Chords for How Buck Owens created the 'Bakersfield Sound' | Bartell's Backroads
Tempo:
88.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
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E
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] When you enter Bakersfield [E] listen closely [A] because there's a certain sound a sound distinctive to [B] Bakersfield
The sound [D] it still resonates right [E] here on the streets of [A] Bakersfield
[D] [A]
Welcome to the Crystal Palace Theatre the concert hall dance floor and [D] museum
Dedicated to preserving the progression [A] of the Bakersfield sound and the man who [E] started it all the late Buck Owens
He used [A] to be considered an ambassador for Bakersfield because everywhere he went he talked about Bakersfield and he loved the town
Wouldn't move away
Born [D] at the start of the Great Depression in August of [A] 1929
Buck Owens was an aspiring country [E] musician and the son of a Texas Dust Bowl [A] farmer
He grew up poor going up and down the valley and always knew that
Poverty sucked and he wanted to make it someday
[E] After years of picking guitars and farming camps and [A] honky-tonks throughout, Texas, Arizona and California
[D] Buck Owens landed in Bakersfield where he [A] developed his signature sound the [E] Bakersfield sound
Became a name for [Bm] the style of music Buck did
[D#]
[G#] That sound [C] would ultimately lead to the formation of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
[N] A band that keyboardist Jim Shaw says went against the country music ways of Nashville
Hi everybody.
I'm Buck Owens and welcome to our show
[A] Buck was supposed to use the recording musicians in Nashville
[F#] Use the songs they publish [A] and do it their way and he said
Buck's [B] decision to stay in Bakersfield and do things his way
[A] Ultimately landed him 21 Billboard topping hits and a spot on the [A] hit TV show called Hee-Haw
Buck was on this show with us the Buckaroos we played for 17 years
Showmanship was a big part of Bucks act colorful cowboy suits lined the walls of the Crystal Palace [F] Theatre
This is one that [G#] our second Japanese tour Buck had made just for the tour
[D#m] Not only was Buck Owens [C#] a singer a TV star and a fashion [G#] icon
But he was also a businessman Buck owned [A#] several radio stations
And he was one of the few [G#] artists who managed to gain ownership of all of his songs [C#] at the end of his contract
He was a [D#] perfectionist and a real hard worker and very demanding
[F#]
Before his death in 2006 Buck Owens built the Crystal Palace Theatre where he sang [B] nearly every show
Along with some of the biggest [F#] stars in country music.
We've [C#] had everybody from Garth Brooks the [F#] Dixie chicks
[C#] Taylor Swift has played here a couple times
The [F#] Bakersfield sound changed the music industry and paved the way for singers like [B] Merle Haggard Johnny Cash and countless other artists
He [F#] never asked anybody to do something that he wouldn't do he always got up [C#] earlier and stayed later
And if you could hang in there with him, it was the best thing that could happen to you
And he gave me a great gift.
I had a wonderful life
[G#]
[C#] [A#] [C#] From the home of the Bakersfield sound in Bakersfield, California, I'm John Bartel hope to see you on the [G#] back road
[F#] [A#]
The sound [D] it still resonates right [E] here on the streets of [A] Bakersfield
[D] [A]
Welcome to the Crystal Palace Theatre the concert hall dance floor and [D] museum
Dedicated to preserving the progression [A] of the Bakersfield sound and the man who [E] started it all the late Buck Owens
He used [A] to be considered an ambassador for Bakersfield because everywhere he went he talked about Bakersfield and he loved the town
Wouldn't move away
Born [D] at the start of the Great Depression in August of [A] 1929
Buck Owens was an aspiring country [E] musician and the son of a Texas Dust Bowl [A] farmer
He grew up poor going up and down the valley and always knew that
Poverty sucked and he wanted to make it someday
[E] After years of picking guitars and farming camps and [A] honky-tonks throughout, Texas, Arizona and California
[D] Buck Owens landed in Bakersfield where he [A] developed his signature sound the [E] Bakersfield sound
Became a name for [Bm] the style of music Buck did
[D#]
[G#] That sound [C] would ultimately lead to the formation of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
[N] A band that keyboardist Jim Shaw says went against the country music ways of Nashville
Hi everybody.
I'm Buck Owens and welcome to our show
[A] Buck was supposed to use the recording musicians in Nashville
[F#] Use the songs they publish [A] and do it their way and he said
Buck's [B] decision to stay in Bakersfield and do things his way
[A] Ultimately landed him 21 Billboard topping hits and a spot on the [A] hit TV show called Hee-Haw
Buck was on this show with us the Buckaroos we played for 17 years
Showmanship was a big part of Bucks act colorful cowboy suits lined the walls of the Crystal Palace [F] Theatre
This is one that [G#] our second Japanese tour Buck had made just for the tour
[D#m] Not only was Buck Owens [C#] a singer a TV star and a fashion [G#] icon
But he was also a businessman Buck owned [A#] several radio stations
And he was one of the few [G#] artists who managed to gain ownership of all of his songs [C#] at the end of his contract
He was a [D#] perfectionist and a real hard worker and very demanding
[F#]
Before his death in 2006 Buck Owens built the Crystal Palace Theatre where he sang [B] nearly every show
Along with some of the biggest [F#] stars in country music.
We've [C#] had everybody from Garth Brooks the [F#] Dixie chicks
[C#] Taylor Swift has played here a couple times
The [F#] Bakersfield sound changed the music industry and paved the way for singers like [B] Merle Haggard Johnny Cash and countless other artists
He [F#] never asked anybody to do something that he wouldn't do he always got up [C#] earlier and stayed later
And if you could hang in there with him, it was the best thing that could happen to you
And he gave me a great gift.
I had a wonderful life
[G#]
[C#] [A#] [C#] From the home of the Bakersfield sound in Bakersfield, California, I'm John Bartel hope to see you on the [G#] back road
[F#] [A#]
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ When you enter Bakersfield [E] listen closely [A] because there's a certain sound a sound distinctive to [B] Bakersfield
The sound [D] it still resonates right [E] here on the streets of [A] Bakersfield
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Welcome to the Crystal Palace Theatre the concert hall dance floor and [D] museum
Dedicated to preserving the progression [A] of the Bakersfield sound and the man who [E] started it all the late Buck Owens
He used [A] to be considered an ambassador for Bakersfield because everywhere he went he talked about Bakersfield and he loved the town
Wouldn't move away
Born [D] at the start of the Great Depression in August of [A] 1929
Buck Owens was an aspiring country [E] musician and the son of a Texas Dust Bowl [A] farmer
He grew up poor going up and down the valley and always knew that
Poverty sucked and he wanted to make it someday
[E] After years of picking guitars and farming camps and [A] honky-tonks throughout, Texas, Arizona and California
[D] Buck Owens landed in Bakersfield where he [A] developed his signature sound the [E] Bakersfield sound
Became a name for [Bm] the style of music Buck did
[D#] _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ That sound [C] would ultimately lead to the formation of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
_ [N] A band that keyboardist Jim Shaw says went against the country music ways of Nashville
Hi everybody.
I'm Buck Owens and welcome to our show
[A] Buck was supposed to use the recording musicians in Nashville
[F#] Use the songs they publish [A] and do it their way and he said
Buck's [B] decision to stay in Bakersfield and do things his way
[A] Ultimately landed him 21 Billboard topping hits and a spot on the [A] hit TV show called Hee-Haw
Buck was on this show with us the Buckaroos we played for 17 years
Showmanship was a big part of Bucks act colorful cowboy suits lined the walls of the Crystal Palace [F] Theatre
This is one that [G#] our second Japanese tour Buck had made just for the tour
_ [D#m] Not only was Buck Owens [C#] a singer a TV star and a fashion [G#] icon
But he was also a businessman Buck owned [A#] several radio stations
And he was one of the few [G#] artists who managed to gain ownership of all of his songs [C#] at the end of his contract
He was a [D#] perfectionist and a real hard worker and very demanding
[F#] _
Before his death in 2006 Buck Owens built the Crystal Palace Theatre where he sang [B] nearly every show
Along with some of the biggest [F#] stars in country music.
We've [C#] had everybody from Garth Brooks the [F#] Dixie chicks
[C#] Taylor Swift has played here a couple times
The [F#] Bakersfield sound changed the music industry and paved the way for singers like [B] Merle Haggard Johnny Cash and countless other artists
He [F#] never asked anybody to do something that he wouldn't do he always got up [C#] earlier and stayed later
And if you could hang in there with him, it was the best thing that could happen to you
And he gave me a great gift.
I had a wonderful life
[G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [A#] _ [C#] From the home of the Bakersfield sound in Bakersfield, California, I'm John Bartel hope to see you on the [G#] back road
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
The sound [D] it still resonates right [E] here on the streets of [A] Bakersfield
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Welcome to the Crystal Palace Theatre the concert hall dance floor and [D] museum
Dedicated to preserving the progression [A] of the Bakersfield sound and the man who [E] started it all the late Buck Owens
He used [A] to be considered an ambassador for Bakersfield because everywhere he went he talked about Bakersfield and he loved the town
Wouldn't move away
Born [D] at the start of the Great Depression in August of [A] 1929
Buck Owens was an aspiring country [E] musician and the son of a Texas Dust Bowl [A] farmer
He grew up poor going up and down the valley and always knew that
Poverty sucked and he wanted to make it someday
[E] After years of picking guitars and farming camps and [A] honky-tonks throughout, Texas, Arizona and California
[D] Buck Owens landed in Bakersfield where he [A] developed his signature sound the [E] Bakersfield sound
Became a name for [Bm] the style of music Buck did
[D#] _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ That sound [C] would ultimately lead to the formation of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
_ [N] A band that keyboardist Jim Shaw says went against the country music ways of Nashville
Hi everybody.
I'm Buck Owens and welcome to our show
[A] Buck was supposed to use the recording musicians in Nashville
[F#] Use the songs they publish [A] and do it their way and he said
Buck's [B] decision to stay in Bakersfield and do things his way
[A] Ultimately landed him 21 Billboard topping hits and a spot on the [A] hit TV show called Hee-Haw
Buck was on this show with us the Buckaroos we played for 17 years
Showmanship was a big part of Bucks act colorful cowboy suits lined the walls of the Crystal Palace [F] Theatre
This is one that [G#] our second Japanese tour Buck had made just for the tour
_ [D#m] Not only was Buck Owens [C#] a singer a TV star and a fashion [G#] icon
But he was also a businessman Buck owned [A#] several radio stations
And he was one of the few [G#] artists who managed to gain ownership of all of his songs [C#] at the end of his contract
He was a [D#] perfectionist and a real hard worker and very demanding
[F#] _
Before his death in 2006 Buck Owens built the Crystal Palace Theatre where he sang [B] nearly every show
Along with some of the biggest [F#] stars in country music.
We've [C#] had everybody from Garth Brooks the [F#] Dixie chicks
[C#] Taylor Swift has played here a couple times
The [F#] Bakersfield sound changed the music industry and paved the way for singers like [B] Merle Haggard Johnny Cash and countless other artists
He [F#] never asked anybody to do something that he wouldn't do he always got up [C#] earlier and stayed later
And if you could hang in there with him, it was the best thing that could happen to you
And he gave me a great gift.
I had a wonderful life
[G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [A#] _ [C#] From the home of the Bakersfield sound in Bakersfield, California, I'm John Bartel hope to see you on the [G#] back road
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _