Intro Lick e|------------------------------------| B|------1----0------------------------| G|---------------------0----0h2-------| D|----------------2-------------------| x4 A|--0---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Verse 1 Am Well my granddaddy was a good man D C Am No matter what the papers say Am He worked 'til he bled for everything he had, D C Am Brought us up to do the same Am One afternoon in June D C Am He had us workin' just like a couple mules Am C My cousin and me were twenty feet deep G Am And covered in red mud clay Intro Lick (Don't hit the 0 A on the 1st pass, that comes from the Am strum above) e|------------------------------------| B|------1----0------------------------| G|---------------------0----0h2-------| D|----------------2-------------------| x2 A|--0---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Verse 2 Am Well we ran pipe from the creek bed D C Am Through the woods to the old grey shack Am It was worth the trouble to work them shovels C D Am For granddaddy's sour mash stash Am All the weeds and pecan trees hid his secret D C Am We all swore to keep Am C Well my granddaddy knew what the law would do G Am If they ever come snoopin' 'round back Chorus N.C. Am Lord I'm down in the gulley D Am Where the creek is high Am Lord I'm down in the gulley D C Am Where only the moon shines Intro Lick (Don't hit the 0 A on the 1st pass, that comes from the Am strum above) e|------------------------------------| B|------1----0------------------------| G|---------------------0----0h2-------| x2 D|----------------2-------------------| A|--0---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Verse 3 Am Without money you can't buy nothin' D C Am And nothin' is a damned ol' shame Am When you're in the hole C D Am You'd sell your soul for runnin' water instead of rain Am Well the hills were filled with the smell of cash, D C Am Cookin' in a copper still Am C Everybody knew where to get their brew G Am And that made our family name Chorus N.C. Am Lord I'm down in the gulley D Am Where the creek is high Am Lord I'm down in the gulley D C Am Where only the moon shines Intro Lick x2 (Don't hit the 0 A on the 1st pass, that comes from the Am strum above) e|------------------------------------| B|------1----0------------------------| G|---------------------0----0h2-------| D|----------------2-------------------| A|--0---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| x1 and then Intro Lick ^^^x1 again e|------------------------------------| B|------1----0------------------------| G|---------------------0----0h2-------| D|----------------2-------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|---3--------------------------------| Verse 4 Am The years and laws passed by, C They couldn't keep the county dry. D One night, the sheriff went to lookin' C Am For the man who was cookin' that bootleg moonshine Am Well he called the press and he brought his best to C Tear our old shack down D C But when they went for the stash my granddaddy laughed Am N.C. For the shack was a pump house Chorus Am Lord I'm down in the gulley D Am Where the creek is high Am Lord I'm down in the gulley D C Am Where only the moon shines Am It was down in the gulley D Am Where the creek is high Am Lord I'm down in the gulley D C Am Where only the moon shines
