Jerry Jeff Walker – Up Against The Wall Red Neck (Guitar)

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[Intro] E [Verse 1]
       E           A
He was born in Oklahoma

        B7                                 E
And his wife's name was Betty Lou Thelma Liz

         E                             A
And he's not responsible for what he's doin'

           B7                      E
'Cause his mother made him what he is
[Chorus]
         E                           A
And it's up against the wall redneck mother

B7                             E
Mother who has raised a son so well

     E                             A
He's thirty-four and drinkin' in a honky-tonk

     B7                                 E
Just kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell
[Verse 2]
E                       A
  He sure does like his Falstaff beer

            B7                                  E
He likes to chase it down with that Wild Turkey liquor

             E            A
He drives a '57 GMC pickup truck

         B7               E
He got a gun rack, a Goat Roper Needs Love Too sticker
[Chorus]
         E                           A
And it's up against the wall redneck mother

B7                             E
Mother who has raised a son so well

     E                             A
He's thirty-four and drinkin' in a honky-tonk

     B7                                 E
Just kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell
[Solo] E A B7 E E A B7 E [Verse 3]
E                                        A
  M is for the mud flaps she gave me for my pickup truck

B7                                 E
   O is for the oil I put on my hair

E
  T is for T-Bird

A
  H is for Haggard

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   E is for eggs, and

E        N.C.
R is for ... REDNECK
[Chorus]
E                           A
Up against the wall redneck mother

B7                             E
Mother who has raised a son so well

     E                             A
He's thirty-four and drinkin' in a honky-tonk

B7                                 E
Kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell

     E                           A
It's up against the wall redneck mother

B7                             E
Mother who has raised a son so well

     E                             A
He's thirty-four and drinkin' in a honky-tonk

     B7                                 E
Just kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell
[Outro]
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Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA