Hillbillies Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays464

Hillbillies by Hot Apple Pie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, B7 and A2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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  			E 
Tractors parked out in the yard, 
Let's say you and me take it down to the barn. 
A 
Pull it inside and climb to the top, 
E 
Spread out a blanket in our favorite spot. 
B7 
Reach 'at pitchfork out' the way. 
E 
Hillbillies love it in the hay. 
 
(slide down to E) 
Grab that bottle of strawberry wine, 
A plate full of chicken and some of that pie. 
We could be there all night lon-hong, 
You know how we git when we git in on. (git it on.) 
Up in the loft, down yonder way, (whadya say.) 
Hillbillies love it in the hay. 
 
Chorus - (walk up to A) 
A                       E 
Lay me down on a bed of gold 
B7                                E 
Roll me around till the cows come home.  
A (walk up to this A)           E 
Drive me wild in the soft sweet grass (2nd time sing, "ahh yes") 
B7  A2                     E 
Hillbillies, like it like that. 
 
(slide up.) 
Sun's comin' up and the rooster crows, 
Hound dogs chewing on a chicken bone (chicken bone) 
You and me just havin' a baaaaaaall. 
Yeah it's a good thing that mule can't talk. (goodness) 
Ain't no telling what he might say 
Hillbillies love it in the. Hon-Heeee .. Hey!! 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
E (Ride it on out...) 
Hey Hillbilly 
Hey Hillbilly (ya'll know what we're talkin' about) 
Hey Hillbilly 
Hey Hillbilly 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante