Boll Weevil Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D][G][D][G][A]

[Verse 1]
[D]The boll weevil
[G]am a little black [D]bug
Come from Mex[G]ico they [D]say
Came all the way from [G]Texas[D]
Lookin' for [G]a place [D]to stay
(Just lookin' for [A]a home)
Just lookin' for a home.

[Verse 2]
[D]The [G]fir[A]st [D]time I seen[G] a boll weevil[D]
He was sittin' on [G]a square[D]
The next time [G]I see a boll [D]weevil
He had his whole [G]darn family there
[D](Just lookin' for a home)
Just lookin' for a [A]home.

[Verse 3]
[D]- - - Instrumental[G][Bb]
[Eb]- - [Ab]-[Eb][Ab][Bb]
The farm[Eb]er took th[Ab]e boll weevil

[Verse 4]
[Eb]
And he throwed him in [Ab]the red
hot [Eb]sand[Cm][Eb]
The boll [Ab]weevil told the farmer
[Eb][Cm][Eb]
I'll stand it [Ab]like [Eb]a man.
(This'll be [Bb]my home)
This'll be my [Eb]home.
[Ab][Bb]

[Verse 5]
[Eb]The boll weevil [Ab]took t[Eb]he cotton
The merchant took [Ab]the rest[Eb]
All that's left for [Ab]the farmer's [Eb]wife
Is one old [Ab]torn [Eb]up dress. ?
(It's full [Bb]of holes)
It's full of holes.
[Eb][Ab][B]

[Verse 6]
[E]If any one should [A]ask [E]you[C#m]
[E]Who it was who[A]
lerarned you this [E]song
It was just an old [A]farmer
they called old [E]willie
[C#m]Now th[E]at old fello[A]w's gone[E]
(He found [B]a home)
He found a home.
[E][A]

[Verse 7]
[E]
(He found [B]a home.)
(He found [E]a h[A]ome[E].)[E]
[B](He found a home.)
(He found a home.)
(He found a home...)