Bob Dylan - Copper Kettle: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Copper Kettle" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Copper Kettle Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Copper Kettle" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G      Am7        G    Am7
Get you a copper kettle,
get you a copper coil,
Fill it with new-made corn mash
C          G/B         Am
and never more you'll toil.

Chorus:
             C                G
You'll just lay there by the juniper
  C                 G
while the moon is bright,
 C          G/B    Am
Watch them jugs a filling
        C        G
In the pale moonlight.

Build you a fire with hickory,
hickory, ash and oak,
Don't use no green or rotten wood;
C
they'll get you by the smoke.

Chorus:
             G                C
You'll just lay there by the juniper
  G                 C
while the moon is bright,
 G          C
Watch them jugs a-filling
                 G
In the pale moonlight.

My daddy, he made whiskey;
my granddaddy, he did too.
We ain't paid no whiskey tax
      Am  C
since 1792.

Chorus:
             G                C
You'll just lay there by the juniper
  G                 C
while the moon is bright,
 G                 C
Watch them jugs a filling
                 G
In the pale moonlight.
        C        G
In the pale moonlight.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Copper Kettle" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Copper Kettle" by Bob Dylan.

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