Chord Copperline by James Taylor

this isn’t meant to be exactly as james taylor has performed it , but is rather the way i usually play it . finger - picking isn’t required , but it sure does sound nice! capo 2 intro : D Bm * Bm * = x20230 D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * G A7sus4 verse 1 : even the old folks never knew why they call it like they do; D Bm * D Bm * Em D/F# G A i was wond’ring since the age of two , down on copperline . D Bm * D Bm * D D/F# G A7sus4 copper head , copper beech , copper kettles sitting side by each - D Bm * D Bm * Em D/F# G A copper coil , cup o’ georgia peach , down on copperline . Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G A chorus 1 : half a mile down to morgan creek , leaning heavy on the end of the week . Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G hercules and a hog - nosed snake - down on the copperline , G A D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * we were down on copperline . D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * G A7sus4 verse 2 : warm summer night on the copperline , slip away past suppertime . D Bm * D Bm * Em D/F# G A wood smoke and moonshine , down on copperline . D Bm * D Bm * D D/F# G A7sus4 one time i saw my Daddy dance; watched him moving like a man in a trance . D Bm * D Bm * Em D/F# G A he brought it back from the war in france , down on copperline . Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G A chorus 2 : branch water and tomato wine , creosote and turpentine , Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G tacet sour mash and new moonshine , down on copperline; G A D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * we were down on copperline . D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * G A7sus4 verse 3 : first kiss ever i took , like a page from a romance book; D Bm * D Bm * Em D/F# G A the sky opened and the earth shook , down on copperline . Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G A chorus 3 : took a fall from a windy height; i only knew how to hold on tight , Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G tacet and pray for love enough to last all night down on copperline . ch D6/G /Ch bridge : day breaks and the boy wakes up , and the dog barks and the bird sings , D6/G A7sus4 D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * and the sap rises , and the angels sigh . . . . yeah D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * G A7sus4 verse 4 : i tried to go back as if i could; all spec house and plywood D Bm * D Bm * Em D/F# G A tore up , and tore up good , down on copperline . D Bm * D Bm * D D/F# G A7sus4 it doesn’t come as a surprise to me; it doesn’t touch my memory . D Bm * D Bm * Em D/F# G A man i’m lifting up and rising free , down on copperline . Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G A chorus 4 : half a mile down to morgan creek , i’m only livin’ for the end of the week . Bm D/F# G Em D/F# G hercules and a hog - nosed snake - down on the copperline , G A D Bm * D Bm * we were down on copperline . G A D Bm * D Bm * D Bm * D take me down on copperline .