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Willie And Laura Mae Jones

Tony Joe White
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
C
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------8-10-8-10-------------|(bend +hold)
G--7-H-9---7-H-9---7-H-9---7------------9-----------------------|
D-----------------------------7-H-9---7-------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e---------------------|
B--10-8-10(b)-8-------|
G---------------7-S-9-|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
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
Fill
e---------------|
B---------------|
G--2(b)---------|
D-----2---------|
A---------------|
E---------------|
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
 PLAY INTRO
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
 PLAY INTRO w/wah pedal
 Fade out & ad lib
 If it's wrong let me know!!

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Readable chord sheet for Willie And Laura Mae Jones by Tony Joe White

[E]                          [G]          [A]           [C]
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------8-10-8-10-------------|(bend +hold)
G--7-H-9---7-H-9---7-H-9---7------------9-----------------------|
D-----------------------------7-H-9---7-------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

    [D]         [E]
e---------------------|
B--10-8-10(b)-8-------|
G---------------7-S-9-|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|

[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

Fill
e---------------|
B---------------|
G--2(b)---------|
D-----2---------|
A---------------|
E---------------|

[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!!

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