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Look at Miss Ohio

Gillian Welch

 

Strum: B       D U D U  w/swing feel

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

Chord Guide

      134211

F:    133211

       32 1

C:    x32010

      3    4

G:    3x0003

        231

Am:   x02210

       3 2 1

Am7/G: 3x2010

        421

Am6:  x04210

           21

D7sus2: xx0210

 

 

Intro: First two lines of Chorus (Instrumental)

 

Chorus:

F                 C         G                Am (½)  Am7/G (½)

Oh me oh my-oh, look at Miss Ohio

             F                                      C             G (2)

She’s a-runnin’ around with the ragtop down

                   F                           C                G (2)

She says I wanna do right, but not right now

 

             F            C     G                  Am (½)  Am7/G (½)

Gonna drive to Atlanta, live out this fant   -   a     -      sy

  F                                  C              G (2)

Runnin’ around with the ragtop down

              F                              C             G (2)

Yeah, I wanna do right, but not right now

 

Instrumental:   / Am - - - / - - - - / Am6 - - - / - - - -  /

                         / Am - - - / - - - - / D7sus2 - - - / - - - -  /

 

                F                         C         G                Am (½)  Am7/G (½)

Had your arm around his shoulder, regimental soldier

  F                                      C               G (2)

Mama starts pushing that wedding gown

                  F                              C             G (2)

Yeah, you wanna do right, but not right now

 

Chorus

 

Instrumental:   / Am - - - / - - - - / Am6 - - - / - - - -  /

                         / Am - - - / - - - - / D7sus2 - - - / - - - -  /

 

Continue instrumental playing first two lines of Chorus

 

     F             C             G                          Am (½)  Am7/G (½)

I know all about it, so you don’t have to shout it

F                                  C               G (2)

I’m gonna straighten it out somehow

             F                             C                G (2)

Yeah, I wanna do right, but not right now

 

Chorus, repeat last line

 

Instrumental (just guitars):  / F - - - / C - - - / G - - - / - - - - / x3

                           (full band):  / F - - - / C - - - / G - - - / - - - - /

                                                / F - - - / C - - - / G (hold) /

 

 

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song.  It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.