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The Ballad Of Jed Clampett

Earl Scruggs

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Ballad of Jed Clampett
by Earl Scruggs
Key of A, 4/4, capo off

      G       G       A     D       
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------0---0---------------|
G|-----0---0-0-------0-2---2-------|
D|-0-0-----------------------0-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

     D       D       G       G
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------0-2---2---0---0---------|
D|-0-4-0-4---------4-------2-0-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

     G       G       C       C#
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------0---0-0-1---1-1-2-----|
G|---0---0-------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

     D       D       D       G
e|---------------------------------|
B|-2-3---3-3-3---3-3---------------|
G|---------------------------0-----|
D|-------------------0-2-4-0-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

(Play G for four beats)
(Repeat 2 more times)

Lyrics:
Come �n� listen to my story �bout a man named Jed,
a poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed.
And then one day he was shootin� at some food 
when up from the ground came a bubblin� crude.

Oil, that is, black gold, Texas tea.

Then the next thing you know ol� Jed�s a millionaire,
kin folks said it�s time to move away from there.
Said California is the place that you oughta be,
so they loaded up their folks and they moved to Beverly

Hills, that is, swimmin� pools, and movie stars.

So now it�s time to say good-bye to Jed and all his kin.
They would would like to thank you folks for kindly steppin� in.
Ya�ll come back next week to this locality,
to have a heapin� helpin� of their hospitality!

Ya�ll come back now ya here?

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The Ballad Of Jed Clampett

Earl Scruggs