Shovels & Rope - Kembas got the cabbage moth blues
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Cary Ann is a madwoman on the guitar, so this tune can be hard to keep up with. I suggest watching
a video of them playing to help with the timing and to see what she's doing with the bass notes
(it's a lot of hopping between C and G). The chords should be good though.
"Kemba's Got the Cabbage Moth Blues"
by Shovels & Rope
O' Be Joyful
CHot shit singer in a low rent dive, looking like she wanna eat a Gman alive
CLegs getting to kicking in her worn out shoes, Kembaâs got the cabbage Gmoth blues
CLaundry in Los Angeles and ol' St. Lou, left Carolina with a Gload or two
CDown in Kentucky, she got 'em hanging on the line, mama always dressed so fine G
FTell Kentucky how ya turnip greens grow
CTell California every thing you know
Tell New York, tell Tennessee
Come to Carolina and ya Gdrink's on Cme
CToo much chickens in the hen house now, hens stay in, Groosters get out
CSee that red chicken sitting on an egg, the fox got the rooster and the Grooster got dead
CGotta plant a row to get a pot of beans, how ya keep the cabbage mouth Goff your greens
CJust put hot peppers right on the leaves, you better wash em off good before you Gserve em to me
FTell Kentucky how ya turnip greens grow
CTell California every thing you know
Tell New York, tell Tennessee
Come to Carolina and ya Gdrink's on Cme
It was Fwhiskey and the whiskey and the whiskey and the whiskey
and the whiskey and the whiskey while the music did play
I Chope my mama didnât float away
I heard that the Cumberland was Gout of the bank
FTell Kentucky how ya turnip greens grow
CTell California every thing you know
Tell New York, tell Tennessee
Come to Carolina and ya Gdrink's on Cme
FTell Kentucky how ya turnip greens grow
CTell California every thing you know
Tell New York, tell Tennessee
Come to Carolina and ya Gdrink's on Fme C