Old Crow Medicine Show - Bootleggers Boy

old crow medicine show
bootlegger’s boy
standard tuning

tabbed by : colin long
email : colinlong76@gmail . com

F# chord :

E – – 2 – –
B – – 2 – –
G – – 2 – –
D – – 4 – –
A – – 4 – –
E – – 2 – –

intro : A , E , A , E , A , E , A , E , D , A , E , A , E , A

* * the A – E transition is very quick so hardly one strum is required on the E chords .

A E A E A
i was born and raised , a bootlegger’s boy ,

E A E A
in the cherokee hills , i applied my trade ,

E D A E A E A
in mountain city , i had me a time , just makin’ money , on moonshine .

interlude : A , E , A , E , A . . .

E A E A
so i hauled my load , into knoxville town ,

E A E A
i met me a gal , and we knocked around ,

E D A
but them knoxville girls , can’t leave me alone ,

E A E A
in my suits so fine , and my bottle of corn .

chorus :
D A F# A
i’m going back to mountain city , where i can make another run ,

F# A D A
load my trunk , with moonshine whisky , i Am a brave , bootlegger’s son .

interlude : A , E , A , E , A . . .

E A E A
so i sold that corn , to the circuit judge ,

E A E A
on the public square , to mayor trent ,

E D A
but i met with trouble , on the tracks one night ,

E A E A
with a drunken man , i commenced to fight .

interlude : A , E , A , E , A . . .

E A E A
yeah i fought five rounds , then i put him away ,

E A E A
with a wicked jab , from a razor blade ,

E D A
and the women screamed , as the bottles broke ,

E A E A
on stony ground , where the blood did flow .

chorus :
D A F# A
i’m going back to mountain city , gonna make those revenues run

F# A F# A
i killed a man , in a feud of whiskey , i Am a cruel , bootlegger’s son .

solo : play the chords to the chorus 2

xinterlude : A , E , A , E , A . . .

E A E A
now i roam the night , just to hide my shame ,

E A E A
i lost all my money , can’t find a friend ,

E D A
gonna drag my bones , to the mountainside ,

E A D A
if corn don’t kill me , i might never die .

chorus :

D A F# A
i’m going back to mountain city , or else they’ll hang me this i know ,

F# A F# A
i killed a man , in a feud of whiskey , i Am a cruel , bootlegger’s boy .

D A F# A
i’m going back to mountain city , to the cherokee hills i started from ,

F# A F# A
going home broke ain’t it a pity , i Am a cruel , bootlegger’s son .

outro : play the chords to chorus