Copperline Chords by James Taylor

[Intro]
E Bsus4 E Amaj7 E Esus4
■ ■     ■ ■     ■ ■    
A Amaj7 Bsus4 E
■ ■     ■     ■


[Verse]
                   E         
Even the old folks never knew
                 A         Bsus4
Why they call it like they do   
E   C#m7                    E      C#m
■ I was wondering since the age of two
F#m     E          A
Down on Copperline ■
E C#m7        E      C#m7 
■ Copper head copper beech
E G#m                    A       Bsus4
■ Copper kettles sitting side by each 
E C#m7                           
■ Copper coil cup o'Georgia peach
F#m7    G#m7       Amaj7 B
Down on Copperline ■     ■


[Chorus]
C#m                  E         A    
■   Half a mile down to Morgan Creek
F#m7                      A          B   
■    Leaning heavy on the end of the week
C#m                G#m7     Amaj7
■   Hercules and a hognosed snake
F#m7    G#m7       Amaj7 A E
Down on Copperline ■     ■ ■
A       F#m7 A  E         
We were down on Copperline
C#m7 E C#m7 E C#m7 E
■    ■ ■    ■ ■    ■


[Verse]
           C#m7         E          C#m7
One Summer night on the Copperline ■   
E    C#m7      A          
Slip away past supper time
E    C#m7               
Wood smoke and moonshine
F#m7    G#m7       A
Down on Copperline ■
E     C#m7          E     C#m7 
■ One time I saw my daddy dance
E                           A        Bsus4 
■ Watched him moving like a man in a trance
E         C#m7             E      C#m7  
He bought it back from the war in France
F#m       G#m7       A B
Down onto Copperline ■ ■


[Chorus]
C#m                  E      A   
■   Branch water and tomato wine
F#m7 G#m7         A          B
■    Creosote and turpentine ■
C#m               E        A    
■   Sour mash and new moon shine
F#m7    G#m7       Amaj7 A E
Down on Copperline ■     ■ ■
        A         
Down on Copperline
Bsus4 E C#m7 E C#m7
■     ■ ■    ■ ■   
           E    C#m7   E
First kiss ever I took ■
       C#m7        A           
Like a page from a romance book
E                                 
The sky opened and the earth shook
F#m7    E          A
Down on Copperline ■
        E          C#m E C#m E   
Down on Copperline ■   ■ ■   yeah


[Inst]
A Bsus4 E C#m7 E C#m7 F#m7 E
■ ■     ■ ■    ■ ■    ■    ■
A B C#m
■ ■ ■  


[Verse]
                   G#m   A     
Took a fall from a windy height
F#m A      G#m         A       B    
■   I only knew how to hold on tight
C#m                         G#m  C#m A    
And pray for love enough to last all night
F#m7    G#m7       A E
Down on Copperline ■ ■


[Chorus]
Esus4              E   Esus4 E 
Day breaks and the boy wakes up
                                C#m7 
And the dog barks and the birds sings
        A         E                Amaj7 Bsus4 E
And the sap rises ■ and the angels sigh  yeah  ■


[Verse]
        C#m7       E       C#m  
I tried to go back as if I could
E C#m7               A       Bsus4
■ All spec house and plywood ■    
E    C#m7               
Tore up and tore up good
F#m7    G#m7       A
Down on Copperline ■
E            C#m7      E        C#m7 
■ It doesn't come as a surprise to me
E                   A     
It doesn't touch my memory
Bsus4   E       C#m7   E      C#m7
Man I'm lifting up and rising free
F#m7    G#m7       A B
Down on Copperline ■ ■


[Chorus]
C#m                  E         A    
■   Half a mile down to Morgan Creek
F#m7     E                   A          B   
■    I'm only living for the end of the week
C#m              G#m A             
■   Hercules and a   hognosed snake
F#m7    E          A   
Down on Copperline yeah
                E          C#m7 E
Take me down on Copperline ■    ■
C#m7 F#m7       A         
■    Oh down on Copperline
E C#m7 E C#m
■ ■    ■ ■  
               A         
Lay me down on Copperline
E C#m7 E C#m7 E C#m7 F#m7 A
■ ■    ■ ■    ■ ■    ■    ■
E C#m7 E C#m7 E C#m7 F#m7 E
■ ■    ■ ■    ■ ■    ■    ■


[Outro]
Amaj7 A E
■     ■ ■