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Dm
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Cm
Am
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Em
D
Cadd9
Em7
Asus
Dsus4
Bm
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C/G
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1.
They Dont Make Em Like That No More
Key: DmHardDm
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Am
DmI?m still drivBbing this Chevrolet
FDaddy bought it nCew back in 88?
DmIt?s more rust thaBbn two tone paint
FTurn the Ckey and it?ll crank
DmMy first guitar waBbs was a Epiphone
FSame ole one CI?m still pickin on
DmThought about sellBbin when times got tough
FJust couldn?tC give it up
DmThey don?t make emBb? like that no more
FSome thangs you cCan?t find in a discount store
DmJust somethin boutBb bein hand made
FAnd bought with cash Con a firm hand shake
DmLike old zebcos anBbd pocket knives
FShot-gun rifles aCnd four-wheel drives
BbLike these wore out pair of boots that my daddy wore.
They don?t make em? like that no more.
DmBbFC
DmLittle white house my daddy builtBb
cross a cottoFn farm up on a hillC
He sawed every Dmboard in the local saw mill Bb
In a hundred yearsF it?ll be standin still C
DmThey don?t make emBb? like that no more
FSome thangs you cCan?t find in a discount store
DmJust somethin boutBb bein hand made
FAnd bought with cash Con a firm hand shake
DmLike old zebcos anBbd pocket knives
FShot-gun rifles aCnd four-wheel drives
BbLike these wore out pair of boots that my daddy wore.
They don?t make em? like that no more.
DmBbFC
DmI gotta cardboard box Bbmarked give away
FFull of old casseCttes and 8 track tapes
DmThat?s the first tBbime I ever heard Hank
Fdon?t wanna hear-em? any otheCr way
DmThey don?t make emBb? like that no more
FSome thangs you can?tC find in a discount store
DmJust somethin boutBb bein hand made
FAnd bought with cCash on a firm hand shake
DmLike old zebcos anBbd pocket knives
FShot-gun riflCes and four-wheel drives
BbLike these wore out pair of boots that my daddy wore.
They don?t make em? like that no more.
DmBbFC
BbMy grand-daddy cussed and chewed red-man
CMy GranCmny prayed and new every hymn
AmTheyBb don?t make em like that no morFe C
They don?tDm make em likeBb that no moFooooore C
DmThey don?t make emBb? like that no more
FSome thangs you can?tC find in a discount store
DmJust somethin boutBb bein hand made
And Fbought with cash Con a firm hand shake
Like Dmold zebcoBbs and pocket knives
FShot-gun rifles and foCur-wheel drives
Like thesBbe wore out pair of boots that my daddy wore.
They don?t make em? lDmike thaBbt nFo more
CThey don?t make em liDmke thatBb no FmoCreDm. Am
2.
Thats What Ive Been Told
Key: ACapo 6EasyG
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A GChevy grille ain't no match for a mailbox
EmBB guns are good for breaking glass
CYou can buy beer at seventeen
You don't have to lie if they don't Gask
DGirls don't like a kiss that tastes like CSkull
At least that's what I've been Gtold G
They'll Gput your ass in jail for stealing stop signs
EmBiggest dog don't win in every fight
Don't Cbet if you can't afford to lose
Don't jump off that river bridge at Gnight
There's Droads where even Broncos shouldn't Cgo
At least that's what I've been Gtold
If Cyou're just sayin' prayers then you ain't Gprayin'
If Cboth men ain't shook hands then it ain't Emsold D
When Cdaddy don't say nothin' you better Glisten
'Cause he Dwon't be here for Clong
And that Emgirl ain't coming Dback if you let her Cgo
At least that's what I've been Gtold G
You better Gbuy your weekend beer before a Sunday
EmDon't lay out all night before a game
CDon't let grandpa's guess and go
And diesel trucks won't run on gasoGline
Better Dnever love a girl your mama Cdon't
At least that's what I've been Gtold
If Cyou're just sayin' prayers then you ain't Gprayin'
If Cboth men ain't shook hands then it ain't Emsold D
When Cdaddy don't say nothin' you better Glisten
'Cause he Dwon't be here for Clong
And that Emgirl ain't coming Dback if you let her Cgo
At least that's what I've been Gtold G
C That's what I've been Gtold D C
Yeah, Emtell that girl she's Deverything you Cwant
You're Emgonna wish you Ddid if you Cdon't
At least that's what I've been Gtold G
If Cyou're just sayin' prayers then you ain't Gprayin'
If Cboth men ain't shook hands then it ain't Emsold D
When Cdaddy don't say nothin' you better Glisten
'Cause he Dwon't be here for Clong
And that Emgirl ain't coming Dback if you let her Cgo
At least that's what I've been Gtold G
A GChevy grille ain't no match for a mailbox
EmBB guns are good for breaking glass
CYou can buy beer at seventeen
You don't have to lie if they don't Gask
3.
Chasin This Drunk
Key: CHardCadd9
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Cadd9Well its started it ouGt, Em7like any other lovDe
Cadd9And we spent a lot of nightGs, Em7laid out under the Dstars above
Cadd9But I lost it alGl, Em7I couldn't quit my ramblin' Dways
Cadd9But I just wrote it ofGf, Em7I was thinking she'd move on anywayDs
Cadd9But she's still chasin this drunGk
Em7Puttin' all her dreams asidDe
Cadd9And she's still puttin' her faith in uGs
Em7She's thinking we'd end up side by sidDe
Cadd9She ain't losing us yeGt
Em7She don't know where she'll end uDp
DShe's hanging on a memCadd9ory
DShe's still chasin' this drunGk
Cadd9Well I've chased a lot of taiGl, Em7in this small Alabama towDn
Cadd9And I've raised a lot of helGl, Em7and I ain't done 'til they put me Din the ground
Cadd9I broke a lot of heartGs, Em7one still stands out through timDe
Cadd9I could not let myselGf, Em7settle on down and walk the linDe
Cadd9But she's still chasin this drunGk
Em7Puttin' all her dreams asidDe
Cadd9And she's still puttin' her faith in uGs
Em7Just thinking we'd end up side by sidDe
Cadd9She ain't losing us yeGt
Em7She don't know where she'll end Dup
DShe's hanging on a memCadd9ory
DShe's still chasin' this drunGk
EmShe's got a lot of life left to lAsusive
CShe's got a lot of love left to givGe
Em'Cause any other man could treat her riAsusght
CShe ain't settling, she's made up her minDd
Cadd9But she's still chasin this drunGk
Em7Puttin' all her dreams asidDe
Cadd9And she's still puttin' her faith in Gus
Em7Just thinking we'd end up side by sidDe
Cadd9She ain't losing us yeGt
Em7She don't know where she'll end uDp
DShe's hanging on a memCadd9ory
DShe's still chasin' this drunGk
GShe's hanging on a memCadd9ory
DShe's still chasin' this druCadd9nk Dsus4 G
4.
Mississippi Or Me
Key: GEasyG
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GDEmC
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Aint gonna lGie your headliDghts
PulleEmd into my drive tonigCht
Was a siGght for sore eyes
DLast thing I thought i'd sCee
Is something Gwrong what brought ya Dhome
Was it Emtough out on your ownC
Did ya Gdrive all the way here
Djust to see meC
GWas it the cotton fields strechtin' nearly county wide
Or them coDol delta mornings or jackson nights
EmDid your interstate dreams turn into a dead end streetC
Was it the Gmidnight blanket on a river bank
Or Dtwo names on a tupelo water tank
EmYou climbed out on a boy who your heart still needsC
So Embefore I take ya back like thatD
Baby tell me one Cthing
Were ya Cmissing Mississippi or me
GDEmC
When you hit Gtown was my houseD
The first Emplace you thought aboutC
Or have ya Galready been by
DTo see your momma and themC
I want Gya to know incase ya dDont
I sure Emhated to see you goC
Tell me Gwhat it was that
DBrought ya back home agaCin
GWas it the cotton fields strechtin' nearly county wide
Or them coDol delta mornings or jackson nights
EmDid your interstate dreams turn into a dead end streetC
Was it the Gmidnight blanket on a river bank
Or Dtwo names on a tupelo water tank
EmSomethin' bout a boy back home who your heart still needCs
So Embefore I take ya back like thatD
Baby tell me one Cthing
Were ya Cmissing Mississippi or me
GDEmC
GDC
GWas it the cotton fields strechtin' nearly county wide
Or them coDol delta mornings or jackson nights
EmDid your interstate dreams turn into a dead end streetC
Was it the Gmidnight blanket on a river bank
Or Dtwo names on a tupelo water tank
EmSomethin' bout a boy back home who your heart still needCs
So Embefore I take ya back like thatD
Baby tell me one Cthing
Were ya Cmissing Mississippi or me
GDEmC
GDC
5.
I Wish Grandpas Never Died
Key: GEasyG
Cadd9
D
Em
GWish girls you loved never gave back diamond rings
I wish every Cadd9porch had a swingG
I wish Gkids learned to say "sir" and "ma'am", how to shake a hand
I wish every Cadd9state had a BirminghamG
DWish everybody knew the words to Mama Cadd9Tried
DI wish Monday mornings felt just like Friday Cadd9nights
I wish even Gcars had truck beds
And every Cadd9road was named Copperhead
And Emcoolers never ran Dout of cold Bud Cadd9Light
I wish Ghigh school home teams never lost
And Cadd9back road drinking kids never got caught
I wish the Emprice of gas was Dlow and cotton was Cadd9high
I wish Emhonkytonks didn't Dhave no closing Cadd9time
And I wish grandpas never dieGd
GI wish Sunday's on a creek bank would never end
Wish I could Cadd9learn to drive again
GI wish the first time, seventeen, she was my everything kiss in a Chevrolet
Cadd9It'd happen every day
DI wish everybody overseas was gonna Cadd9make it home
DI wish Country music still played on Cadd9Country radio
I wish even Gcars had truck beds
And every Cadd9road was named Copperhead
And Emcoolers never run Dout of cold Bud Cadd9Light
I wish Ghigh school home teams never lost
And Cadd9back road drinking kids never got caught
I wish the Emprice of gas was Dlow and cotton was Cadd9high
I wish Emhonkytonks didn't Dhave no closing Cadd9time
And I wish grandpas never dCadd9ied
I wish grandpas never diGed
EmI wish good dogs Dnever got grey and Cadd9old
I wish farms never got sold
I wish even Gcars had truck beds
And every Cadd9road was named Copperhead
And Emcoolers never run Dout of cold Bud Cadd9Light
I wish Ghigh school home teams never lost
And Cadd9back road drinking kids never got caught
I wish the Emprice of gas was Dlow and cotton was Cadd9high
I wish Emhonkytonks didn't Dhave no closing Cadd9time
And I wish grandpas never Gdied
'Cause grandpas never die
6.
North On 21
Key: GHardG
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GCGG
Third night this Gweek, I'm playin' this old Bmbar again
A young newly wed Ccouple showed up, spotted the as Dsoon as they walked in
They looked so Gin love, young man looked Bmup at me
He threw me a five, Casked if he could buy Dme a drink
He said I wiCsh I could sing and plDay guitar, man yoGu've goD/Ft it made Em
He said, be- Cfore we go and toast to that, there's Dsomething I've gotta say
I'd give it all, CI'd give it back G
I'd make a call, Cwouldn't take me long to Dpack
And I'd give it up, CI'd give it in G
If only I Ccould see Emher again D
It just Ctook this long to see Dthat this ain?ft Gwhere I Dneed to be Em
I've had too much fun, CI'm headed Dnorth on 21
GCGG
I made a lot of good Gfriends, but lost them just as Bmfast
You can't see the real Cworld through the bottom of a Dglass
Aint even got a Gdog, 'cause I'm always on the Bmroad
Don't even call home, Caint been a letter wrote D
But if I Ccould see the brDight lights of Mont- goGmery, AlD/Fabama Em
CTake this long road back up home, and Dnever take it down
I'd give it all, CI'd give it back G
I'd make a call, Cwouldn't take me long to Dpack
And I'd give it up, CI'd give it in G
If only I Ccould see Emher again D
It just Ctook this long to see Dthat this ain?ft Gwhere I Dneed to be Em
I've had too much fun, CI'm headed Dnorth on 21 G
It just Ctook this long to see Dthat this Gbottles Ddrowning me Em
I've had too much fun, CI'm headed Dnorth on 21
GC/G
GC/GG
7.
If I Didnt Wear Boots
Key: GCapo 1EasyG
D
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GDC
CDC
GProlly would've saved a couple broken bones
GTrying to ride a bull that couldn't be rode
CIf I didn't wear bootsC
GMight of let that guy keep running his mouth
GI might have walked away before I knocked him out
CIf I didn't wear boots
CIf I didn't wear boots
EmWell I dunno who i'd be
But I Cdamn sure wouldn't be Dme
If I didn't wear Gboots
I wouldn't have a place to put that flask
That Cgave me the nerve to get me to ask you to Gdance
And sweep you off your feet like cowboys Cdo
If I didn't wear Gboots
You prolly would've never took this ride
CLeft that bar for a star light sky
And I Emwouldn't be right here Dright now
Lovin' on Cyou
If I didn't wear bootsG D C
GProbably would've never took daddies truck
GSnuck you out just to get us stuck
CIn a field out there under a no where moon
CGirl I wouldn't have you
If I didn't wear Gboots
I wouldn't have a place to put that flask
That Cgave me the nerve to get me to ask you to Gdance
And sweep you off your feet like cowboys Cdo
If I didn't wear Gboots
You prolly would've never took this ride
CLeft that bar for a star light sky
And I Emwouldn't be right here Dright now
Lovin' on Cyou
If I didn't wear bootsG D C
If I didn't wear bootsG D C
If I didn't wear Gboots
I wouldn't have a place to put that flask
That Cgave me the nerve to get me to ask you to Gdance
And sweep you off your feet like cowboys Cdo
If I didn't wear Gboots
You prolly would've never took this ride
CLeft that bar for a star light sky
And I Emwouldn't be right here Dright now
Lovin' on Cyou
EmNo I wouldn't be right here rDight now
Lovin' on Cyou
If I didn't wear bootsG D C
GDC
8.
There Was This Girl
Key: DMediumD
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DGA
DNever knew my Gold man's truck could even rAun like that
DShould've known Gbetter than to take that cAurve so fast
DDaddy pulled up, I was Gdown in a ditch
And he Aasked me why I did what I did
There was this Dgirl, drink in her Ghand
Shootin' me a "Alet's get into trouble" grin
I ain't never Dseen somethin' so Gfine
And I was doin' Aanything to make her mine
I was out of my Gmind, she was out of this Aworld
There was this Dgirl G A
DSome folks Gask me why I stAill pick this guitar
DThey say livin' that Glife on the road won't Aget you very far
I say Dman you should've been down in GTupelo
Seen Awhat was in the front row
There was this Dgirl, beer in her Ghand
Shootin' me a "Aplay a little Skynyrd" grin
She's turnin' it Dup, she's turnin' me Gon
And I'd play her Aanything she'd sing along
I was out of my Gmind, she was out of this Aworld
There was this Bmgirl G A
Yeah there was this Bmgirl G A
DDidn't know a Gdiamond ring could Acost so much (damn)
DTook six Gmonths on a farm 'fore AI saved up
DAll my drinkin' buddies still Gout on the town
Wonderin' Awhy I ever settled down
But there was this Dgirl, holdin' my Ghand
Shootin' me a "Astart a life together" grin
She's pullin' me Din, she's straightenin' me Gout
And now I Aknow what love is all about
I'm still out of my Gmind, she's still out of this Aworld
There was this Bmgirl
AYeah, there was this Dgirl G A
Yeah, there was this DgirlG A
There was this Dgirl G A
9.
Hard To Leave
Key: BmMediumBm
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DBmamn we left a beautiful mess on the Dhardwood floor
Your dBmress, my jeans painted a helluva scene from the nDight before
Last tEmhing i wanna do is get in my tGruck
Aw fEmingers crossed that chevy don't fire Gup
Cause girl you make it hDard to leave, you got some kind of hAold on me
You dBmrive me wild, giving me tAhat smile in my Gshirt in these sheets.
Girl I can't make these bDoots take a single step aAway from you
Got a goBmodbye kiss that gAets the best oGf me
Girl you make it hBmard to leaEmve G
WBmish i had a dime for every single time you mDade me late
woBmrkin these long hours, might get me fired but tDhats okay
Id trade Em10 long hours on the roof in this summer hGeat
for anEmother 5 minutes with you in this bed with Gme
Cause girl you make it hDard to leave, you got some kind of hAold on me
You dBmrive me wild, giving me Athat smile in myG shirt in these sheets.
Girl I can't make these bDoots take a single step aAway from you
Got a goBmodbye kiss that gAets the best oGf me
Girl you make it hBmard to leaEmve G
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BmAGBmAG
LEmying here with you, the whole world can wEmait
Theres just Emsomething about you girl that makes it easy to Bmstay.
BmHard to leave, she got some kind of hAold on me.
DriveBm me wild givin meA that smile in my Gshirt in these sheets.
Girl i cant make these Dboots take a single step aAway from you,
got a goBmodbye kiss that gAets the bestG of me
BmGirl you make it hard to leavGe.