Smackwater Jack chords by Carole King

Intro:
D Bm D Bm D

Verse:
N.C.
Now Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun
Bm  D A     D                G
Cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation
D    Em     G
He just let it all hang loose
  A
He didn't think about the noose
          F#m G
He couldn't take no more abuse
          D
So he shot down the congregation

Chorus:
     A     Bm
You can't talk to a man
A   D       G
With a shotgun in his hand
D    G  D
Shotgun

Verse:
Bm        D
Now Big Jim the chief stood for law and order
            Bm     D
He called for the guard to come and surround the border
Bm      D
Now from his bulldog mouth
  Em     G
As he led the posse south
     F#m     Em
Came the cry, we got to ride
G          Em   D       Dm     D
Clean up the streets for our wives and our daughters

Chorus:
A          Bm
You can't talk to a man
A       D    G     Em
When he don't want to understand
G    D  A
No, no, no, no, no, no

Instrumental:
G D G D Bm D G D G C D

Verse:
                        Bm D
The account of the capture wasn't in the papers
                            G D
But you know, they hanged ole Smack right then instead of later
     Dm     D
You know the people were quite pleased
     G
Cause the outlaw had been seized
      A             G
And on the whole, it was a very good year
    D
For the undertaker

Chorus:
               A     Bm
You know, you know, you can't talk to a man
G   A  D     Em  A
With a shotgun in his hand
G       Dm
Shotgun in his hand

Bridge:
D
Smackwater Jack, yeah
D
Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
D
Yeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun
D
Smackwater Jack, yeah
D
Smackwater Jack, yeah

Outro:
Bm      D
Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, yeah
Bm      D
Talkin' about Smackwater Jack, oh
N.C.
Talkin' about Jack and his shotgun
Dm   D
Talkin' about Smack, talkin' about Jack
D