da
la, la, la, la, de, dum,
Am 
C 
G 
da  (A minor)  (C major)  (G major) 
D 
Am 
C 
G 
 (D major)  (A minor)  (C major)  (G major) 
D 
 (D major) 
A 
(HARP SO (A major) LO)
Am 
C 
don't you try to  (A minor) ask him  (C major) he'll

Verse 6
just start to laugh and
G 
D 
nev (G major) er tell you what he  (D major) really knows
A 
Am 
 (A major) try to sit and  (A minor) listen
C 
 (C major) you'll end up singing with him
D 
 (D major) la, la, la, la, de, dum, da
la, la, la, la, de, dum,
A 
D 
G 
da  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
A 
D 
A 
D 
 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
(GUITAR SOLO)

Verse 7
G 
A 
D 
G 
from  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) the tree  (G major) tops
A 
way down  (A major) far below
D 
G 
A 
D 
 (D major) you  (G major) can hear a joyous  (A major) ringing  (D major) singing
G 
 (G major) it's in the rafters
A 
D 
you can  (A major) hear it  (D major) blow
la, la, la, la, de, dum, da
la, la, la, la, de, dum, da
la, la, la, la, de, dum, da
la, la, la, la, de, dum, da
Lyrics are copyright 1976, Michael Granda