Chords for Dierks Bentley "My Last Name" w/ lyrics
Tempo:
72.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
I learned how to [G] write it when I [D] first [A] started school
[D]
Some bully didn't like it, [G] he said it didn't sound [A] too [Bbm] cool
[Bm] So I [A] had to hit him, [G] and all I said when the [A] blood came
[G] Was my last [D] name
[Em] [A]
[D] Grandpa took it off to Europe [G] to fight the Germans [A] in the war
[D] It came back on some dog tags, [G] nobody [A] wears no [Bbm] more
[Bm] It's written [A] on a headstone [G] in the field where [A] he was slain
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em] [A]
[G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
[Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em]
[A] [D] Daddy always told me, [G] far back as [A] I recall
[D] Son, you're part of something, [G] you represent [A] us [Bb] all
[Bm] So keep it [A] how you got it, [G] as solid [A] as it came
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em]
[A] [G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
[Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em] [A] So [G] [D]
[Em] [A] [D] darling, if you're wondering [G] why [Dm] I've got you [A] here tonight
[D] I wanna be your husband, [G] I want you to [A] be my [E] wife
[A] I [Bm] ain't [A] got much to give you, [G] what I've got [A] means everything
[G] It's my [D] last name
[Em] [A] Oh, [G] it's my [D] last name
[Em] [A] I [D]
learned how to write it [G] when I first started [A] school
I learned [D] how to write it when I first started school
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
I learned how to [G] write it when I [D] first [A] started school
[D]
Some bully didn't like it, [G] he said it didn't sound [A] too [Bbm] cool
[Bm] So I [A] had to hit him, [G] and all I said when the [A] blood came
[G] Was my last [D] name
[Em] [A]
[D] Grandpa took it off to Europe [G] to fight the Germans [A] in the war
[D] It came back on some dog tags, [G] nobody [A] wears no [Bbm] more
[Bm] It's written [A] on a headstone [G] in the field where [A] he was slain
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em] [A]
[G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
[Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em]
[A] [D] Daddy always told me, [G] far back as [A] I recall
[D] Son, you're part of something, [G] you represent [A] us [Bb] all
[Bm] So keep it [A] how you got it, [G] as solid [A] as it came
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em]
[A] [G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
[Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name
[Em] [A] So [G] [D]
[Em] [A] [D] darling, if you're wondering [G] why [Dm] I've got you [A] here tonight
[D] I wanna be your husband, [G] I want you to [A] be my [E] wife
[A] I [Bm] ain't [A] got much to give you, [G] what I've got [A] means everything
[G] It's my [D] last name
[Em] [A] Oh, [G] it's my [D] last name
[Em] [A] I [D]
learned how to write it [G] when I first started [A] school
I learned [D] how to write it when I first started school
[A] [D]
Key:
A
G
D
Em
Bm
A
G
D
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
I learned how to [G] write it when I [D] first [A] started school
[D]
Some bully didn't like it, [G] he said it didn't sound [A] too [Bbm] cool
[Bm] So I [A] had to hit him, [G] and all I said when the [A] blood came
[G] Was my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _
[D] Grandpa took it off to Europe [G] to fight the Germans [A] in the war
[D] It came back on some dog tags, [G] nobody [A] wears no [Bbm] more
[Bm] It's written [A] on a headstone [G] in the field where [A] he was slain
[G] It's my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _
[G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
_ _ [Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] Daddy always told me, [G] far back as [A] I recall
[D] Son, you're part of something, [G] you represent [A] us [Bb] all
[Bm] So keep it [A] how you got it, [G] as solid [A] as it came
[G] It's my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
[Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name _
[Em] _ [A] So _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] darling, if you're wondering [G] why [Dm] I've got you [A] here tonight
[D] I wanna be your husband, [G] I want you to [A] be my [E] wife
[A] I [Bm] ain't [A] got much to give you, [G] what I've got [A] means everything
[G] It's my [D] last name
_ [Em] _ [A] Oh, [G] it's my [D] last name
[Em] _ [A] I _ [D] _
learned how to write it [G] when I first started [A] school
I learned [D] how to write it when I first started school
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
I learned how to [G] write it when I [D] first [A] started school
[D]
Some bully didn't like it, [G] he said it didn't sound [A] too [Bbm] cool
[Bm] So I [A] had to hit him, [G] and all I said when the [A] blood came
[G] Was my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _
[D] Grandpa took it off to Europe [G] to fight the Germans [A] in the war
[D] It came back on some dog tags, [G] nobody [A] wears no [Bbm] more
[Bm] It's written [A] on a headstone [G] in the field where [A] he was slain
[G] It's my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _
[G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
_ _ [Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] Daddy always told me, [G] far back as [A] I recall
[D] Son, you're part of something, [G] you represent [A] us [Bb] all
[Bm] So keep it [A] how you got it, [G] as solid [A] as it came
[G] It's my last [D] name
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [G] Passed down from generations, [A] too far [D] back to trace
[G] I can see all [D] my relations [Em] when I look into [A] my face
[Bm] May never [A] make it famous, [G] but I'll never [A] bring it shame
[G] It's my last [D] name _
[Em] _ [A] So _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] darling, if you're wondering [G] why [Dm] I've got you [A] here tonight
[D] I wanna be your husband, [G] I want you to [A] be my [E] wife
[A] I [Bm] ain't [A] got much to give you, [G] what I've got [A] means everything
[G] It's my [D] last name
_ [Em] _ [A] Oh, [G] it's my [D] last name
[Em] _ [A] I _ [D] _
learned how to write it [G] when I first started [A] school
I learned [D] how to write it when I first started school
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _