Willie And Laura Mae Jones by Tony Joe White, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Willie And Laura Mae Jones

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Tony Joe White (Oak Grove, Louisiana, July 23, 1943 - October 24, 2018) was an American swamp rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues", both hits for Tina Turner in 1989; those two songs came by way of Turner's producer at the time, Mark Knopfler, who is a friend of White.

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Willie & Laura Mae Jones
by
Tony Joe White
Tabbed By Evil Dave
@: [email protected]

Standard Tuning

Intro
E G A C
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------8-10-8-10-------------|(bend +hold)
G--7-H-9---7-H-9---7-H-9---7------------9-----------------------|
D-----------------------------7-H-9---7-------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

D E
e---------------------|
B--10-8-10(b)-8-------|
G---------------7-S-9-|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|

VERSE
E
Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors as long time back
A7 E
They lived right down the road from us in a shack just like our shack
A7 E
We worked in the fields together and we learned to count on each other
C D
When you live off the land you don't have time to think about another man's
E
colour

CHORUS
C D E
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
C D E
But that was another place and another time

Fill
e---------------|
B---------------|
G--2(b)---------|
D-----2---------|
A---------------|
E---------------|

VERSE 2
E
We'd sit out on the front porch in the evening when the sun went down
A7 E
Willie would play and Laura would sing and the chillins would dance around
A7 E
And I'd bring over my guitar and we'd play into the night
C D E
And every now and then Willie would grin and say "Boy you play alright"

And that made me feel so good

CHORUS
C D E
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
C D E
But that was another place and another time

FILL

VERSE 3
E
I remember we'd hitch up the mules when Saturday rolled around
A7 E
We'd always stop by Willie's house and say "Do y'all need anything from town"
A7 E
He'd say "No but why don't y'all stop on your way back home
A E
And I'll get Laura Mae to cook up some corn poms"

And you know they're good!

CHORUS
C D E
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
C D E
But that was another place and another time

PLAY INTRO

VERSE 4
E
The years rolled past our land and took back what they'd given
A7 E
And we all knew we'd have to move if we was gonna make a living
A7 E
So we all moved off and went our seperate ways
C D E
And it sure has hard to say goodbye to Willie and Laura Mae

CHORUS
C D E
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
C D E
But that was another place and another time

VERSE 5
E
The years rolled past our door and we heard from them no more
A7 E
Till I saw Willie down town the other day
A7
I said y'all stop by tonight and we can sit out and eat a bite
E A E
We'd love to see your chillins and Laura Mae

BRIDGE
C D C D
He shook his head real slow spoke with his eyes so kind
C D E
This is another place and another time

REPEAT CHORUS X2

PLAY INTRO w/wah pedal

Fade out & ad lib

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