Speed trap chords by
Hoyt Axton

N/A•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 1

C

C

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F

F

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I'm the cop in a little bitty town

G

G

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C

C

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And I don't get much pay

G

G

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C

C

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Oh, but I caught seventeen

F

F

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out of state cars

G

G

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And four of my friends today

C

C

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Verse 2

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Yeah, I let the hometown boys go home

G

G

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C

C

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They paid five dollars bail

Oh, but all the drivers in

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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The out of state cars had to go to jail

G

G

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Well, they

Verse 3

C

C

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G

G

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hollered and they moaned

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F

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And they cried and they groaned

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G

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C

C

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G

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They all swore that they'd sue

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C

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F

F

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But the judge was high and so was I

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G

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And we needed the money too

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C

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Verse 4

Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Yeah, the judge and me got a deal

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G

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C

C

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You see we split the money fair

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G

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Except for thirty percent

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F

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to the county seat

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G

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To keep the law out of our hair

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C

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Verse 5

G

G

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C

C

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And old Charlie's working

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G

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C

C

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F

F

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out real good

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G

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Down at the corner store where

C

C

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G

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C

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G

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The red light is he sees

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F

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them out of state

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G

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C

C

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Plates two blocks away

And when they get right up on

G

G

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Fm

Fm

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F

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Top of that green light

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G

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Old Charlie pushes that

C

C

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secret button

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G

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Underneath the corner

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C

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F

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drugstore counter

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G

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That yellow light only lasts for

C

C

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A tenth of a second

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G

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Oh, the

Verse 6

C

C

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G

G

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county pays me

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F

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about forty a week

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G

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C

C

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Ain't that the living end

If it wasn't for them tourists in

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F

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Them out of state cars

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G

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C

C

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I'd have no look to spend

G

G

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But the way

Verse 7

C

C

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F

F

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it stands this year so far

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G

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C

C

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I've made a hundred thou

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G

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F

F

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For a high school dro

pout I'm a doin' fine

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G

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I make more than the president now

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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Of course he's hon est

Verse 8

C

C

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F

F

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So if you're driving down the road

G

G

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C

C

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And flashing lights you see

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C

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If they're on a top of

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a red Rolls Royce

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G

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C

C

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You can bet your boots it's me

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'Cause I'm

Verse 9

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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the cop in a little bitty town

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G

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C

C

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G

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And I'd sure like to see

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C

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G

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F

F

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All the drivers in them out of state cars

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G

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Try to get by me

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C

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G

G

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
F
Am
Fm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Speed trap by Hoyt axton is C major.

The primary chords used in Speed trap are G, C, F, Am, Fm.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Speed trap is approximately 154 beats per minute.

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