Play with capo on 1st fret.
Chord shapes are relative to position of capo.

Bb x02220 Eb xx0232

F 022100

Verse 1

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It comes from Mississippi and down in Alabam,

Creepin’ like a fever, all across the land.

The people got to have it, they wanna hear some more.

Chorus

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Its the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum,
Playin’ them guitars like shootin’ from a gun.
Keepin’ up the rhythm, steady as a clock.
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock.

Verse 2

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Some say it came from Memphis, down in Tennessee,

Or it drifted in from Georgia about 1953.

Just as long as its greasy, as long as its fast,

As long as its pumpin’ honey, its gonna last.

REPEAT CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL

Verse 3

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Way back in old Kentucky where the bluegrass grows,

Through the Carolinas on them dirt red roads.

Burnin’ like a fire runnin’ wild in the woods,

REPEAT CHORUS

Verse 4

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So when the heat starts to risin’ and you gotta blow some steam,

Take a ride down the river, you’ll see just what I mean.

The juke joint’s jumpin’ when that cat goes on,

The whole place is shakin’, there’s a something goin’ on.

REPEAT CHORUS

Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock.
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock.

b bend p pulloff / slide up

bh bend & hold r release bend

~ let ring slide down

LEAD SOLO (without capo)

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INTRO: F Bb C F Bb C

Well my friend you asked me what to do
If I were you, and feelin’ blue
I know inside that you still care
You want her here but she’s out there

CHORUS:
Don’t leave her [C-Bb]lonely too long
‘Cause she’ll be gone, gone, gone
Don’t leave her [C-Bb]lonely too long
‘Cause she’ll be gone, gone, gone

You still have time to change her mind
She needs to know the way you feel
And there could be better time
You’ve got to show her your love is real

CHORUS

SOLO

There’s strangers waiting in line
To take your place and leave you behind
And then too late you’ll change your mind
Your heart will break a million times

CHORUS

‘Cause she’ll be gone, gone, gone

This song features the Scruggs tuner, or Keith tuner, on the low E-string. Marty
has a set of them on Clarence, the Fender Telecaster which was given to him by the
widow of the late Clarence White. This is the same Tele that featured the first
B-bender ever, invented by Mr White.
In case you don’t know, Scruggs tuners are tuning pegs with which you can very
easily detune a string to a pre-determined pitch. They were invented by Earl Scruggs,
(DUH!!) so he could easily switch from a G-tuning to a D-tuning and back on a banjo.
Guitarist liked this idea too and started modifying them so low E strings fit through
them and put them on guitars. And before long guitarist were actually de- and re-
tuning their guitars in the middle of songs, as is the case in this song, as opposed
to retuning between songs, what the original idea was.
Fender calls it the “Custom Artist Series”, you know, the signature guitars of
people who are really dead (Danny Gatton, Waylon Jennings, SRV and Albert Collins),
and therefore do not have to be paid. Anyways, here you can find guitars that feature
the Scruggs tuners (the Clarence White Telecaster, the Waylon Jennings Telecaster, and
I believe the Marty Stuart Telecaster has ‘m too).
You can also buy Scruggs tuners online, new, but they’re like $100, a piece, which
is obviously ludicrous, but a better option than spending $3500, dollars on a new
guitar. Another option is the Hipshot D-tuner, which you can get from Stew Mac. This
thing works with a lever and is perfect for a quick dropped D between songs, but is a
little less practical during a song, mainly because the way it is designed causes the
pitch of the string to be raised a little before it is lowered. Costs about $50..
(By the way, for some great guitarplaying that includes extensive use of the
Scruggs tuner, check out a dude named Adrian Legg.)

(note: since the lyrics and chords are already transcribed, I haven’t bothered…)

INTRO:

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VERSE 1:

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scruggs tuner
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CHORUS:

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SOLO:

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VERSE #3:

[B(7)]

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