Guy Clark – Sis Draper (Guitar)

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Guy Clark (from Cold Dog Soup) Most verses and chorus' use pickup notes. These are on the 4 & (or just last &) beats of the previous measure. I wrote these out like: E (pickup notes) Kick your E A E (first beat of the measure is on Shoes) shoes off in the corner Mama [Intro] E A E B E B E B E A E B E A B E [Verse]
E
Kick your

E         A      E
shoes off in the corner Mama

B
Tuck the babies all up snug

E     A        E
  Sis Draper's comin' over,

E      A     B     E
we all gonna cut a rug
[Verse]
E
When you

E         A      E
see that lantern swingin' yonder

B
Comin' up the Holler Road

     E       A      E
Them dogs'll get to barkin'

E               A      B      E
Ought to tie em all up with a rope
[Chorus]
E        A      E      B
You boys better get in tune

    E        B     E       B
Sis Draper's gonna be here soon

      E         A       E       B
Don't shoot no dice nor get too tight

          E     A         B   E
If you're gonna pick with Sis tonight
[Verse]
E
Now

E        A             E
She came down from the Boston mountains

B
There was lightnin' in the air

E     A       E
Honey on them fiddle strings

E A        B      E
  Magnolia in her hair
[Verse]
E
Now

E       A       E
She's a diamond in the rough

B
If you can't see the shine that's tough

E        A             E
Play all night for the likes of us

E   A        B       E
Sis Draper's got the touch
[Chorus]
E
She'll

E        A        E         B
play all night if she feels like it

E         B           E      B
Have some fruit punch if you spike it

E         A        E     B
Sis don't care who don't like it

         E       A     B         E
See, ol' Sis has got a Hell of a bow arm on her
[Verse]
E           A      E
She stepped up and sawed one off

B
And uncle Cleve dropped his jaw

E              A         E
Said she's the best I ever saw

E        A       B    E
She must be from Arkansas
[Verse]
E       A       E
I think Grandpa used to date her

B
Grandma says she still hates her

E       A      E
All the fellas stand up straighter

E      A        B      E
In the presence of Sis Draper
[Chorus]
E
Sis

E      A      E       B
Draper is the devil's daughter

E         B      E     B
Plays the fiddle Daddy bought her

E        A        E    B
Plays it like her mama taught her

E       A         B    E
She's a travelin' Arkansawyer
[Verse]
E       A      E
Put her fiddle in a box

B
Said it's getting awful late

      E      A      E
She's on her way to Little Rock

           A          E
And Little Rock can't wait
[spoken]
E
So we all stood out in the yard

B
Hands all full of watermelon

E
Watcher her leave watched her go

A       B       E
Wishin' we was in that wagon
[Chorus]
E
Sis

E      A      E       B
Draper is the devil's daughter

E         B      E     B
Plays the fiddle Daddy bought her

E        A        E    B
Plays it like her mama taught her

E       A         B    E
She's a travelin' Arkansawyer