Kate Mccannon Chords
by Colter Wall
Kate Mccannon by Colter Wall is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, C and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am
Well the raven is a wicked bird
G Am
His wings are black as sin
Am
And he floats outside my prison window
G Am
Mocking those within
C Dm
And he sings to me real low
G C G C
It's hell to where you go
Am G Am
For you did murder Kate McCannon
( Am G Am Am G Am )
Am
When I first met TomMcCannon
G Am
I was working in the mines
Am
Said he had himself a dark haired daughter
G Am
With long, green eyes
C Dm
When she and I did meet
G C G C
She was bathing in the creek
Am
Prettiest girl in the whole damn holler
G
That ain't no lie
( Am G Am Am G Am )
Am G Am
So I went a courtin' Kate McCannon
Am G Am
Got me a job and I quit my ramblin'
C Dm
And every day I'd save
G C G C
A quarter of my pay
Am G Am
I could buy a diamond ring
Am G Am
Lord and one day I come home to find
Am G Am
My darlin' angel's not inside
C Dm
So I made for the creek
G C G C
Where she and I did meet
Am G Am
And found her with some other lover
( Am Am Am Am )
Am G Am
And I put three rounds into Kate McCannon
Final Am G Am Am G Am C Dm G C G C Am G Am