Willie And Laura Mae Jones
Tony Joe WhiteVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors as long time back
They lived right down the road from us in a shack just like our shack
We worked in the fields together and we learned to count on each other
When you live off the land you don't have time to think about another man's
colour
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
But that was another place and another time
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We'd sit out on the front porch in the evening when the sun went down
Willie would play and Laura would sing and the chillins would dance around
And I'd bring over my guitar and we'd play into the night
And every now and then Willie would grin and say "Boy you play alright"
And that made me feel so good
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
But that was another place and another time
FILL
I remember we'd hitch up the mules when Saturday rolled around
We'd always stop by Willie's house and say "Do y'all need anything from town"
He'd say "No but why don't y'all stop on your way back home
And I'll get Laura Mae to cook up some corn poms"
And you know they're good!
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
But that was another place and another time
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The years rolled past our land and took back what they'd given
And we all knew we'd have to move if we was gonna make a living
So we all moved off and went our seperate ways
And it sure has hard to say goodbye to Willie and Laura Mae
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
But that was another place and another time
The years rolled past our door and we heard from them no more
Till I saw Willie down town the other day
I said y'all stop by tonight and we can sit out and eat a bite
We'd love to see your chillins and Laura Mae
He shook his head real slow spoke with his eyes so kind
This is another place and another time
REPEAT CHORUS X2
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Readable chord sheet for Willie And Laura Mae Jones by Tony Joe White
[E] [G] [A] [C]
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B-----------------------------------------8-10-8-10-------------|(bend +hold)
G--7-H-9---7-H-9---7-H-9---7------------9-----------------------|
D-----------------------------7-H-9---7-------------------------|
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[D] [E]
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[E]Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors as long time back
They [A7]lived right down the road from us in a [E]shack just like our shack
We worked in the fields together and we [A7]learned to count on ea[E]ch other
When you live off the land you [C]don't have time to [D]think about another man's
[E]colour
The [C]cotton was high and the [D]corn was growing [E]fat
But [C]that was another [D]place and another [E]time
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[E]We'd sit out on the front porch in the evening when the sun went down
[A7]Willie would play and Laura would sing and the c[E]hillins would dance around
And I'd bring over my guitar and we'd [A7]play into the [E]night
And every now and then [C]Willie would grin and say "[D]Boy you play al[E]right"
And that made me feel so good
The [C]cotton was high and the [D]corn was growing [E]fat
But [C]that was another [D]place and another [E]time
FILL
[E]I remember we'd hitch up the mules when Saturday rolled around
We'd [A7]always stop by Willie's house and say "[E]Do y'all need anything from town"
He'd say "No but why don't y'all [A7]stop on your way back [E]home
And I'll get Laura [A]Mae to cook up some [E]corn poms"
And you know they're good!
The [C]cotton was high and the [D]corn was growing [E]fat
But [C]that was another [D]place and another [E]time
PLAY INTRO
[E]The years rolled past our land and took back what they'd given
And w[A7]e all knew we'd have to move [E]if we was gonna make a living
So we all moved off and [A7]went our seperate [E]ways
And it sure has hard to [C]say goodbye to [D]Willie and Laura [E]Mae
The [C]cotton was high and the [D]corn was growing [E]fat
But [C]that was another [D]place and another [E]time
[E]The years rolled past our door and we heard from them no more
[A7]Till I saw Willie down town the other d[E]ay
I said y'all stop by tonight and [A7]we can sit out and eat a bite
[E]We'd love to see your [A]chillins and Laura [E]Mae
[C]He shook his head real [D]slow [C]spoke with his eyes [D]so kind
[C]This is another [D]place and another t[E]ime
REPEAT CHORUS X2
PLAY INTRO w/wah pedal
Fade out & ad lib
If it's wrong let me know!!