Chords for David Allan Coe - I Still Sing the Old Songs - [Heartworn Highways]
Tempo:
85.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[D]
[A]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Dm] [G] [B]
[D] I guess you'd [G] be proud to know [D] your grandson [G] never [Em] crossed the Nixon [A] line.
[G] I still sing [A] the old [D] song that you taught me.
[G] I still [A] pray to Jesus now and then.
[G] Just like [A] you I wished that he [D] would save me.
See the [Em] day in the South flies [A] again.
[D]
Daddy wore [G] his purple [D] heart so proudly long [G] before I turned [A] into a man.
[D] Buried with [G] our flag [D] across his casket I
[G] was still [Em] too young to [A] understand.
[B]
[G] I still [A] sing the old song that you [G] [D] taught me.
I still pray [A] to Jesus now and [D] then.
Just [G]
like you I wished that he [D] would save me.
[G] See the day in the South [A] flies again.
[G] [D]
[D]
[A]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Dm] [G] [B]
[D] I guess you'd [G] be proud to know [D] your grandson [G] never [Em] crossed the Nixon [A] line.
[G] I still sing [A] the old [D] song that you taught me.
[G] I still [A] pray to Jesus now and then.
[G] Just like [A] you I wished that he [D] would save me.
See the [Em] day in the South flies [A] again.
[D]
Daddy wore [G] his purple [D] heart so proudly long [G] before I turned [A] into a man.
[D] Buried with [G] our flag [D] across his casket I
[G] was still [Em] too young to [A] understand.
[B]
[G] I still [A] sing the old song that you [G] [D] taught me.
I still pray [A] to Jesus now and [D] then.
Just [G]
like you I wished that he [D] would save me.
[G] See the day in the South [A] flies again.
[G] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
Em
B
G
D
A
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] I guess you'd [G] be proud to know [D] your grandson _ _ _ [G] never [Em] crossed the Nixon _ [A] line. _ _
[G] I still sing [A] the old [D] song that you taught me.
[G] I still [A] pray to Jesus now and then.
_ _ _ _ [G] Just like [A] you I wished that he [D] would save me. _ _
See the [Em] day in the South flies [A] again. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Daddy wore [G] his purple [D] heart so proudly _ long _ _ [G] before I turned [A] into a man.
_ _ _ [D] Buried with [G] our flag [D] across his casket _ I _
[G] was still [Em] too young to [A] understand.
[B] _
_ [G] I still [A] sing the old song that you [G] [D] taught me.
_ I still pray [A] to Jesus now and [D] then.
_ Just _ [G]
like you I wished that he [D] would save me.
_ [G] See the day in the South [A] flies again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] I guess you'd [G] be proud to know [D] your grandson _ _ _ [G] never [Em] crossed the Nixon _ [A] line. _ _
[G] I still sing [A] the old [D] song that you taught me.
[G] I still [A] pray to Jesus now and then.
_ _ _ _ [G] Just like [A] you I wished that he [D] would save me. _ _
See the [Em] day in the South flies [A] again. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Daddy wore [G] his purple [D] heart so proudly _ long _ _ [G] before I turned [A] into a man.
_ _ _ [D] Buried with [G] our flag [D] across his casket _ I _
[G] was still [Em] too young to [A] understand.
[B] _
_ [G] I still [A] sing the old song that you [G] [D] taught me.
_ I still pray [A] to Jesus now and [D] then.
_ Just _ [G]
like you I wished that he [D] would save me.
_ [G] See the day in the South [A] flies again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _