Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Am G Am C G Am Am G Am C G Am [Verse 1]

^AmSis Draper had a ^Gguitar player ^AmNamed Kentucky Sue And ev^Cerywhere o^Gld Sis played Sue was picking ^Amtoo

[Verse 2]

^AmThey worked their way from to^Gwn to town ^AmFiddled their way out west And e^Cvery place she b^Glew through They said she was the ^Ambest

[Chorus]

They pl^Gayed the dances, played the bars Bene^Amath the Western stars S^Gis was getting on in years She li^Amved it pretty hard Burned b^Goth ends of the candle And b^Emroke many a h^Ameart

[Instrumental] G Am C Am C G Am G Am C Am C G Am [Verse 3]

Now o^Amut in Old New M^Gexico S^Amnowstorm coming on Th^Cey thought they'd just w^Gait it out And play the El Pat^Amron

[Verse 4]

Now s^Amome old gal with c^Goal black eyes Was ^Amin a jealous tiff She w^Cas quite sure h^Ger old man Was slipping round with ^AmSis

[Chorus]

She was a wa^Gitress at the El Patron Out ^Amon the edge of town She p^Goisoned Sis's whiskey And ^AmSis just drank it down Sis s^Gtarted feeling poorly So she l^Emaid her fiddle d^Amown

[Instrumental] G Am C Am C G Am G Am C Am C G Am [Verse 5]

^AmOut behind the ^GEl Patron They d^Amug a shallow grave L^Caid her down benea^Gth the ground The fiddle in the coffin c^Amase With the fi^Gddle in the coffin c^Amase

[Verse 6]

Kent^Amucky Sue played S^Ghady Grove On her o^Amld beat-up guitar T^Cears rolling do^Gwn her face She took it pretty h^Amard

[Chorus]

Now so^Gmewhere in the distance You could h^Amear the mission bells S^Gome folks go to heaven S^Amome folks go to hell Sis Dr^Gaper went to Arkansas And that's ^Emall there is to t^Amell

[Instrumental] G Am C Am C G Am G Am C Am C G Am

Guy Clark - The death of sis draper