Remove AdsROSALEE
As recorded by Molly Tuttle
(From the 2025 Album SO LONG LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE)
[Intro]
Em Am D
Em
[Verse 1]
EmOff a no-name road on Chickasaw Bluff
GFeel the hair on the back of your neck stand up
AmWhen you see those cypress roots that wind
C D'Round a marble stone that says "Bill O'Brian"
EmLegend lives, the old folks tell
GThe ghost of a lawman haunts these hills
AmLooking for the woman that shot him down
C D AAnd the .44 that was never found
C DUnder that Chickasaw ground
[Chorus]
Am EmRosalee
B7 EmYou better run before they hunt you down in Tennessee
Am EmDamn that deputy
B7 Em'Cause a jealous heart ain't worth the cost of hanging from the gallows tree
Am B7And what if they find out just who fired the gun?
N.C. Em
Rosalee, you better run
[Verse 2]
EmMore thorn than rose, how oft they'd say
GOf the girl with the golden hair in braids
AmRaven eyes and her copper kettle
C DCharmed the hearts of the best bootleggers
EmBill O'Brian moved in on the bluff
GHe laid the law down a little too rough
AmBusting every keg and still
C D A'Til he fell in love with that whiskey gal
C DIf I can't have her, no man will
[Chorus]
Am EmRosalee
B7 EmYou better run before they hunt you down in Tennessee
Am EmDamn that deputy
B7 Em'Cause a jealous heart ain't worth the cost of hanging from the gallows tree
Am B7And what if they find out just who fired the gun?
N.C. Em
Rosalee, you better run
[Bridge]
Am EmWhat if they knew Miss Betty Lou had seen him at the dance that night?
B7 EmWhat if they noticed Otis Johnson begging him not to fight?
Am EmWhat if they heard his final words layin' by the cypress tree?
B7 EmRosalee, Rosalee
[Instrumental Break]
Em Am C B7 Em
Am C D
[Verse 3]
EmOff a no-name road on Chickasaw Bluff
GThere's a wise old woman with a whiskey jug
AmSome say saint, some say killer
C DThey never could prove who pulled that trigger
EmBeneath those cypress roots that wind
G EmThe secret died with Bill O'Brian
AmHe'll follow her to the depths of hell
C D AMix love and whiskey, it won't end well
C DSometimes you can hear him yell
[Chorus]
Am EmRosalee
B7 EmYou better run before they hunt you down in Tennessee
Am EmDamn that deputy
B7 Em'Cause a jealous heart ain't worth the cost of hanging from the gallows tree
Am B7And what if they find out just who fired the gun?
EmRosalee, you better run
Am C D EmRosalee, Rosalee
[Outro]
Em Am Em C D A Em
Video
Add a video
