Beverly Hillbillies Theme chords by Television Music

Key: A

Opening credits theme:
Verse 1:
     A      C#m      Bm    E
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed
 E7           A        E
A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
  A    C#m    D        F#m6
And then one day he was shootin' at some food
  E                   A
And up through the ground come a-bubblin' crude



Interlude:
A

Oil, that is
A
Black gold, Texas tea

Verse 2:
     A        C#m    Bm       E
Well, the first thing you know, ol' Jed's a millionaire
  E7         A       E
The kinfolk said "Jed, move away from there"
   A     C#m     D        F#m6
They said "Californy is the place you oughta be"
    E                     A
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly

Interlude:
A
Hills, that is
A
Swimmin' pools, movie stars

Instrumental:
A C#m Bm E
E7  A E
A C#m D F#m6
E   A
A  A/F# A  A/F# A A/F# A A/F# A E A

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Closing credits theme:
Instrumental:
A C#m Bm E
E7   A E
A C#m D F#m6
E    A

Verse:
A        C#m      Bm       E
Now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
E7         A          E
They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
    A      C#m        D     F#m6
You're all invited back next week to this locality
  E                  A
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality

Outro:
A       C#m
Hillbilly, that is
D     F#m6
Set a spell
     E
Take yer shoes off
           A
Y'all come back now, hear?