Chords for Hayes Carll Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long
Tempo:
71.925 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A] [F#m] [A]
Shooting stars and whiskey bottles [D] all scattered [A] across the yard.
[D] I'd have stayed back [A] home in Houston if I'd known it'd [E] be this hard.
[A] Oh, but as it is, I'm busted.
[D] I broke down [A] across the bay.
[D] And I might not [A] make December, but we keep carrying [E] on this way.
[A] Pretty girls and deep depressions [D] keep falling [A] from the sky.
[D] I got all the [A] time in heaven, but no sense to [E] wonder why.
[A] And the nights have all gone crazy, [D] and the bars have [A] all shut down.
[D] One day I [A] swear I'll blow it all, pack up and [E] leave this town.
And [D] sometimes [A] I get so [D] tired of telling it [A] right from wrong.
Yeah, [E] I'm glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so long.
[D] [A]
Yeah, I am in Music City, [D] long nights [A] and neon signs.
[D] And I can't seem to [A] remember what I came so [E] far to find.
[A] All these cars and paper money, [D] motel rooms and [A] cigarettes.
[D] Yeah, to tell [A] you ain't nothing, just in case you [E] might forget.
[A] I can't hear the country music [D] in the window [A] up [D] above.
Do they do it [A] for the money?
Do they do it [E] for the love?
[A] Burnt knives and stolen pistols, [D] seemed all that [A] comes my way.
[D] I'm gonna burn [A] down all my bridges, grab a car and [E] drive away.
And [D] sometimes [A] I can't believe [D] I did all [A] that for a song.
Yeah, I'm [E] glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so [E] long.
[D] [E]
[D] We [A] could make Louisiana [D] in two [A] hours time.
[D] We could pull off [A] of the highway by the [F#] big casino [E] sand.
[A] We could take up all our wishes [D] and bet them all [A] on black.
[D] Hit the lights of [A] Mississippi with the south wind [E] at our [A] backs.
And [D] it's always [A] been the same, [D] down every road [A] I've come.
Yeah, I'm glad [E] I came, just wish [D] I [A] hadn't stayed so [D] long.
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
Shooting stars and whiskey bottles [D] all scattered [A] across the yard.
[D] I'd have stayed back [A] home in Houston if I'd known it'd [E] be this hard.
[A] Oh, but as it is, I'm busted.
[D] I broke down [A] across the bay.
[D] And I might not [A] make December, but we keep carrying [E] on this way.
[A] Pretty girls and deep depressions [D] keep falling [A] from the sky.
[D] I got all the [A] time in heaven, but no sense to [E] wonder why.
[A] And the nights have all gone crazy, [D] and the bars have [A] all shut down.
[D] One day I [A] swear I'll blow it all, pack up and [E] leave this town.
And [D] sometimes [A] I get so [D] tired of telling it [A] right from wrong.
Yeah, [E] I'm glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so long.
[D] [A]
Yeah, I am in Music City, [D] long nights [A] and neon signs.
[D] And I can't seem to [A] remember what I came so [E] far to find.
[A] All these cars and paper money, [D] motel rooms and [A] cigarettes.
[D] Yeah, to tell [A] you ain't nothing, just in case you [E] might forget.
[A] I can't hear the country music [D] in the window [A] up [D] above.
Do they do it [A] for the money?
Do they do it [E] for the love?
[A] Burnt knives and stolen pistols, [D] seemed all that [A] comes my way.
[D] I'm gonna burn [A] down all my bridges, grab a car and [E] drive away.
And [D] sometimes [A] I can't believe [D] I did all [A] that for a song.
Yeah, I'm [E] glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so [E] long.
[D] [E]
[D] We [A] could make Louisiana [D] in two [A] hours time.
[D] We could pull off [A] of the highway by the [F#] big casino [E] sand.
[A] We could take up all our wishes [D] and bet them all [A] on black.
[D] Hit the lights of [A] Mississippi with the south wind [E] at our [A] backs.
And [D] it's always [A] been the same, [D] down every road [A] I've come.
Yeah, I'm glad [E] I came, just wish [D] I [A] hadn't stayed so [D] long.
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [A]
Shooting stars and whiskey bottles [D] all scattered [A] across the yard.
[D] I'd have stayed back [A] home in Houston if I'd known it'd [E] be this hard.
[A] Oh, but as it is, I'm busted.
[D] I broke down [A] across the bay.
[D] And I might not [A] make December, but we keep carrying [E] on this way.
[A] Pretty girls and deep depressions [D] keep falling [A] from the sky.
[D] I got all the [A] time in heaven, but no sense to [E] wonder why.
[A] And the nights have all gone crazy, [D] and the bars have [A] all shut down.
[D] One day I [A] swear I'll blow it all, pack up and [E] leave this town.
And [D] sometimes [A] I get so [D] tired of telling it [A] right from _ wrong.
Yeah, [E] I'm glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so long.
[D] _ [A] _ _
_ Yeah, I am in Music City, [D] long nights [A] and neon signs.
[D] And I can't seem to [A] remember what I came so [E] far to find.
[A] All these cars and paper money, [D] motel rooms and [A] cigarettes.
[D] Yeah, to tell [A] you ain't nothing, just in case you [E] might forget.
[A] I can't hear the country music [D] in the window [A] up [D] above.
Do they do it [A] for the money?
Do they do it [E] for the love?
[A] Burnt knives and stolen pistols, [D] seemed all that [A] comes my way.
[D] I'm gonna burn [A] down all my bridges, grab a car and [E] drive away.
And [D] sometimes [A] I can't believe [D] I did all [A] that for a song.
Yeah, I'm [E] glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so _ [E] long.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ We [A] could make Louisiana [D] in two [A] hours time.
[D] We could pull off [A] of the highway by the [F#] big casino [E] sand.
[A] We could take up all our wishes [D] and bet them all [A] on black.
[D] Hit the lights of [A] Mississippi with the south wind [E] at our [A] backs.
And [D] it's always [A] been the same, [D] down every road [A] I've come.
Yeah, I'm glad [E] I came, just wish [D] I [A] hadn't stayed so [D] long.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Shooting stars and whiskey bottles [D] all scattered [A] across the yard.
[D] I'd have stayed back [A] home in Houston if I'd known it'd [E] be this hard.
[A] Oh, but as it is, I'm busted.
[D] I broke down [A] across the bay.
[D] And I might not [A] make December, but we keep carrying [E] on this way.
[A] Pretty girls and deep depressions [D] keep falling [A] from the sky.
[D] I got all the [A] time in heaven, but no sense to [E] wonder why.
[A] And the nights have all gone crazy, [D] and the bars have [A] all shut down.
[D] One day I [A] swear I'll blow it all, pack up and [E] leave this town.
And [D] sometimes [A] I get so [D] tired of telling it [A] right from _ wrong.
Yeah, [E] I'm glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so long.
[D] _ [A] _ _
_ Yeah, I am in Music City, [D] long nights [A] and neon signs.
[D] And I can't seem to [A] remember what I came so [E] far to find.
[A] All these cars and paper money, [D] motel rooms and [A] cigarettes.
[D] Yeah, to tell [A] you ain't nothing, just in case you [E] might forget.
[A] I can't hear the country music [D] in the window [A] up [D] above.
Do they do it [A] for the money?
Do they do it [E] for the love?
[A] Burnt knives and stolen pistols, [D] seemed all that [A] comes my way.
[D] I'm gonna burn [A] down all my bridges, grab a car and [E] drive away.
And [D] sometimes [A] I can't believe [D] I did all [A] that for a song.
Yeah, I'm [E] glad I came, just [D] wish I hadn't [A] stayed so _ [E] long.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ We [A] could make Louisiana [D] in two [A] hours time.
[D] We could pull off [A] of the highway by the [F#] big casino [E] sand.
[A] We could take up all our wishes [D] and bet them all [A] on black.
[D] Hit the lights of [A] Mississippi with the south wind [E] at our [A] backs.
And [D] it's always [A] been the same, [D] down every road [A] I've come.
Yeah, I'm glad [E] I came, just wish [D] I [A] hadn't stayed so [D] long.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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