Misc Traditional – Goober Peas (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Key of C (Capo on second fret if you want to play in D)
[Intro]
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D|---------------------0----------2--0--2----------0------|
A|-2------0---2---3---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(1)Sit - ting by the road - side on a sum - mer's day
(2)When a horse - man pass - es, the sol - diers have a rule
(3)Just be - fore the bat - tle, the Gen' ral hears a row.
(4)I think my song has last - ed al - most long e - nough.

[Verse 1]
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D|----------------------0-------0----2-----0---------------|
A|-2-------0----2----3--------------------------3----2----0|
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(1)Chat - ting with my mess - mates pas - sing time a - way
(2)To cry out their loud - est, "Mis - ter, here's your mule!"
(3)He says, "The Yanks are com - ing, I hear their ri - fles now!"
(4)The sub - ject's in - ter - esting but the rhymes are might - y rough.

[Verse 2]
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D|-------------------0---------------4-----2-----4---------|
A|--2----0---2---3-----------------------------------------|
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(1)Ly - ing in the shad - ows un - der - neath the trees
(2)But a - noth - er cus - tom en - chant - ing - er than these
(3)He looks down the road - way, and what d'you think he sees?
(4)I wish this war was o - ver, so free from rags and fleas.

[Verse 3]
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D|------------------4----2------------0---------4----------|
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(1)Good - ness how de - li - cious, eat - ing goo - ber peas!
(2)Is wear - ing out your grind - ers eat - ing goo - ber peas!
(3)The Georg - ia Mil - i - tia eat - ing goo - ber peas!
(4)We'd kiss our wives and sweet-hearts, and gob - ble goo - ber peas!

[Chorus]
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D|---------0-----------2---------------------0-------------|
A|---2-----------3-----------0-----2---3----------2--------|
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   Peas, peas, peas, peas, eat - ing goo - ber peas.

[Verse 4]
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B|---0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2---0--------------0------------0---------2---0|
D|------------------4----2------------0---------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
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   Good - ness how de - li - cious, eat - ing goo - ber peas!