Woody Guthrie – Crawdad Song (Guitar)

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The Crawdad Song by Woody Guthrie
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo I Key Eb [Intro] | D | D | D | D | | D | D | A7 | A7 | | D | D | G | G | | D | A7 | D | G | [Chorus]
D
You get a line and I'll get a pole, honey

                                    A7
You get a line and I'll get a pole, babe

D
You get a line and I'll get a pole

G
We'll go fishing in the crawdad hole

D      A     D
Honey, baby of, mine     (Wooh!)
[Interlude] | D | D | D | D |
               | D | D  | A7 | A7 |
                             (Hey Hey!)

               | D | D  | G  | G  |
                        (Hey! Boy, don't let him get away)
| D | A7 | D | G | | D | D | D | D | | D | D | A7 | A7 | | D | D | G | G | | D | A7 | D | G | [Verse]
D
Hurry up babe, you slept too late, honey

                                   A7
Hurry up babe, you slept too late, babe

D
Hurry up honey, you slept too late

    G
The crawdad man done passed your gate

D      A7      D
Honey, babe of mine
[Verse]
D
Sell your crawdads three for a dime, honey

                                     A7
Sell your crawdads three for a dime, babe

D
Sell your crawdads three for a dime

G
Your crawdads ain't good as mine

D      A7      D
Honey, babe of mine     (Wooh!)
[Verse]
D
What' you gonna do when the lake goes dry, honey

                                           A7
What' you gonna do when the lake goes dry, babe

D
What' you gonna do when the lake goes dry

G
Sit on the bank watch the crawdads die

D      A7      D
Honey, babe of mine
[Verse]
        D
Now, if you want to hear Son' Terry play, honey

                                     A7
If you want to hear Son' Terry play, babe

   D
If you want to hear Son' Terry play

G
Sonny and I are gonna take it away

D           A7        D
Honny, play right on, Sonny
[Interlude] | D | D | D | D |
               | D | D  | A7 | A7 |
                             (Hey! Hey!)
| D | D | G | G | | D | A7 | D | G | [Verse]
D
Hurry up babe, you slept to late, baby

                                   A7
Hurry up babe, you slept too late, babe

D
Hurry up babe, you slept too late

G
The crawdad man went past your gate

D      A7      D
Honey, babe of mine     (Wooh!)
{Verse]
  D
I heard the duck say to the drake, honey

                                   A7
I heard the duck say to the drake, babe

 D
Heard the duck say to the drake

G
Ain't no crawdads in this lake

D      G       D
Honey, babe of mine     (Wooh!)
[Verse]
          D
There's a little bitty baby, nine days old, honey

                                  A7
Little bitty baby, nine days old, sweet thang

D
Little bitty baby, nine days old

G
Stuck his finger in a crawdad hole

D    A7        D
Hey, hey, hey, hey
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