Chords for Alan Jackson - Blacktop (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
94.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
Bm
A
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [F#m] [Bm]
Sing no song about the good old days, [G#m] [A] simpler [G#m] [F#] [B] times or easy ways.
How I long for an old dirt road, [A] greener [F#] grass or [Bm] lighter loam.
[E] I was glad [Bm] to [B] see the blacktop when [A] they laid it down in sixty [B]-five.
I [E] was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, [A] no [F#] more [B] dust in my eyes.
Rain
[E] [Bm]
[D] [B]
[A] [E] [F#] [Bm]
[B] would fall and the mud would rise [F#m] through my toes in the summer [B] time.
August heat would dry that clay, dust [C#m] would fly [F#] [B] like a dandelion.
[E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop [A] when they laid it down in [Bm] sixty-five.
I [E] was [Bm] glad [B] to see the blacktop, [A] [F#] no more dust in my [F#m]
eyes.
[B] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [G#m]
[F#m]
[B] Stumped my toes on rocks and stones, [A] slipped and [F#m] fell [B] in them old pop holes.
Watched my mama shake that lime, [F#m] dusting clothes off, hanging in the [Bm] hot sunshine.
I was glad [E] [B] to see the blacktop [A] when [F#m] they laid it down [B] in sixty-five.
[E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, [A] no [B] more dust in my eyes.
[F#m] [Bm]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [F#m] [Bm]
Sing no song about the good old days, [G#m] [A] simpler [G#m] [F#] [B] times or easy ways.
How I long for an old dirt road, [A] greener [F#] grass or [Bm] lighter loam.
[E] I was glad [Bm] to [B] see the blacktop when [A] they laid it down in sixty [B]-five.
I [E] was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, [A] no [F#] more [B] dust in my eyes.
Rain
[E] [Bm]
[D] [B]
[A] [E] [F#] [Bm]
[B] would fall and the mud would rise [F#m] through my toes in the summer [B] time.
August heat would dry that clay, dust [C#m] would fly [F#] [B] like a dandelion.
[E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop [A] when they laid it down in [Bm] sixty-five.
I [E] was [Bm] glad [B] to see the blacktop, [A] [F#] no more dust in my [F#m]
eyes.
[B] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [G#m]
[F#m]
[B] Stumped my toes on rocks and stones, [A] slipped and [F#m] fell [B] in them old pop holes.
Watched my mama shake that lime, [F#m] dusting clothes off, hanging in the [Bm] hot sunshine.
I was glad [E] [B] to see the blacktop [A] when [F#m] they laid it down [B] in sixty-five.
[E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, [A] no [B] more dust in my eyes.
[F#m] [Bm]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
Key:
B
Bm
A
F#m
E
B
Bm
A
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sing no song about the good old days, _ [G#m] [A] simpler [G#m] _ [F#] [B] times or easy ways.
How I long for an old dirt road, _ [A] greener _ [F#] grass or [Bm] lighter loam.
[E] I was glad [Bm] to [B] see the blacktop when [A] they laid it down in sixty [B]-five.
I [E] was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, _ _ [A] no [F#] more [B] dust in my eyes.
_ _ _ _ Rain _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] would fall and the mud would rise [F#m] through my toes in the summer [B] time.
_ August heat would dry that clay, dust [C#m] would fly [F#] [B] like a dandelion.
_ [E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop _ [A] when they laid it down in [Bm] sixty-five.
I [E] was [Bm] glad [B] to see the blacktop, _ [A] _ [F#] no more dust in my [F#m]
eyes.
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Stumped my toes on rocks and stones, _ [A] slipped and [F#m] fell [B] in them old pop holes.
_ Watched my mama shake that lime, _ [F#m] dusting clothes off, hanging in the [Bm] hot sunshine.
I was glad [E] [B] to see the blacktop _ [A] when [F#m] they laid it down [B] in sixty-five.
_ [E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, _ _ [A] no [B] more dust in my eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sing no song about the good old days, _ [G#m] [A] simpler [G#m] _ [F#] [B] times or easy ways.
How I long for an old dirt road, _ [A] greener _ [F#] grass or [Bm] lighter loam.
[E] I was glad [Bm] to [B] see the blacktop when [A] they laid it down in sixty [B]-five.
I [E] was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, _ _ [A] no [F#] more [B] dust in my eyes.
_ _ _ _ Rain _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] would fall and the mud would rise [F#m] through my toes in the summer [B] time.
_ August heat would dry that clay, dust [C#m] would fly [F#] [B] like a dandelion.
_ [E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop _ [A] when they laid it down in [Bm] sixty-five.
I [E] was [Bm] glad [B] to see the blacktop, _ [A] _ [F#] no more dust in my [F#m]
eyes.
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Stumped my toes on rocks and stones, _ [A] slipped and [F#m] fell [B] in them old pop holes.
_ Watched my mama shake that lime, _ [F#m] dusting clothes off, hanging in the [Bm] hot sunshine.
I was glad [E] [B] to see the blacktop _ [A] when [F#m] they laid it down [B] in sixty-five.
_ [E] I was glad to [Bm] see the blacktop, _ _ [A] no [B] more dust in my eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _