Chords for Alan Jackson and Hank Williams, Jr. Blues Man
Tempo:
97 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
[D]
[G]
[C] [G] He's just a singer, natural born guitar [C]
-ing.
He's kind [D] of a clinger.
[C] Sad [G] old songs, he's not a walk behinder.
He's a new [A] note finder.
[Am] His name's a [D]
reminder of a blues [C] man that's already [G] gone.
So he started drinking, took some things, [C] messed up his thing.
He was [D] sure a singer.
She [G] came along, he was [Am] alone in [G] the spotlight.
Not too [Am] much left inside.
She [D] changed all that in one night when she sang him [G] this song.
[D] Hey [C] baby, [G] I love you.
Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
Hey baby, [D] you ain't got to prove to me you're some kind of macho [G] man.
You've wasted [C] so much [G] of your life running [Am] through the dark nights.
Let me shine [D] a little love light down on that blues.
[G]
[C]
Original blues man, Mr.
Hank Williams Jr.
[G]
I've since been speeding.
All that stuff they said I [C] wasn't needing.
If I was going to [D] keep, at least, all of [G] my fans.
I got cuffed on dirt roads.
I got sued [Am] over no show.
But she came and [D] took all that old load down off the [G] blues, man.
And I said, hey baby, I love you too.
Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
Hey baby, [D] I do get tired of this [G] traveling band.
I'm [C] a little [G] bit older now.
Night sure would [Am] be colder now if you [D] hadn't stuck it out.
This [G] blues band, we're over 40 years old now.
Nights would [Am] be so cold now if you [D] hadn't hung around.
With this blues [G] band.
[D]
[G]
[C] [G] He's just a singer, natural born guitar [C]
-ing.
He's kind [D] of a clinger.
[C] Sad [G] old songs, he's not a walk behinder.
He's a new [A] note finder.
[Am] His name's a [D]
reminder of a blues [C] man that's already [G] gone.
So he started drinking, took some things, [C] messed up his thing.
He was [D] sure a singer.
She [G] came along, he was [Am] alone in [G] the spotlight.
Not too [Am] much left inside.
She [D] changed all that in one night when she sang him [G] this song.
[D] Hey [C] baby, [G] I love you.
Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
Hey baby, [D] you ain't got to prove to me you're some kind of macho [G] man.
You've wasted [C] so much [G] of your life running [Am] through the dark nights.
Let me shine [D] a little love light down on that blues.
[G]
[C]
Original blues man, Mr.
Hank Williams Jr.
[G]
I've since been speeding.
All that stuff they said I [C] wasn't needing.
If I was going to [D] keep, at least, all of [G] my fans.
I got cuffed on dirt roads.
I got sued [Am] over no show.
But she came and [D] took all that old load down off the [G] blues, man.
And I said, hey baby, I love you too.
Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
Hey baby, [D] I do get tired of this [G] traveling band.
I'm [C] a little [G] bit older now.
Night sure would [Am] be colder now if you [D] hadn't stuck it out.
This [G] blues band, we're over 40 years old now.
Nights would [Am] be so cold now if you [D] hadn't hung around.
With this blues [G] band.
Key:
G
D
C
Am
A
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ He's just a singer, _ _ _ natural born guitar [C]
-ing.
_ _ _ He's kind [D] of a clinger.
_ _ _ [C] Sad [G] old songs, _ _ he's not a walk behinder.
_ _ _ He's a new [A] note finder.
[Am] _ _ His name's a [D]
reminder of a blues [C] man that's already [G] gone.
_ _ _ _ So he started drinking, _ took some things, [C] messed up his thing.
_ _ _ _ He was [D] sure a singer.
_ _ _ _ She [G] came along, _ _ he was [Am] alone in [G] the spotlight.
_ _ _ _ Not too [Am] much left inside.
_ _ _ She [D] changed all that in one night _ _ when she sang him [G] this song.
_ _ _ [D] Hey [C] baby, [G] I love you.
_ _ _ Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
_ _ Hey baby, [D] you ain't got to prove to me you're some kind of macho [G] man.
_ _ _ You've wasted [C] so much [G] of your life running _ _ [Am] through the dark nights.
_ _ Let me shine [D] a little love light down on that blues.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Original blues man, Mr.
Hank Williams Jr.
_ _ [G] _
I've _ _ _ since been speeding.
_ All that stuff they said I [C] wasn't needing.
_ _ _ If I was going to [D] keep, at least, _ _ _ all of [G] my fans.
_ _ I got cuffed on dirt roads.
_ _ I got sued [Am] over no show.
_ But she came and [D] took all that old load down off the [G] blues, man.
_ _ And I said, hey baby, I love you too.
_ _ _ Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
_ _ _ Hey baby, [D] I do get tired of this [G] traveling band.
_ _ _ I'm [C] a little [G] bit older now.
_ Night sure would [Am] be colder now _ if you [D] hadn't stuck it out.
_ _ This [G] blues band, _ _ we're over 40 years old now.
_ _ _ _ Nights would [Am] be so cold now if you [D] hadn't hung around.
With _ this blues [G] band. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ He's just a singer, _ _ _ natural born guitar [C]
-ing.
_ _ _ He's kind [D] of a clinger.
_ _ _ [C] Sad [G] old songs, _ _ he's not a walk behinder.
_ _ _ He's a new [A] note finder.
[Am] _ _ His name's a [D]
reminder of a blues [C] man that's already [G] gone.
_ _ _ _ So he started drinking, _ took some things, [C] messed up his thing.
_ _ _ _ He was [D] sure a singer.
_ _ _ _ She [G] came along, _ _ he was [Am] alone in [G] the spotlight.
_ _ _ _ Not too [Am] much left inside.
_ _ _ She [D] changed all that in one night _ _ when she sang him [G] this song.
_ _ _ [D] Hey [C] baby, [G] I love you.
_ _ _ Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
_ _ Hey baby, [D] you ain't got to prove to me you're some kind of macho [G] man.
_ _ _ You've wasted [C] so much [G] of your life running _ _ [Am] through the dark nights.
_ _ Let me shine [D] a little love light down on that blues.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Original blues man, Mr.
Hank Williams Jr.
_ _ [G] _
I've _ _ _ since been speeding.
_ All that stuff they said I [C] wasn't needing.
_ _ _ If I was going to [D] keep, at least, _ _ _ all of [G] my fans.
_ _ I got cuffed on dirt roads.
_ _ I got sued [Am] over no show.
_ But she came and [D] took all that old load down off the [G] blues, man.
_ _ And I said, hey baby, I love you too.
_ _ _ Hey baby, [Am] I need you.
_ _ _ Hey baby, [D] I do get tired of this [G] traveling band.
_ _ _ I'm [C] a little [G] bit older now.
_ Night sure would [Am] be colder now _ if you [D] hadn't stuck it out.
_ _ This [G] blues band, _ _ we're over 40 years old now.
_ _ _ _ Nights would [Am] be so cold now if you [D] hadn't hung around.
With _ this blues [G] band. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _