Copperline (James Taylor) Chords for this song: ** Note: these diagrams indicate, fingering on the first line, followed by fret position in the second line. D XX0231 Gadd9 21003X Em 012000 A X01230 ||0232 32003| 022000 |02220 Bm X10230 A7ss4 X01030 D/F# 10023X D6/G 3X0102 |20230 |02030 20023| 3|0202 /CHORDS indicate striking the bass line notes only (CHORDS) indicate a continuation from previous line D Bm e|---2-|------------2-|-----------|---2-2---0-0-0---This is the intro lead-- B|-----|-----3--------|-------3---|---3-3---3-3-3---and is followed by:----- G|-2---|----------2---|-----0-----|---------2-2-2--------------------------- D|-----|---0----------|---0-------|-0--------------------------------------- A|-----|--------------|---------0-|-------2--------------------------------- E|-----|-3-----3------|-3---------|----------------------------------------- D Bm D Bm D Bm e|-0h2-2-2---0-0-|---2-2---0-0-0-|-0h2-2-2---0-0-----This lead part begins B|-3---3-3---3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-----the verses each time-- G|-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2---------------------------- D|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0---------------------------------------- A|---------2-----|-------2-------|---------2-------------------------------- E|---------------|---------------|------------------------------------------ D Bm D Bm D Bm Gadd9 A7ss4 Even the old folks never knew why they call it like they do D Bm D Bm Em D/F# I was wond'ring since the age of two down on Copperline D Bm D Bm D D/F# G A7ss4 Copper head copper beech copper kettles sitting side by each D Bm D Bm Em D/F# G A Copper coil, cup o' Georgia peach, down on Copperline Bm* D/F# G Half a mile down to Morgan Creek, Em D/F# G A Leaning heavy on the end of the week Bm* D/F# G Hercules and a hog-nosed snake **This is a little step-down Em D/F# G /E/F# /G /A D Bm Down on the Copperline, we were down on Copperline. Warm summer night on the Copperline, slip away past suppertime Wood smoke and moonshine, down on Copperline One time I saw my daddy dance, watched him moving like a man in a trance He brought it back from the war in France, down unto the Copperline Branch water and tomato wine Creosote and turpentine Sour Mash and New Moonshine Down on Copperline Down on Copperline First kiss I ever took, like a page from a romance book The sky opened and the earth shook, down on Copperline Down on Copperline *** Instrumental break Took a fall from a windy height I only knew how to hold on tight And pray for love enough to last all night Down on Copperline >>>BRIDGE D6/G Day breaks and the boy wakes up (D6/G) And the dog barks and the bird sings (D6/G) A7ss4 And the sap rises and the angels sigh....Yeah I tried to go back as if I could, all-spec house and plywood Tore up and tore up good, down on Copperline It doesn't come as a surprise to me, it doesn't touch my memory Man I'm lifting up and rising free, down on Copperline Half a mile down to Morgan Creek, Leaning heavy on the end of the week Hercules and a hog-nosed snake Down on the Copperline, Take me down on Copperline. >>CODA (G) /E /F# /G /A D Bm D Bm .... Yeah .... Take me down on Copperline D Bm G A7ss4 D Bm D Bm .. Oh down on Copperline D Bm G A7ss4 D Bm..... .. Take me down on Copperline.....