Natchez Trace chords by Dusty Springfield

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

E
Oh, ho
E
He rode into Virginia
E
Rollin' thunder, ridin' high
E
I was servin' table
    A  B7  E
Waitin' for that ride
E

My arms around his body
E
Well, we rode a thousand miles
E
He taught me how to love
       A  B7 E  A  B7 E
He taught me how to fly, oh, ho, my

Chorus:
C
Hungry together
C
Racin' the weather
C
Into the Natchez Trace
E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
              A7
All the way to Cumberland,  oh, ho, yes

Verse 2:
   E
And I had his child in Memphis
E
And we watched him ride away
E
And now you know what a girl like me
  A   B7   E
Is doin' here today
  A       B7    E
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay

Chorus:
C
Hungry together
C
Racin' the weather
C
Into the Natchez Trace
E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
              A7
All the way to Cumberland,  oh, ho, yes


Verse 3:
       E
And when the piper gets to play
E
Somebody's got to pay
E
And now you know what a girl like me
  A   B7   E
Is doin' here today
    A       B7    E
Oh, I'm sorry mister, you can't stay
  A       B7    E
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay

REPEAT CHORUS & VERSE 3

Outro:
oh, ho, ho, ho
A   B7        E  (for the rest of the lines) -- improvised
Sorry mister, you can't stay
Sorry mister, you can't stay, no
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh, ho, ho, ho
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh

Outro:
A B7 E x2