title: Copperhead Road (12 holeKEY OF C)key: Rockharp type: Chromaticgenre: Cskill: IntermediateCopperhead Road (12 hole Chromatic KEY OF C)Words & Music by Steve EarleKey of C Major Vocal Range C4 to F6Transposed from the originally published keyto the key of C major.Tabbed for a 12 hole Solo Tuned Key of C chromaticTab notations:none = blow – = draw *= button in __ = hold10_11 = slur; move smoothly from note to note (to noteâ¦)10-1010 = the 10 & -10 are grace notes; 10 is the main note.Intro-9__ 10-1010_ 9 -9__ 10-10__ 10-1010_ 9_ 9_ -9_ 9-9__-9__ 10-1010_ 9 -9__ 10-10__ 10-1010_ 9_ 9_ -9_ 9-9__1011____ 101110__ 9__ 9-9___________Mandolin interlude-6_ -6_ -6_ 5_ 5_ 5 -5_ 5_-5__5_-4Well, my_ nameâs John Lee Pet-ti_-more._____-3 -4 -4_ 3 3 3 -1 -2 3 3 3__-2_-1Same as my_ daddy and his daddy before.___5 -6 -6 -6 -6 5_ 5_ 5 5 -5_ -5__5_-4You hardly ev-er saw Granddaddy down here.___3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 3 3_ -2_3_ 3 3_-2He on-ly come to town a-bout twice a year.3 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 5_ 5 -3 5_ -5 5-5__Heâd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line.-3 -4 -4 -4 -3-4_ -2 -1* 3_ 3_ -23__Ev-âry-bod-y knew_ that he made moonshine.6 6 6 66_ -56_ -5 5 -6_ -6 -6 6_Now, the revenue man_ wanted granddaddy bad.6 -6 -6 -6 -2 6 5 5 5 5 -5 -5_ -3_3 5 5He headed up a holler with ev-ârything he_ had. Itâs be-6_ 6_ 6 5 -6_ -6 6_fore my time, well, Iâve been told,-3 -6 -6 -6_ 6_ -3 4_ -5 -5 -5__5_-4he never came back from Copperhead Road.___Mandolin6 -6 -6 -6 -6 5 5 5 5 5 -5_ -5__Now, Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block dodge.-3 -4 -4 -4 3 3 3 -1 -2 3 3__Bought it at an auction at the Ma-sonâs Lodge.-6 -6 -6 -6 5 5 5 5 5 -5_ -5__5_-4Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side.___3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 3 3 3 -2_3 3__-2Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inâside.-6 -6 -6 -6 5 5 5 -3 5_ -5 5-5__Well, him and my uncle tore that en-gine down.-3 -3 -4 -4 -3 -2 3 3 -23__I still reâmem-ber that rumblinâ sound.6 6 6 6 6_ -5 6_ -5 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6_Well, the sheriff came aâround in the middle of the night.-6 -6 -2 6 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -3_3 5 5Heard Ma-ma cryinâ, knew somethinâ wasnât right. He was6_ 6_ 6 -5 5 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6__headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load.-3 -3 -6 -6 -6_ 6_ -3 4 4 5 -5 -5 -5_5_-4You could smell the whiskey burninâ down Copperhead Road.__Bridge77777 77777 77777 77777 -4_-5 -5_ -5_ 5 -5 6-5_5 5_-5-5_ 6 6_-6 8 -6_ -6_6 5 5 6-5_5 3_ -5_ 3_ -4_-5 -5_ -5_ 5-5 6-5_5 5_-5 -5_ 6 6_-6 8 -6_ -6_6 5 5 6-5_5 3_ -5_ 3_3_ 5_ 5_ -5 6 -66_5 3_ 6_ 5_ 6_-6 7 6 6_5 -5 5 -4_3 -12_-2 3_ 3 3 4_ 4_ 5_ -5 6 -66_5 3_ 6_ 5_ 6_-6 7 6 6_5-5 5 -4_3 -12_-2 3_ 3_ -2_3 -5 4 -4_3 -2 3 -3_3 -2 3__-3 -6 6 -6_ -6 -6 5 5 5 5 -5__5_-4I volunteered for the army on my birthday.-3 -4 -4 -4 3 3 3 -1 -2 3 3__-2_-1They draft the white trash first âround here a-ny-way.____5 -6 -6 -6 -6 5 5 5 5 -5 -5__5_-4I done two tours of duty in Viet-nam_____-4_ -4_ -4_ 3 3_ -2_3_ 3 3_-2I_ came home with a_ brand-new plan.-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 5_ 5 -3 5 -5_ 5-5___I take the seed from Col-um-bi-a and Mex-i_-co.___-3 -4 -3 -4 -4 -4 -3 -4 -2 -1* 3_ 3_ -23___I just plant it up a holler down Cop-per-head Road._6 6 6 6 6_ -56_ -5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6_Well, the D. E. A.âs got_ a chopper in the air.6 -6 -6 -6 -2 6 5 5 55_ -3_3I wake up screaming like Iâm back over there.-3_ 5 5 6 6 6 5_ -6_ -6 -6 -6 6__I_ learned a thing or two from Charlie, donât you know.-3 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -3 4_ -5 -5_ -5__5_-4You better stay a-way from Copperhead Road.___Outro7 7 7_ -67__-6_-5_Copperhead Road.______7 7 7_ -67__-6_-5_Copperhead Road.______ 7 7 7_ -67__-6_-5_Copperhead Road.______