Chord Booklet

Joe Nichols

10 songs|27 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

D/F

F#7

Ab7

Dm7

Asus

E/B

C#m

F#m7

A/C

Em7

B/D

E/G

Joe's Place

Key: EEasy

There's a (E) place called Joe's, where (A) some of us (E) go

When the hard workin' (B) day is (E) through

Through the (A) neon smoke, we (E) laugh and tell jokes

Throw down a cold one or (B) two

There's a (A) jukebox that's full of (E) records

By (A) Willie, (B) Haggard, and (E) Jones

There's a (A) picture of (B) Elvis, and (C#m) ol' John (A) Wayne

Hangin' side by (B) side on the (E) wall

Down at (A) Joe's place

It's still the (E) old way

Pickled (A) eggs in a jar

And a (B) Blue Ribbon sign

(A) Old boys and bankers sittin' (B) side by side

Down at (E) Joe's place

Down at Joe's place

A(E)long about midnight, a (A) few hangers (E) on

Are still hanging (B) out at the (E) bar

Yeah, the (A) telephone rings, it's an (E) understood thing

Joe don't know where they (B) are

At a (A) table in the (E) corner

There's a (A) young man and an (B) empty (E) chair

His (A) head in his (B) hands, (E) tears in his (A) eyes

And his girfriend's (B) ring lying (E) there

Down at (A) Joe's place

It's still the (E) old way

Pickled (A) eggs in a jar

And a (B) Blue Ribbon sign

(A) Old boys and bankers sittin' (B) side by side

Down at (E) Joe's place

Down at Joe's place

Pickled (A) eggs in a jar

And a (B) Blue Ribbon sign

(A) Old boys and bankers sittin' (B) side by side

Down at (E) Joe's place

Down at Joe's place

Joe's place

Let's go to Joe's place

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Yeah

Key: CCapo 4Easy

CIt was justG an-other night in the hayfieEmld, till she cDlimbed down off of them four wheels

C YeaGh, yeah .........

C Soon as thaGt sundress hit the headlightEms, eveDry tail-gate way out there was like

C yeaGh, yeah .........

She started walking overC to meG, like she alrEmeady kDnew me

Sat down right bCe-side mGe and askeEmd if I wasD here a-lone

And I saidC yeaGh, yeah, like IEm was nodding rightD along to a song on the radio

C YeaGh, yeah, gEmirl, how cDould I say no?

Whatever you'reC drinking, thatG's what I'm drinking,

girl, you'reEm calling the shoDts tonight

Whatever you'reC thinking, thatG's what I'm thinkEming, tell me whDat you got in mind

So, I can sayC yeaGh, yeEmah, DYeah,C yeaGh, yeah, yeah .........

C She brought mGe a cup and I triedEm it, a littleD fruity but she asked if I liked it

C SGo I said yeEmah, Yeah, Dyeah, yeah

C Then she played Gme some band on her iPEmod, kinda Dhit me kinda hippie and I thought

C NawG, but I Emsaid yeah,D yeah, yeah

She said you wannaC take a walGk to the river mEmaybe cooDl off ...

She said I know aC good sGpot Emand then sDhe took my hand

And I saidC yeaGh, yeah, like IEm was nodding rightD along to a song on the radio

C YeaGh, yeah, gEmirl, how cDould I say no?

Whatever you'reC drinking, thatG's what I'm drinking,

girl, you'reEm calling the shoDts tonight

Whatever you'reC thinking, thatG's what I'm thinkEming, tell me whDat you got in mind

So, I can sayC yeaGh, yeEmah, DYeah,C yeaGh, yeah, yeah .........

C A little later under that full moonEm, I didn't want the night to end too soon

C I said it's gettiGng late, do you neeEmd toD go? .....

And she saiCd nGo ...........

I was like,C yeaGh, yeah, like IEm was nodding rightD along to a song on the radio

CYeaGh, yEmeah, girl, Dif you say so

Whatever you'reC drinking, thatG's what I'm drinking,

girl, you'reEm calling the shoDts tonight

Whatever you'reC thinking, thatG's what I'm thinkEming, tell me whDat you got in mind

So, I can sayC yeaGh, yeah,..C....G... yeah, yDeah ...................

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Man With A Memory

Key: GMedium

D/F

Writers: Charlie Black/Rory Michael Bourke

GOl' Johnny's gDot a hAeart of gDold

GAsk anyDone around hAere

But sGome nights his eDyes are fAar awDay

And fiGlled D/Fwith teGars

SGweet Mary LDou's just as gAood as they cDome

With a wGeakness for aDll the wrong mAen

GFrom the lDook on her fAace toniDght

She's been wrGong D/Fa---gGain

GBartender's thinkin' Ato himself

As he rGubs his towel around a gAlass

Now there's a mGan with a Dmemory A Bm

There's a wAoman with a pGast D/F G

Lost sGouls on life's hDighway A Bm

ForeAver lookin' bGack D/F G

When you're lGivin' for the loDve A Bm

And the lAove doesn't lGast D/F G

You get a mGan with a mDemory

A wAoman with a pGast

GBartender tuDrns the ATV doDwn

GCranks that ol' jDukebox Aup

GCarefully selDects which bAuttons to pDush

For what eGach sD/Fong doGes

GC twenty-thDree after AJ nineteDen

It's a tGonic for a bDroken heAart

GA little StDardust Ain the mDix

It's a fGine, D/Ffine aGrt

GDim the lights a nAotch or two

GThe next round is on the hAouse

For the man with a memory

And the woman with a past

Lost souls on life's highway

Forever lookin' back

When you're livin' for the love

And the love doesn't last

You get a man with a memory

A woman with a past

BmOh, we've Aall got somethin' wGe've got to D/Fget aroEmund

D/FNow and then you Gget the chance to help the lost get fAoundBm D/F G

ABmGA

GStackin' chairs and sAweepin' up

GHe can't help a little sAmile

Thinkin' bout the man with a memory

And the woman with a past

Lost souls on life's highway

Forever lookin' back

When you're livin' for the love

And the love doesn't last

You get a man with a memory

A woman with a past

You get a mGan with a mDemory

A wAoman with a pGast

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Cool To Be A Fool

Key: CHard

F#7

Ab7

Dm7

CGCCC

G Here I sit a nobody with no-oneF#7,

G Bein' me ain't really all that funF#7.

G Leavin' her wasn't very smart,

Admittin' I was wrong wouldn't be so hard.

If it was Ccool to be a fool,

I'd be the C7hippest guy around.

If a F7heartache made you famous,

I'd be known from town to town.

If Ctears were made of pennies,

And a Dcold beer brought her back.

My Gbank account and Ab7self esteem,

Would Gboth be in the black.

If some CHollywood producer made a E7movie that was sad,

AFbout some guy who lost the Abbest thing he ever had...

Hey, Dm7I could Dm7be a Dm7star,

G If it was cool to be a Cfool. C

G But we all know the way it really is,F#7

You Gdon't get recognized for doin' things like this.F#7

You Gspend a lotta time feelin' sorry for yourself,

It doesn't really mean that much to anybody else.

If it was Ccool to be a fool,

I'd be the C7hippest guy around.

If a F7heartache made you famous,

I'd be known from town to town.

If Ctears were made of pennies,

And a Dcold beer brought her back.

My Gbank account and Ab7self esteem,

Would Gboth be in the black.

If some CHollywood producer made a E7movie that was sad,

AFbout some guy who lost the Abbest thing he ever had...

Hey, Dm7I could Dm7be a Dm7star,

G If it was cool to be a C7fool.

C7INSTF7RUMEDNTAGL Ab7 G

If it was Ccool to be a fool,

I'd be the C7hippest guy around.

If a F7heartache made you famous,

I'd be known from town to town.

If Ctears were made of pennies,

And a Dcold beer brought her back.

My Gbank account and Ab7self esteem,

Would Gboth be in the black.

If some CHollywood producer made a E7movie that was sad,

AFbout some guy who lost the Abbest thing he ever had...

Hey, Dm7I could Dm7be a Dm7star,

G If it was cool to be a Cfool.

Hey, Dm7I could Dm7be a Dm7star,

G If it was cool to be a foolC.

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She Only Smokes When She Drinks

Key: DHard

Asus

F#7

DAGADAGA

So you Glit her cigarette, you're Dfeelin' pretty good.

You Gthink you've got a shot, most Dgirls you probably would.

Yeah, this is Gthat kinda place, but she ain't Dthat kinda girl.

You're Emreadin' it all wrong, let me Asustell you about Aher:

DShe only Asmokes when she Gdrinks,

She only Adrinks now and Dthen.

Now and Athen when she's Gtired,

Of bein' Alet down by Dmen.

You can F#7give her a Bmlight,

But its Fnot what you E7think.

GEverybody knows she Emonly drinks alone,

And Gshe only Asmokes when she Ddrinks.A G A D A G A

Did you Gask her to dance, let me Dguess, she told you no?

Gotta Gtake her some place quiet, and Dsee how far that goes.

Oh, don't Gtake it all that hard when she Dsmiles and turns you down.

For a Emcomplicated girl, she ain't that Asushard to figure Aout.

DShe only Asmokes when she Gdrinks,

She only Adrinks now and Dthen.

Now and Athen when she's Gtired,

Of bein' Alet down by Dmen.

You can F#7give her a Bmlight,

But its Fnot what you E7think.

GEverybody knows she Emonly drinks alone,

And Gshe only Asmokes when she drinks.

GINSDTRUGMENATAL

Woah, Dshe only Asmokes when she Gdrinks,

She onlyA drinks now andD then.

Now and Athen when she's Gtired,

Of bein' Alet down by Dmen.

You can F#7give her a Bmlight,

But its Fnot what you E7think.

GEverybody knows she Emonly drinks alone,

And Gshe only Asmokes when she Ddrinks.A G

YeaAh, that's rDight.A G A D

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Open Up A Can

Key: CCapo 3Medium

E/B

CDGC

Its been Cone of those Gdays

Hell Done of those Gweeks

CBoss man wont Gcut me no Dslack, Jack

Did Cjust what he Gsaid

he Djust shook his Ghead

and Cstill crawled all Gup on my Dback

I been Cbitin my tongue

E/Bkeepin my cool

but I'm Emhot fightin mad

aint but Done thing to do...

Open up a CcaGn

pop a Emtop, feel the Dcold in my ChanGd

hit the Emdeck and cut Don the box Cfan

sittin here Gsippin, all the Emstress man Dforget it

cause theres Conly so Gmuch you can Dstand

fore' ya open up a CcaGn D C G D

someCtimes its a Gdriver, Dcuttin me Goff

some Cpolitic Gtalk on Dtv

when my Cteam drops a Gpass

my Emblood rises Dfast

and I Cneed to take it Gdown a few Ddegrees

Open up a CcaGn

pop a Emtop, feel the Dcold in my ChanGd

And Im Emback in the Dhigh life Cagain

sittin here Gsippin, all the Emstress man Dforget it

cause theres Conly so Gmuch you can Dstand

fore' ya open up a Ccan

or Gtwo, maybe Emone too Dmany

cause Cthats all it Gtakes

to Emkeep the world Dspinnin just Cright

Open up a CcaGn

pop a Emtop, feel the Dcold in my ChanGd

pretend EmI got my Dtoes in the Csand

sittin here Gsippin, all the Emstress man Dforget it

cause theres Conly so Gmuch you can Dstand

fore' ya open up a CcaGn D C G D

CGEmD

Ice cold can

Open up a can x2

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Its Cool To Be A Fool

Key: GHard

F#7

Ab7

Dm7

GHere I sit a nobody with no oneF#7 and Gbeing' me ain't really all that funF#7

GLeaving' her wasn't very smart admitting' I was wrong G7wouldn't be so hard

If it was Ccool to be a fool I'd be the C7hippest guy around

If a F7heartache made you famous I'd be known from town to town

If Ctears were made of pennies and a Dcold beer brought her back

My Gbank account and Ab7self-esteem would Gboth be in the black

If some CHollywood producer made a E7movie that was sad

AbFout some guy who lost the Abbest thing he ever had

Hey,Dm7 I could be a star Gif it was cool to be a Cfool

GBut we all know the way it really isF#7

You dGon't get recognized for doin' things like thisF#7

You Gspend a lotta time feelin' sorry for yourself

It doesn't really mean that much to aG7nybody else

If it was Ccool to be a fool I'd be the C7hippest guy around

If a F7heartache made you famous I'd be known from town to town

If Ctears were made of pennies and a Dcold beer brought her back

My Gbank account and Ab7self-esteem would Gboth be in the black

If some CHollywood producer made a E7movie that was sad

AbFout some guy who lost the Abbest thing he ever had

Hey,Dm7 I could be a star Gif it was cool to be a Cfool

Instrumental

C7F7DGAb7G

If it was Ccool to be a fool I'd be the C7hippest guy around

If a F7heartache made you famous I'd be known from town to town

If Ctears were made of pennies and a Dcold beer brought her back

My Gbank account and Ab7self-esteem would Gboth be in the black

If some CHollywood producer made a E7movie that was sad

AbFout some guy who lost the Abbest thing he ever had

Hey,Dm7 I could be a star Gif it was cool to be a Cfool

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Life Don't Have To Mean Nothin' At All

Key: AEasy

Now ifA you wanna be happy let me tell ya how to do it,

You Dget up in the morning at you get right to it,

You Abring home the bacon and you make a little bread,

E7Get a little sleepy and you go back to Abed.

DLife don't E7have to mean nothing at Aall.

Well if everyone says your a little too tall,

Go out and get yourself a basketball,

Dye your hair orange and put a ring in your ear,

And you can make forty-seven million dollars a year.

Life don't have to mean nothing at all.

Now if everyone says your a little too short,

Go out and get yourself a big old horse,

You can be a jockey if you ain't got no fear,

And you can make forty-seven million dollars a year.

Life don't have to mean nothing at all.

ALife don't have to mean nothing at E7all.

Be Agood to your sister, good to your brother,

DGood to your papa, and B7good to your mother,

ALife don't E7have to mean nothing at Aall.

Now if your a con-man looking for a pigeon,

Go out and start a brand new religion,

Get on tv and make a money request,

and they can all go to heaven while they're starving to death,

Life dont have to mean nothing at all.

Now if everybody says your a little too rough,

Go out and get yourself some boxing gloves,

Beat somebody up around the ears

and you can make forty-seven million dollars a year,

Life don't have to mean nothing at all.

Be good to your sister, Good to your brother,

Might even try to be good to one another,

Life dont have to mean nothing at all.

Now if everyone says you're a little too slick,

Go out and get yourself into politics,

Get that office and get that power,

And you can spend forty-seven million dollars and hour.

Life don't have to mean nothing at all.

Now if you can pick a guitar and sing through your nose,

Get yourself a bunch of cowboy clothes,

Sing about dieing and shedding those tears,

And you can loose forty-seven million dollars a year.

Life don't have to mean nothing at all.

Don't trouble your mindor worry your soul,

About stuff you ain't supposed to know,

Life don't have to mean nothing at all.

No life don't have to mean nothing at all.

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The Shade

Key: ACapo 2Hard

C#m

F#m7

AI don't want a fDast car

Don't nAeed a four lane hDighway

There's nAot another pDlace I'd rather Abe D

Cuz oAut here in the cDountry

ABluebirds sing for nDothing

And the sAhade comes fDree with a tAree D

Yeah the sAhade comes fDree with a tAree D

The tAree came with a mDountain

ARight beside the rDiver

Where the gAround makes one hDeck of a scAene D

The mAountain counts for sDomething

The vAiew is worth a fDortune

And the sAhade comes fDree with a tAree

I C#mnever had a dollar that could bDuy me what I'm feelin

But I'm fAeelin bout as good as I can Ebe

I C#mneed to be reminded when I'm lDookin for a bargain

Not to Aoverlook what's right in front of Eme

I'll nAever make a kDilling

ATryin to make a lDiving

But I mAake enough to rDaise a familAy D

I boAught a piece of hDeaven

Off cAounty road D11

Where the sAhade comes fDree with a tAree D

Yeah where the sAhade comes fDree with a tAree

F#m7BDADE

AI don't want a fDast car

Don't nAeed a four lane hDighway

There's nAot another pDlace I'd rather Abe D

Down cAounty road 1D1

There's this lAittle piece of hDeaven

Where the sAhade comes fDree with a tAree D

Yeah the sAhade comes fDree with a tAree

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10.

If Nobody Believed In You

Key: DCapo 4Hard

A/C

Em7

D/F

B/D

F#m7

C#m

E/G

DI watched him take the Gtwo strike call

A/CHe hadn't tried to swDing at all

GI guess he had allA/C he could take

GHe walked away for goodness sake

Em7His father's voice was loud and mAean

Em7You won't amount to anythAing

GThat little boy quit tDrying

GHe just walked awDay

GThere were teardrops on his fAace

GTell me how would yDou feel

You'd pGrobably give up tBmoo

If Em7noboD/Fdy belGievedA in Dyou G A/C G

DThat old man said oGne more try

A/CI know I'm not too oDld to drive

GI promise son I'll A/Cdo my best

GThis time I'm gonna pass the test

Em7Give me the keys dad and get iAn

Em7His father never drove agAain

That old man quit trying

He just turned away

There were teardrops on his face

Tell me how would you feel

You'd probably give up too

If nobody believed in you

EWe take His name out Aof the schools

B/DAnd lawyers say it brEeaks the rules

AThe pledge of allegianceB/D can't be read

AAnd "under God" should not be said

F#m7I wonder how much He will tBake

F#m7I just pray it's not too laBte

AWhat if God quit tErying

AHe just turned awEay

AThere were teardrops on His fBace

ATell me how would yEou feel

You'd pArobably give up tC#moo

If F#m7nobodE/Gy beliAeved B in yEou A B/D A

ATell me how would yEou feel

You'd pArobably give up tC#moo

If F#m7nobodE/Gy beliAeved B in yEou A B/D A E

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