This is a good one for all you rhythm players:
You have to listen to get it right. If you give a quick lift and play open strings
the D and Badd9 in the intro and the E and D on the outro it sounds pretty good, to me atleast.
Standard Tuning
Intro strumming is F, Badd9, F, F
Verse 1
F Badd9 F FMy Grandmother owned a night club on the Arkansas Oklahoma line
B7Mama put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summertime
F Badd9 F
FI'd box up those empty longnecks and stack 'em in the back and make a hand
Badd9 F
FThen at night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band
Verse 2
Badd9 F
FYes I have sacked some quartebacks and broke my share of bones along the way
B7I knew it wouldn't last forever semi-pro always means semi-payed
F Badd9 F
FI started climbin' drillin' rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be
Badd9 F FThen I took my songs and guitar and sang 'em to a man from Tennessee
Chorus
F Badd9 F
FI've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena
B7Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
F Badd9 F FLike to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
F G Badd9 F
FI Am a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Repeat Intro strummming
Verse 3
B F BA star can't burn forever and the brightest ones will someday loose their
B C7shine. But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic mind
B F B
BI'll still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud
F B BAs long as there's a bar room with a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd
Chorus
B F B
BI've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out o Pasadena
C7Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
B F B BLike to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
B F F B
BSon I'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
B F F
BThat's right a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Then finish strum out with B, F, B, B
Have Fun with it!!
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