Okie From Muskogee Chords & Tabs
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OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE
As recorded by Merle Haggard
Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
Words and Music by Merle Haggard and Roy Edward Burris
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Intro
Moderately H=70
3/4 2/2
Gtr I
E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E H E Q E
|----0---0---0-|-----0-----0-----0-|------0-0------0------|------------------|
|--------------|-------4-----4-----|----5-------/5---\4---|-/5---------------|
|-1----2---3---|-/4------4-----4---|-/6-------6---------6-|---------4-2---1--|
|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H. Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------|-------2-2-----2-2-|--------2-2-------2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|--------------|-------4-4-----4-4-|--------4-4-------4-4-|-----0-0-----0-0--|
|--------------|-------2-2-----2-2-|--------2-2-------2-2-|-----1-1-----1-1--|
|--------------|-----------4-------|-------------4--------|------------------|
|--------------|--2----------------|--2-------------------|---------2--------|
|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|--0---------------|
Verses 1 and 2
+W W W
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|
|-----------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-(1)-------------||----------------|---------------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|
|-----------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------0-0----0-0-||-----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|
|------0-0----0-0-||o----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|
|------1-1----1-1-||-----1-1----1-1-|----1-1----1-1-|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|
|----------2------||o--------2------|--------2------|
|--0--------------||--0-------------|-0-------------|
Q E E E Q E A Q A Q E E E E
|----------------|-5p4--5p4------------|
|----5---5-5-----|------------5--------|
|----4-4-------4-|--------------4------|
|----6-----------|----------------x-x--|
|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0-----0-0-|--------0-0-----0-0--|
|----0-0-----0-0-|--------0-0-----0-0--|
|----1-1-----1-1-|--------1-1-----1-1--|
|----------------|---------------------|
|--------2-------|------------2--------|
|-0--------------|---0-----------------|
E E H E E E E Q Q E E S S E E Q Q. +Q E Q. E E
|----------------|----------------|-------7-7---7------|-(7)---------------|
|-----5------5-5-|-5-5-----5--5---|-------7-7----------|------7-7-----7-7--|
|------------4-4-|-4-4-----4--4---|-8h9---8-8----------|------8-8-----8-8--|
|-4h6--------6-6-|-6-6-----6--6-x-|-7-----7-7----------|------7-7-----7-7--|
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0----0-0-|-------2-2------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2--|
|-----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0----0-0-|-------4-4------4-4-|------4-4-----4-4--|
|-----1-1----1-1-|-----1-1----1-1-|-------2-2------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2--|
|----------------|----------------|-----------4--------|-----------4-------|
|---------2------|---------2------|-2------------------|--2----------------|
|-0--------------|-0--------------|--------------------|-------------------|
+Q H. W H E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|------------------|---------------|--------7-------|------------7-----|
|-(7)--7-----------|---------------|----------4-----|--------4s5---5---|
|-(8)--8-----------|---------------|------------6---|----------------6-|
|-(7)--7-----------|---------------|--------------7-|-(7)----7---------|
|------------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------2--2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|
|------4--4----4-4-|----4-4----4-4-|----4-4-----4-4-|------4-4-----4-4-|
|------2--2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|
|-----------4------|--------4------|--------4-------|----------4-------|
|--2---------------|-2-------------|-2--------------|--2---------------|
|------------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
Q. E +E E E E +E E Q +E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-4-----7-(7)--------|--------7---(7)---7-7-|
|-6-----------8------|------8---------8-----|
|-7-------------9-11-|-(11)-----------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----2-2-------2--2-|--------2-2-------2-2-|
|-----4-4-------4--4-|--------4-4-------4-4-|
|-----2-2-------2--2-|--------2-2-------2-2-|
|----------4---------|-------------4--------|
|-2------------------|---2------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
E E E E +E Q. Q. E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|-----------5-----o||
|-----9-------9------|-------------6----||
|-------9-(9)--------|-------6h7-----7--||
|-9p7----------------|-----------------o||
|--------------------|------------------||
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----0-0--------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--||
|-----0-0--------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-o||
|-----1-1--------1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1--||
|--------------------|------------------||
|----------2---------|---------2-------o||
|-0------------------|-0----------------||
1st Chorus
Q Q +E Q. Q Q +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q +E Q.
|-7--7---(7)-7------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-5--5---(5)-5------|-5--5---(5)-5-5---|-----5-----5-----|-5---5---(5)-5------|
|------------4------|-4--4---(4)-4-4---|-------4-----4-4-|-4-4-4---(4)--------|
|-------------------|-6--6---(6)-6-6---|-4h6---6-6---6-6-|-6---6---(6)--------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0--------0-0-|
|----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0--------0-0-|
|----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1-------1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1--------1-1-|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|---------2---------|---------2--------|---------2-------|----------2---------|
|-0-----------------|-0----------------|-0---------------|-0------------------|
H E Q. Q Q +E Q. H Q E E +E E H.
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7-|-(7)---------------|
|----------5------|-5--5---(5)-5------|-----------7---|-------7-----------|
|----------4------|-4--4---(4)-4------|--------8------|-----8-------------|
|----------6------|-6--6---(6)-6------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0------0-0-|----0-0--------0-0-|----2-2----2-2-|-------2--2----2-2-|
|----0-0------0-0-|----0-0--------0-0-|----4-4----4-4-|-------4--4----4-4-|
|----1-1------1-1-|----1-1--------1-1-|----2-2----2-2-|-------2--2----2-2-|
|-----------------|-------------------|--------4------|------------4------|
|--------2--------|---------2---------|-2-------------|--2----------------|
|-0---------------|-0-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q Q +E Q E +Q E E E E E E E E Q +Q. E E Q E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----7---(7)-7-----|------4-----4-----|-4---4---(4)------|-7S9---7---5---4-|
|----8---(8)-8---6-|-(6)------6-----6-|-----6---(6)------|-------6-------6-|
|----7---(7)-------|--------7-----7---|---7--------------|-7S9---7---6---7-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----2-2-------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2------2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
|----4-4-------4-4-|------4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4------4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|
|----2-2-------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2------2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
|---------4--------|----------4-------|----------4-------|---------4-------|
|-2----------------|--2---------------|-2----------------|-2---------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
+Q Q +Q. E Q H Q E E E E +E Q E Q. Q Q E
|------7---(7)------|----7----------|-------------------|------------------||
|-(4)---------------|-4-------------|-4h5---------5-----|-5---------5---5h=||
|-(6)-------------6-|---------------|-4-----4-(4)-------|-5-----5-------5--||
|-(7)---------------|---------------|-4h6-6-------------|-5-------------5h=||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------||
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------2-2------2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|-----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0--||
|------4-4------4-4-|----4-4----4-4-|-----0-0-------0-0-|-----1-1-----1-1--||
|------2-2------2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|-----1-1-------1-1-|-----3-3-----3-3--||
|-----------4-------|--------4------|-------------------|-----2-2-----2-2--||
|--2----------------|-2-------------|----------2--------|-3-------3--------||
|-------------------|---------------|-0-----------------|------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/merle_haggard/okie_from_muskogee_tab.html ]
3rd Verse
W +H H H E E E E +Q. E A E Q E
|---------------|-----------------|--------5-6---8-|-(8)------5h6-5------|
|-6-------------|-(6)-------------|----------------|------------------6--|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------5------------|
|-7-------------|-(7)-------------|----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1-------1-1--|
|----1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1-------1-1--|
|----2-2----2-2-|------2-2----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2-------2-2--|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|--------3------|----------3------|--------3-------|------------3--------|
|-1-------------|--1--------------|-1--------------|--1------------------|
+W +H H
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(6)-------------|-(6)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-|
|------1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-|
|------2-2----2-2-|------2-2----2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------3------|----------3------|
|--1--------------|--1--------------|
H E Q E +Q Q E E +E +E
|--------3-5---6-|-(6)-----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|----------7b9-7b9==(7)r(7)-|
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0-----0-0-|------0-0-----------0---0--|
|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1-----------1---1--|
|----3-3-----3-3-|------3-3-----------3---3--|
|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2-----------2---2--|
|-3--------------|--3------------------------|
|--------3-------|----------3----------------|
W +H H H E Q E +Q Q E Q E
|---------------|-----------------|--------3-5---6-|-(6)------8-10---12-|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-5-------------|-(5)-------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0----0-0-|------0-0----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-|------0-0------0--0-|
|----1-1----1-1-|------1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1------1--1-|
|----3-3----3-3-|------3-3----3-3-|----3-3-----3-3-|------3-3------3--3-|
|----2-2----2-2-|------2-2----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2------2--2-|
|-3-------------|--3--------------|-3--------------|--3-----------------|
|--------3------|----------3------|--------3-------|----------3---------|
+W W
|-(12)-------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|
|-------1-1----1-1-|----1-1----1-1-|
|-------3-3----3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|
|-------2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|
|---3--------------|-3-------------|
|-----------3------|--------3------|
H E E +E +E W
|---------------------------|---------------||
|--------8b10-8b10==(8)r(8)-|-6-------------||
|---------------------------|---------------||
|---------------------------|---------------||
|---------------------------|---------------||
|---------------------------|---------------||
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----1-1-------------1---1--|----1-1----1-1-||
|----1-1-------------1---1--|----1-1----1-1-||
|----2-2-------------2---2--|----2-2----2-2-||
|---------------------------|---------------||
|--------3------------------|--------3------||
|-1-------------------------|-1-------------||
3rd Chorus
+W W H E E E E E Q. +H
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-(6)-------------|---------------|----------6-----|---6------(6)------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|------------5-7-|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-8-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------1-1----1-1-|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1------1-1-|
|------1-1----1-1-|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|------1-1------1-1-|
|------2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|------2-2------2-2-|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------3------|--------3------|--------3-------|-----------3-------|
|--1--------------|-1-------------|-1--------------|-1-----------------|
Q Q E Q. +Q Q E E E E Q Q +E Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|----8---(8)-----8-|-(8)------------8-----|
|----6---6-6------|-(6)--6---6-6-----|------------------|----------------------|
|----5---5-5------|-(5)--5---5-----5-|------------9-----|-----9-----9h10---10p=|
|----7---7-7------|-(7)--7---7---7---|------------------|---------8------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----1-1------1-1-|------1-1-----1-1-|----0-0-------0-0-|-------0-0------0--0--|
|----1-1------1-1-|------1-1-----1-1-|----1-1-------1-1-|-------1-1------1--1--|
|----2-2------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|----3-3-------3-3-|-------3-3------3--3--|
|-----------------|------------------|----2-2-------2-2-|-------2-2------2--2--|
|--------3--------|----------3-------|-3----------------|--3-------------------|
|-1---------------|--1---------------|---------3--------|-----------3----------|
Q Q +E Q. Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E Q E E E E E E E Q
|----8---(8)--------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-8--8---(8)-8-10p8-|----8---(8)-8-----|-8---8-----8-----|
|-9----------9------|-9--9---(9)-9------|----9---(9)-------|-------------9---|
|-------------------|-8--8---(8)-8------|----8---(8)-----8-|---8-----8-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----7---(7)-------|-------7---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
|----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1-------1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|
|----3-3--------3-3-|----3-3--------3-3-|----3-3-------3-3-|-----3-3-----3-3-|
|----2-2--------2-2-|----2-2--------2-2-|----2-2-------2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3----------------|-3---------------|
|---------3---------|---------3---------|---------3--------|---------3-------|
Q Q +E Q. +Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----5---(5)-5------|-(5)--5-----5---5h|=6--6-----6-----|-6---6-----6-6p5-|
|----5---(5)-5------|-(5)--------5---5-|----5---5-----5-|---------5---5---|
|----5---(5)-5------|-(5)--------5---5-|-7--7-7-----7---|---7---7-----7-5-|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0--------0-0-|------0-0-----0-0-|----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|
|----1-1--------1-1-|------1-1-----1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|
|----3-3--------3-3-|------3-3-----3-3-|----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
|----2-2--------2-2-|------2-2-----2-2-|----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----------------|--3---------------|--------3-------|---------3-------|
|---------3---------|----------3-------|-1--------------|-1---------------|
Q Q +E E E E A Q A Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----5---(5)-5-----|-6p5--6p5-----------|-----6-6---6-----|-6---6-----6-----|
|----5---(5)-------|------------7p5---5-|---------5-----5-|---------5---5-5-|
|----5---(5)---5-5-|------------------5-|-5h7---------7---|---7---7---------|
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----0-0-------0-0-|--------0-0-----0-0-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|
|----1-1-------1-1-|--------1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|
|----3-3-------3-3-|--------3-3-----3-3-|-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
|----2-2-------2-2-|--------2-2-----2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3----------------|---3----------------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|---------3--------|------------3-------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
Q Q +E Q. Q Q E Q E E E Q E E E E Q Q H
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|----5---(5)-5------|-6--5-----------|-----6-----6-----|-6------6----*|
|----5---(5)--------|-5--5---7p5---5-|-----5---5-----5-|-5---5--5----*|
|-5--5---(5)--------|----5-----------|-5h7-7-------7---|-7---7--7----*|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q H
|----0-0--------0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-1-1-0--0----*|
|----1-1--------1-1-|----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-|-1-1-1--1----*|
|----3-3--------3-3-|----3-3-----3-3-|-----2-2-----2-2-|-2-2-0--0----*|
|----2-2--------2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|-----------------|-----2--2----*|
|-3-----------------|-3--------------|---------3-------|-----3--3----*|
|---------3---------|--------3-------|-1---------------|-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
