Chewing Gum tab

Chewing Gum

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                    Chewing Gum - The Carter Family
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This is a catchy little number by the Carter Family.  This is my attempt at a tab
for this song as played on disc 1 of the In the Shadow of Clinch mountain boxset.

This song in the key of E. It seems that this is played out of the F position
with the guitar tuned down 1/2 step.

Tuning: 1/2 step down (D#G#C#F#A#D#)


Riff 1 (played during verses):

   F          C                      F
e|----1------|----0----0------------|----1--1-1--|
B|----1------|----1----1------------|----1--1-1--|
G|----2------|----0----0------------|----2--2-2--|
D|--3----2-0-|-------2---------0-2--|--3---------|
A|-----------|--3---------3-3-------|------------|
E|-----------|----------------------|------------|
    3 +  4 +    1 +  2 +  3 +  4 +     1 +  2 +    


Riff 2 (played during chorus):

   F          C                      F
e|----1------|----0----0------------|----1--1-1--|
B|----1------|----1----1------------|----1--1-1--|
G|----2--0---|----0----0------------|----2--2-2--|
D|--3------3-|--0----2---------0-2--|--3---------|
A|-----------|------------3-3-------|------------|
E|-----------|----------------------|------------|
    3 +  4 +    1 +  2 +  3 +  4 +     1 +  2 +       


F                   C                          F
Mama sent me to the spring, she told me not to stay
F                     C                                     F
I fell in love with a pretty little girl, and could not get away


Chorus
F               C                    F
Chawing chewing gum, chewing chawing gum
F               C                    F
Chawing chewing gum, chewing chawing gum


First she give me peaches, next she give me pears
Next she give me fifty cents, kissed me on the stairs

Chorus

Mommy don't 'low me to whistle, poppy don't 'low me to sing
They don't 'low me to marry, I'll marry just the same

Chorus

I wouldn't have a lawyer, I'll tell you the reason why
Every time he opens his mouth he tells a great big lie

Chorus

I wouldn't have a doctor, I'll tell you the reason why
He rides all over the country and makes the people die

Chorus

I wouldn't have a farmer, I'll tell you the reason why
Because he has so plenty to eat, 'specially pumpkin pie

Chorus

I took my girl to church last night How do you reckon she done?
She walked right up in the preacher's face and chewed her chewing gum

Chorus

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