Chords for Hank Thompson - The Wild Side of Life
Tempo:
68.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
F#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [A] [D]
You wouldn't read my letter if [G] I wrote you.
[A] You asked me not to call you on [D] the phone.
But there's one thing I'm warning [G] you.
[A] [D]
[G]
[A] You might have known, [D]
you gave up the only one.
[Am] [G]
[A] [F#m] [D]
[Em] [G]
[A] [Em] [A] [D]
[F#] [G]
[A] [D]
The glamour of the gay [G] nightlife has floored you.
[A] To the places where the wine and [D] liquor flows.
[G] Where [D] you wait to be [F#] [G] anybody's baby.
And [A] forget the truest love you.
[D]
I didn't know God made honky [G]-tonk angels.
[A] I might have known you'd never make [D] a wife.
You gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
And went [A] back to the wild side [D] of life.
[F#m]
And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life.
[N]
You wouldn't read my letter if [G] I wrote you.
[A] You asked me not to call you on [D] the phone.
But there's one thing I'm warning [G] you.
[A] [D]
[G]
[A] You might have known, [D]
you gave up the only one.
[Am] [G]
[A] [F#m] [D]
[Em] [G]
[A] [Em] [A] [D]
[F#] [G]
[A] [D]
The glamour of the gay [G] nightlife has floored you.
[A] To the places where the wine and [D] liquor flows.
[G] Where [D] you wait to be [F#] [G] anybody's baby.
And [A] forget the truest love you.
[D]
I didn't know God made honky [G]-tonk angels.
[A] I might have known you'd never make [D] a wife.
You gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
And went [A] back to the wild side [D] of life.
[F#m]
And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life.
[N]
Key:
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D
G
F#m
Em
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[F] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
You wouldn't read my letter if [G] I wrote you. _
[A] You asked me not to call you on [D] the phone.
But there's one thing I'm warning [G] you. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] You might have known, _ _ [D] _ _
you gave up the only one.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
The glamour of the gay [G] nightlife has floored you. _
[A] To the places where the wine and [D] liquor flows.
[G] Where [D] you wait to be [F#] [G] anybody's baby.
And [A] forget the truest love you.
[D] _ _
I didn't know God made honky [G]-tonk angels. _
[A] I might have known you'd never make [D] a wife.
You gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
And went [A] back to the wild side [D] of life.
_ [F#m]
And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life. _ _
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You wouldn't read my letter if [G] I wrote you. _
[A] You asked me not to call you on [D] the phone.
But there's one thing I'm warning [G] you. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] You might have known, _ _ [D] _ _
you gave up the only one.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
The glamour of the gay [G] nightlife has floored you. _
[A] To the places where the wine and [D] liquor flows.
[G] Where [D] you wait to be [F#] [G] anybody's baby.
And [A] forget the truest love you.
[D] _ _
I didn't know God made honky [G]-tonk angels. _
[A] I might have known you'd never make [D] a wife.
You gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
And went [A] back to the wild side [D] of life.
_ [F#m]
And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life. _ _
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