Ho Cake Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Am][B][C][Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][F][C][Bb][C][Bb]
[C][F]

[Verse 1]
[C]My Granny mak[Bb]es the[C] best cracklin' ho cak[Bb]e[B]
[C]It tastes so good I
can't wait to dip my [Am]plate
[C]She's cookin' ham hoc[Bb]ks in
some [C]white- acre [Bb]peas
[C]She's cookin' tur[Bb]nip gre[B]ens and
[Bb]macar[C]oni [F]and cheese[Eb][F]
[Bb]Get on out my [Eb]way I got to

[Verse 2]
[F]
ease up to that [Am]pot[B]
[C]I like my cornbread whi[Bb]le
it's [C]still piping [F]hot
[G]I love thi[Dm]s food Lor[Gm]d,
[F]I can't get e[C]nough
Stick ya hands near my plate,
you'll draw [Eb]back [F]a nub[Bbm]

[Verse 3]
[C]I 'member it happened
[Bb]back [C]in [Am]1978[C]
Daddy caught me tryin' to steal
a pork chop off [F]his plate[Bb]
[C]He snatched it back and[Bb]
[C]I gave him a little sass
He quick whupped off the [Bb]belt
[C]'n started whuppin' on my [Bb]ass
[Eb]

[Verse 4]
[F]I lea[Bb]rned a lesson 'bo[F]ut
what this food [Bb]can do[Eb]
[C]It can talk yo ass[Am] in [Bb]to turn
[C]ing black and [F]blue
[Gm]So all you kids [Dm]keep[Gm] yo'
[F]hands to yo' on supper
[C]'Coz if you let that food do the
talkin' yo' [Eb]tail might suffer
[Bb][C][F][Bb]

[Interlude 1]
[C][Bb][C][F]
[Bb][C][Bb][C][F][C][F][C][F][Dm]
[Bb][F][C][F][Bb][C]
[F][G][Dm][F][C][Ab][F][Am]
[F][C][Bb][C][Bb][C]
[Bb][C][F][C][B][Eb]
[F][Bb][F][Bb][C][Bb][C]
[Gm][C][Dm][G][F][C][Bb][Gm][C][F]
[Bb][C][F][C][Bb][C][Bb][F][C][F]
[C][F][C][Bb][F][Bb][C][Bb][C][F]
[Bb][F][C][Bb][C]
[F][Gm]
[F][Bb][C][Eb][Bb][C]
[F][C][Bb][C][F][C]
[Bb][C][Bb][F][C][Bb][F][Bb][C][Dm][F]
[C][F][C][Gm]
[Dm][Gm][F][Bb][B][C][F][B]
[C][F][C][Bb][C][Dm][Bb][C]
[F][Bb][C][F][Bb][C][F][C][F]
[Bb][F][Bb][C][Gm]
[G][C][Gm][F][C][F][C][F][F#][Bb][C]
I love smoke [F]mul[Bb]let,

[Verse 5]
[C]hush puppies and gri[Am]ts[Bb]
[C]I love them catfish and I love
them popcorn [F]shrimp[Bb]
[C]I love fried chicken and I love
them collard [Bb]greens
[C]I love them bla[Am]ck eye[Bb] peas
[C]and them lima [F]beans[Bb]

[Verse 6]
[F]I love that ox- tai[Bb]l soup wit[F]h a little rice
[C]I love them c[F]andied y[Bb]am
s and [C]sweet potato pies
[Gm]I love[F] it all [Bb]Lord,[Gm]
[F]I just got t[C]o holler
[Ab]Tastes so dad,
blame [F]good [C]I can't even s[F]wall[Bb]ow

[Outro 1]
[C][F][C][F][C][F][C][F]
[C][Bb][C][F][Bb][C][Bb][F][C][Bb][Eb]
[F][Eb][Bb][F][C][F]
[Bb][F][C][Bb]
[C][F][C]
[F][C][F][C][Bb][C][F][Bb]
[C][F][Bb][C][Bb][C][Bb][F][Bb][F]
[Bb][C][Bb][C][Bb][Gm]
[F][Bb][C][F]
[Eb]