Chords for Billy Joe Shaver ( When The Word Was Thunderbird)

Tempo:
66.525 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

G

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joe Shaver ( When The Word Was Thunderbird) chords
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I'm [B] coming with you to [Gm] the Thunderbirds, [A] class of 2012.
[G] [D]
[E] [D] [A]
[D] [F] [D]
[G] [D] [E]
[C] [Am] [G]
[D]
[E] I'm coming back, you know [C] what I mean?
[A] The word was [G] Thunderbirds, and the prize was loaded [D] twice.
Drinking wine and lovin' you [E] for twice.
[Am] All the lovers turned out to be a-having a [G] time.
Giving birds of a different [D] wing.
Some of them came looking for a dollar.
When [E] that night on the jug, the [Am] Thunderbirds were number one.
I don't know if I'm [G] gonna make it.
I don't know if I'll have the strength to [D] take it.
Everything's gonna be [E] okay.
Hey!
[D] [B] [G]
[Am] [D] [B] [C#]
[E] [C] [D] [C]
[C#m] [E]
[G] I'm a civic-minded social [F#m] girl.
Taking shortcuts, [G] selling water.
[D] You'll never hear a doubt when [E] I'm home.
[D] [C] [Am] Society is [B] a [G] slavery.
Massacring me is killing me.
[D] I wouldn't hold a fork, but I'd give it all.
[E]
Yes, [Am] I did, yeah!
The word was [G] Thunderbirds, and the prize was loaded twice.
[D] Drinking wine and lovin' you [E] for twice.
[D] [Cm] [A] All the lovers turned out to be a-having [F] a time.
[Gm]
Giving birds of a different wing.
[D] Some of them came looking [Em]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
for a dollar.
I don't know if I'll have the strength to take it.
[D] Everything's gonna be okay.
[E]
I'm [Am] a civic-minded social girl.
[Em] [D] Taking [E] shortcuts, selling water.
[G] [A] [C] [D]
[E] [D] [A] [B] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [G#] [E]
[A] The word was [E] Thunderbirds, [G]
and the prize was loaded twice.
[D] Drinking wine and lovin' you [E] for twice.
[Em]
[E]
[N]
[G]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
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I'm [B] coming with you to [Gm] the Thunderbirds, [A] class of 2012. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] I'm coming back, you know [C] what I mean?
[A] The word was [G] Thunderbirds, and the prize was loaded [D] twice.
Drinking wine and lovin' you [E] for twice.
_ [Am] All the lovers turned out to be a-having a [G] time.
Giving birds of a different [D] wing.
Some of them came looking for a dollar.
When [E] that night on the jug, the [Am] Thunderbirds were number one.
I don't know if I'm [G] gonna make it.
I don't know if I'll have the strength to [D] take it.
Everything's gonna be [E] okay.
Hey!
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ [C#] _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] I'm a civic-minded social [F#m] girl.
Taking shortcuts, [G] selling water.
_ [D] You'll never hear a doubt when [E] I'm home.
_ [D] _ [C] _ [Am] Society is [B] a [G] slavery.
Massacring me is killing me.
[D] I wouldn't hold a fork, but I'd give it all.
[E] _
Yes, [Am] I did, yeah!
The word was [G] Thunderbirds, and the prize was loaded twice.
[D] Drinking wine and lovin' you [E] for twice.
[D] _ [Cm] [A] All the lovers turned out to be a-having [F] a time.
[Gm]
Giving birds of a different wing.
[D] Some of them came looking _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
for a dollar.
I don't know if I'll have the strength to take it.
[D] Everything's gonna be okay.
[E] _
I'm [Am] a civic-minded social girl.
[Em] _ [D] Taking [E] shortcuts, selling water.
[G] _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] The word was [E] Thunderbirds, [G]
and the prize was loaded twice.
[D] Drinking wine and lovin' you [E] for twice.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _

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