Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles (Percy Mayfield, 1960)

Chords changes every 2 beats
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] | [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] | [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] What you [E7] say?
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Men Only:
Oh [Am] woman, oh [G] woman, don't [F] treat me so [E7] mean,
You're the [Am] meanest old [G] woman that I've [F] ever [E7] seen.
I [Am] guess if [G] you say say [F] so [E7]
I'll have to [Am] pack my [G] things and [F] go. [E7] (That's right)
Women Only:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Men Only:
Now [Am] baby, listen [G] baby, don't-a [F] treat me this-a [E7] way
For [Am] I'll be [G] back on my [F] feet some [E7] day.
Women Only:
Don't [Am] care if you [G] do 'cause it's [F] under[E7] stood
You [Am] ain't got no [G] money you just [F] ain't no [E7] good.
Men Only:
I [Am] guess if [G] you say [F] so [E7]
I'll have to [Am] pack my [G] things and [F] go. [E7] (That's right)
Women Only:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back now
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Everyone:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am↓] more.
#Original is 1 semitone lower (Abm).
#Last Updated 06/08/18 JJ
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Ray Charles (Percy Mayfield, 1960)




Chords changes every 2 beats
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] | [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] | [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] What you [E7] say?
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Men Only:
Oh [Am] woman, oh [G] woman, don't [F] treat me so [E7] mean,
You're the [Am] meanest old [G] woman that I've [F] ever [E7] seen.
I [Am] guess if [G] you say say [F] so [E7]
I'll have to [Am] pack my [G] things and [F] go. [E7] (That's right)
Women Only:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Men Only:
Now [Am] baby, listen [G] baby, don't-a [F] treat me this-a [E7] way
For [Am] I'll be [G] back on my [F] feet some [E7] day.
Women Only:
Don't [Am] care if you [G] do 'cause it's [F] under[E7] stood
You [Am] ain't got no [G] money you just [F] ain't no [E7] good.
Men Only:
I [Am] guess if [G] you say [F] so [E7]
I'll have to [Am] pack my [G] things and [F] go. [E7] (That's right)
Women Only:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back now
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Everyone:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am↓] more.
#Original is 1 semitone lower (Abm).
#Last Updated 06/08/18 JJ
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