#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## /************ JODY AND THE KID *************/ written and performed by Kris Kristofferson Verse 1: A/ A/ E/ She would meet me in the morning A/ E7/ On my way down to the river A7/ A7/ E7/ E/ Waiting patient by the chant of every tree A7/ E7/ With her feet already dusty A7/ E7/ From the pathway to the levi A7/ E7/ A/ And her little blue jeans rolled up to her knees Bridge: e ---------------- B ---------------- G ---------------- D ---------------- A -----------0---- E --0--2--4------- Verse 2: A I'd pay her no attention As she tagged along beside me D Trying hard to copy everything i did E7 But i couldn't keep from smiling E When i hear somebody saying A Lucky under there goes Jody and the kid Verse 3: A Even after we grew older We can still be seen together E7 As we walked along the levi holding hands For as surely as the season she was changin' to a woman A And i lived enough to call myself a man Verse 4: A And she often lay beside me In the coolness of the evening A7 D Til' the morning sun was shining on my bed E7 And on times when she was sleeping E I would smile and i'd remember A How they use to call us Jody and the kid Verse 5:(half a tone higher) Bb Now the words are a little older And the years have changed the river Bb7 Eb Cause now they're houses where they didn't used to be F7 And on Sundays i go walking F Down the pathway to the levi Bb With another little girl who follows me Verse 6: Bb And it makes the ole folks smile To see her tag along beside me F7 Doing little things the way her mama did F7/ But it gets a little lonesome F7/ When i hear somebody sayin' Bb Lucky under there goes Jody and the kid Chords used: Bb Bb7 Eb xxxxxx |||||| xxxxxx |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||xxx| or |||||| ||x|x| or |||||| xxxxxx |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||x| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||x||| xxxxxx xxxxxx |x|||| |||x|| |||x|| |xx||| |x|||| and the others are more traditionnal. Perret Charles. E-mail perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr