June 9 2023

CHORDS: Jason Isbell – King Of Oklahoma Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are King Of Oklahoma chords by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am  Em  D  C
C   Em  D  C
C   Em  D  C
C   Em  D  C
[Verse]
                Am
We'll take the copper 
from the work-site
Em
Meet me here at midnight
D                
They ain't got a 
            Cmaj7
camera or a guard
C
Write my own prescription
   Em
If I can't get a fix, son
 D                       Cmaj7
Shit's about to get real hard
[Verse]
C
Molly don't believe me
Em
Says she's gonna leave me
     D             
The kids won't even 
         Cmaj7
know my name
       C
Put a gallon in 
the step-side
Em
With a little help
    D             
By morning I won't
         Cmaj7
 feel no pain

[Instrument]
Am  Em  D  Cmaj7
C   Em  D  Cmaj7
[Verse]
Am
Never thought I'd wind up
Em
This far behind
        D          
Just a couple years
                Cmaj7
 back we had it made
       C
I was emptying my bladder
      Em
On  a 20-ft ladder
             D
Should have climbed down
                      Cmaj7
And found myself some shade
[Verse]
     C
The doctor took 
a quick look
    Em
And I got out
 the checkbook
     D                
And left with a pocket
         Cmaj7
 full of pills
        C
Now my back's still hurting
        Em
And I'm too weak for working
       D            
And I can't keep up 
              C
with all the bills

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[Chorus]
G                       
  She used to wake me up
         C     
 with cooooffee
        Cmaj7
 every morning
         Em              
And I'd hear her homemade
  D           C
 house shoes slide
 across the floor
G                         
  She used to make me feel
           C          Cmaj7
 like the King of Oklahoma
     Em               D  
But nothing makes me feel
               C     
 like much of nothing
   Cmaj7
anymore
[Solo]
Am  Em  D  Cmaj7
Cmaj7  Em  D  Cmaj7
[Verse]
m
I was all set up to do it
          Em
But some bastard 
beat me to it
         D         
Ain't a copper pipe
            Cmaj7
 left on the lot
       C
Got a loan out on the truck
         Em
But I'm running out of luck
         D          
And the title is the
             C
 only thing I've got
[Verse]
 C
Molly's gonna leave me
EM
Says she don't believe me
D            
I got nothing 
             Cmaj7
left to lie about
       C
She's going back to Bixby
Em
Tired of trying to fix me
D                        C
Says I got some shit to figure out
[Chorus]
G                       
  She used to wake me up
         C             Cmaj7
 with cooooffee every morning
         Em              
And I'd hear her homemade
  D           C
 house shoes slide
 across the floor
G                         
  She used to make me feel 
           C          Cmaj7
like the King of Oklahoma
     Em               D  
But nothing makes me feel
               C
 like much of nothing anymore
[Chorus]
G                            
  She used to wake me up with
    C             Cmaj7
 cooooffee every morning
         Em             D      
And I'd act like I was sleeping
          C
 'til she walked back
 through the door
G                          
  She used to make me feel 
          C
like the King of Oklahoma
     Em               D  
But nothing makes me feel
               C
 like much of nothing
 anymore
[Outro]
Am Em  D  C
C  Em  D  C
C  Em  D  C
C  Em  D  C