I was going looking at the lyrics for Kris Kristofferson's tune; JODY AND
THE KID, and I noticed that some of the words weren't quite right. Here
are the correct lyrics.
As for my chords, they could be arguable. But it has been so long since I
heard the original recording that I'm sure I have altered them after many
years of performing the tune. But this arrangement has always worked for
me, and sounds quite nice when finger picked. Ê - R. W. Jones
JODY AND THE KIDÊÊÊ by Kris Kristofferson
Intro:ÊÊ :[ CÊÊ Cmaj7Ê AmÊÊ GÊ -Ê 2x ]:
CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7
She would meet me in the morning
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7
On my way down to the riverÊ
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊ G7
Waiting patient by the Chinaberry treeÊ
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dm#7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ
With her feet already dusty -
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7
from the pathway to the leveeÊ
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ C
And her little blue jeans rolled up to her knees
ÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj7
I'd pay her no attention as she tagged along beside meÊ
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Gm7Ê C7ÊÊÊÊÊÊ F
Trying hard to copy everything I did.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7
But I couldn't keep from smiling
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7
When I hear somebody saying;
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊ
"Looky yonder, there goes Jody and the kid"
Repeat Intro:
Even after we grew older, we could still be seen together
As we walked along the levee holding hands
For as surely as the season she was changin' to a woman
And I lived enough to call myself a manÊ
And she often lay beside me in the coolness of the eveningÊÊ
Til' the morning sun was shining on my bedÊ
And at times when she was sleeping,
I would smile when I'd remember
How they use to call us "Jody and the kid"
Repeat Intro:ÊÊ CÊÊ Cmaj7Ê AmÊÊ GÊ -Ê CÊÊ Cmaj7Ê AmÊÊ -ÊÊ Ab7
(Modulate: 1/2 step)
DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7
Now the world's a little older
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ BbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7
And the years have changed the river
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EbmÊ Ab7
Cause there's houses where they didn't used to be
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm#7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7
And on Sundays I go walking down the pathway to the levee
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Db
With another little girl who follows me
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7
And it makes the old folks smile
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ BbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dbmaj7
To see her tag along beside me
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DbÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Abm7ÊÊÊ Db7ÊÊÊÊÊ F#
Doing little things the way her mama did
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EbmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7
But it gets a little lonesome When I hear somebody sayin'
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ebm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ab7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Db
"Looky yonder, there goes Jody and the kid"Ê
:[ DbÊ Dbmaj7Ê BbmÊÊ Ab ]:Ê Repeat and fade:
