VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by MelodicMeadow
To learn Don Williams - Good Ole Boys Like Me chords with lyrics, - Single Versionyour first step should be understanding these chords: E, A, E, D, E, F#m, D. To get a solid grasp, start slowly at 54 BPM and then match the original tempo of 109 BPM. With the song's key of A, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
When I was a
E kid Uncle
D Remus he
A put me to
D bed.
The _ _
E _ _ _ .
_
A picture of
E Stonewall
D Jackson.
A above my
D head.
_ _
E _ _ _ .
F#m Then daddy came in to kiss
E his little man _ .
F#m With gin on his breath
E and a Bible in his hand.
D He talked about honor and
E things I should know.
D Then he'd stagger a little as
E he went out the door.
_ _ _ I.
Can
A still hear the
E soft southern
F#m winds in the
A live oak
D trees?.
F#m _ .
_
Bm _ _
E and.
A Those Williams
C#m boys.
They
F#m still mean a
A lot to
D me _ .
F#m Hank in
Bm Tennessee, _
E I.
D Guess we're all gonna
E be what we're gonna
F#m be _ .
So
D _ _ _ _ what do you do
E with good old boys
A like me?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _
E Nothing makes
D a sound in
A the night like
D the wind does.
_
E _ _ _
A But you ain't
E afraid if
D you're washed in
A the blood
D like I was.
_
E _ _ _
F#m Smell a cave jasmine through
E the window screen.
_
F#m John R.
And the Wolfman kept
E me company.
_
D by the light of the radio.
E by my bed.
D With Thomas Wolf
A whispering
E in my head I.
Can
A still hear the
E soft southern
F#m winds in the
A.
live oak
D trees?.
A _ _
Bm _
A _
E.
And
A those Williams
E boys.
They
F#m still mean
A a lot to
D me.
F#m Hank
Bm in Tennessee,
E _ .
D I guess we're all gonna
E be.
We're gonna
F#m be.
_
D So _ _ _ what do you do?.
E With good old boys
A like me.
_
E When _ _ .
_
D _ _ _ _
E _ _ _ .
_
A I was in
E school,
D I ran with
A a kid down
D the street.
And
E _ _ _ .
A I watched him
E burn
D himself up
A on bourbon
D and speed.
_ But
E _ _ _ .
F#m I was smarter than most
E and I could choose.
F#m Learn to talk like a man on
E the six o'clock news.
D When I was 18
E Lord, I hit the road.
D But it really doesn't matter
E how far I go.
I can
A still hear the
E soft southern
F#m winds in
A the live oak
D tree.
_
A.
And
Bm _ _
E _
A those Williams
C#m boys.
They
F#m still mean
A a lot to
D me.
F#m.
Hank
Bm in Tennessee,
E I
D guess we're all gonna
E be.
We're gonna
F#m be _ .
_
D _ _ _ So what do you do
E with good old boys like me?.
like
F#m me _ .
D Yeah, _ _ what do you do
E with good old boys like
A me?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .