Hit The Road Jack Chords & Tabs

by Ray Charles

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 173
Denominator: 8
Triplet: Yes
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 1, 202, 101, 1, 202, 202, 1, 202, 101]
Written by Percy Mayfield (1960), recorded by Ray Charles and Margie Hendrix in 1961.
Tuning half step down, barre chords, tempo 173 bpm

[Intro]
Am   G     F    E7
Am   G     F    E7

[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7      
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7           
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7      
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  GF
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.

[Verse]
   Am        G            F           E7   
Oh woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean,
           Am          G               F    E7   
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen.
  Am       G       F E7
I guess if you say so
     Am              G          F           E7    
I'll have to pack my things and go. (That's right)

[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7      
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7           
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7      
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  GF
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.

[Verse]
     Am            G            F              E7 
Now baby, listen baby, don't-a treat me this-a way
      Am    G            F         E7
For I'll be back on my feet some day.
      Am           G              F      E7 
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood
          Am        G        F            E7   
you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.)
         Am       G      F E7
Well, I guess if you say so
     Am             G          F           E7    
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)

[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7      
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7           
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7      
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am    G         
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.   (Well !)

[Outro]
 F        E7                
Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7                
(aah! what you say)            Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7                
(I didn't understand you)      Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7                
(You can't mean that)          Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7                
(Oh, now baby, please)         Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7                
(What you tryin' to do to me?) Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7                
(Oh, don't treat me like that) Don't you come back no more.