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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 Cadd9 in the intro and the E and D on the outro it sounds pretty good, to me atleast. Standard Tuning Intro strumming is D, Cadd9, G, D Verse 1
My GrandDmother owned a night club on theCadd9 Arkansas GOklahoma Dline Mama put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summerA7time G Cadd9 G I'd boxD up those empty longnecks and stack 'em in the back and make a hand Cadd9 G DThen at night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band
Verse 2 Cadd9 G
YDes I have sacked some quartebacks and broke my share of bones along the way I knew it wouldn't last forever semi-pro always means semiA7-payed G Cadd9 G I startedD climbin' drillin' rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be Then I took my songs and guitar andCadd9 sang 'em to a Gman from TennesDsee
Chorus G Cadd9 G
I'vDe played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball aA7rena Like to Dget down with my boys in AfCadd9ghanistan and GBahgdad City Dtoo D F Cadd9 G I Dam a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Repeat Intro strummming Verse 3
A Estar can't burn forever and the Dbrightest ones will Asomeday loose their Eshine. But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic B7mind A D A I'll Estill have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud As long as there's a bar room with a Dcorner stage and a Ahonkytonk Ecrowd
Chorus A D A
I'Eve played every beer joint tavern from New York City out o Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball aB7rena Like to Eget down with my boys in AfDghanistan and ABahgdad City Etoo E G D A Son IE'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U E G D That's rEight a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Then finish strum out with E, D, A, E Have Fun with it!!