Chords for How To Be A Country Star
Tempo:
149.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There's questions we're [Fm] always hearing, [Bb] everywhere we go.
Like, how do I cut a record, [C] or get on [F] a country show?
[Bb]
Well, it takes more [Ab] than just ambition, [Eb] and [F] three chords [Bb] on an old guitar.
[Eb] There's a few more [Bb] things you ought to learn, [C] to be [F] a country [Bb] star.
You gotta learn to sing like Waylon.
Or
[Eb] pick [F] like [Bb] Jerry Reed.
[Eb] Yo, [F] like [Bb] Deeley Shepherd.
Or [C] write songs like [F] Tom T.
[Bb] Put a cry [D] in your voice [Gm] like Haggard.
[Bb]
[Eb] Learn Spanish [F] like [Bb] Johnny R.
[Eb] Whisper [F] like [Bb] Bill Anderson.
And [Eb] you'll be [F] a country [Bb] star.
Play piano like [Gm] Ronnie [Bb] Millsap.
[Eb] Or Kelly [F] or [Bb] Jerry Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb] Yo-yo [F] like [Bb] Roy Aka.
Or [C] talk plain like Ralph [F] Emery.
[Bb] Growl [D] like [Gm] Conway Twitty.
[Bb]
[Eb] Get a red, [F] white, and blue [Bb] guitar.
[Eb] Build a [F] swimming pool [Bb] like Webb did.
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a [Bb] country star.
[Eb] Be tall [F] like [Bb] Sonny James is.
[Eb] Tell jokes [F] like [Bb] Minnie Pearl.
[Eb] Or be short [F] like [Bb] Jimmy Dickens.
Or [C] play five string [F] [Dm] like [F] Earl.
[Bb] Get a headband [Gm] like Willie's.
[Eb] Learn to [F] stutter [Bb] like Mimel.
[Eb] Get a cap [F] like Roy [Bb] Clark wore.
[C] Or a voice like Barbara [F] Mandrell.
[Bb] Be rich [D] like
[Gm] Eddie Arnold.
[Bb]
[Eb] Say you're making [F] more [Bb] than you are.
[Eb] Give a kidney like [Bb] Charlie Bradcutt.
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a [Bb] country star.
But if [Gb] you have [Gm] no talent.
[Eb]
And if [F] you're not [Bb] a man.
[Eb] If you're built [F] somewhat [Bb] like Dolly.
Or [C] have a face like [F] Crystal Gale.
[Bb] Come [D] backstage [Gm] and ask [Fm] for.
[Eb] Harold [F] Phil-Gon [Bb] or Loon.
[Cm]
[Eb] And we'll [F] see you get [Bb] auditions.
For [Eb] the Stadler Brothers [Bb] Review.
Like, how do I cut a record, [C] or get on [F] a country show?
[Bb]
Well, it takes more [Ab] than just ambition, [Eb] and [F] three chords [Bb] on an old guitar.
[Eb] There's a few more [Bb] things you ought to learn, [C] to be [F] a country [Bb] star.
You gotta learn to sing like Waylon.
Or
[Eb] pick [F] like [Bb] Jerry Reed.
[Eb] Yo, [F] like [Bb] Deeley Shepherd.
Or [C] write songs like [F] Tom T.
[Bb] Put a cry [D] in your voice [Gm] like Haggard.
[Bb]
[Eb] Learn Spanish [F] like [Bb] Johnny R.
[Eb] Whisper [F] like [Bb] Bill Anderson.
And [Eb] you'll be [F] a country [Bb] star.
Play piano like [Gm] Ronnie [Bb] Millsap.
[Eb] Or Kelly [F] or [Bb] Jerry Lee.
[Ab]
[Eb] Yo-yo [F] like [Bb] Roy Aka.
Or [C] talk plain like Ralph [F] Emery.
[Bb] Growl [D] like [Gm] Conway Twitty.
[Bb]
[Eb] Get a red, [F] white, and blue [Bb] guitar.
[Eb] Build a [F] swimming pool [Bb] like Webb did.
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a [Bb] country star.
[Eb] Be tall [F] like [Bb] Sonny James is.
[Eb] Tell jokes [F] like [Bb] Minnie Pearl.
[Eb] Or be short [F] like [Bb] Jimmy Dickens.
Or [C] play five string [F] [Dm] like [F] Earl.
[Bb] Get a headband [Gm] like Willie's.
[Eb] Learn to [F] stutter [Bb] like Mimel.
[Eb] Get a cap [F] like Roy [Bb] Clark wore.
[C] Or a voice like Barbara [F] Mandrell.
[Bb] Be rich [D] like
[Gm] Eddie Arnold.
[Bb]
[Eb] Say you're making [F] more [Bb] than you are.
[Eb] Give a kidney like [Bb] Charlie Bradcutt.
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a [Bb] country star.
But if [Gb] you have [Gm] no talent.
[Eb]
And if [F] you're not [Bb] a man.
[Eb] If you're built [F] somewhat [Bb] like Dolly.
Or [C] have a face like [F] Crystal Gale.
[Bb] Come [D] backstage [Gm] and ask [Fm] for.
[Eb] Harold [F] Phil-Gon [Bb] or Loon.
[Cm]
[Eb] And we'll [F] see you get [Bb] auditions.
For [Eb] the Stadler Brothers [Bb] Review.
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Gm
Bb
F
Eb
_ _ _ There's questions we're [Fm] always hearing, [Bb] everywhere we go.
Like, how do I cut a record, [C] or get on [F] a country show?
_ [Bb]
Well, it takes more [Ab] than just ambition, [Eb] and [F] three chords [Bb] on an old guitar.
_ [Eb] There's a few more [Bb] things you ought to learn, [C] to be [F] a country [Bb] star.
_ You gotta learn to sing like Waylon.
_ Or _
[Eb] _ pick [F] like _ [Bb] Jerry _ _ Reed.
[Eb] Yo, _ [F] like _ [Bb] Deeley Shepherd.
_ _ Or [C] write songs _ _ like [F] Tom T. _ _ _
[Bb] Put a cry [D] in your voice [Gm] like Haggard.
[Bb] _ _
[Eb] Learn Spanish [F] like _ [Bb] Johnny R. _ _ _
[Eb] _ Whisper [F] like _ [Bb] Bill Anderson.
_ _ And [Eb] you'll be [F] a country [Bb] _ star.
_ Play piano like _ [Gm] Ronnie _ [Bb] Millsap. _
[Eb] Or Kelly [F] or _ [Bb] Jerry Lee.
_ [Ab] _
[Eb] Yo-yo [F] like _ [Bb] Roy Aka.
_ Or [C] talk plain like Ralph [F] _ Emery. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Growl [D] like _ [Gm] Conway Twitty.
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] Get a red, [F] white, and blue [Bb] _ guitar. _ _
[Eb] Build a [F] swimming pool [Bb] like Webb did. _
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a _ [Bb] country star. _ _
[Eb] Be tall [F] like _ [Bb] Sonny James is.
[Eb] Tell jokes [F] like _ [Bb] Minnie Pearl. _ _
[Eb] Or be short [F] like _ [Bb] Jimmy Dickens.
_ Or [C] play five _ string [F] [Dm] like _ [F] _ Earl.
_ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Get a _ _ _ headband [Gm] like Willie's. _ _
[Eb] Learn to _ _ [F] stutter [Bb] like Mimel. _ _
[Eb] Get a cap [F] like Roy [Bb] Clark wore. _ _
[C] Or a voice like Barbara [F] _ Mandrell. _ _
[Bb] Be rich [D] like _
[Gm] Eddie Arnold.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Say you're making [F] more [Bb] than you are. _ _
[Eb] Give a kidney like [Bb] Charlie _ _ Bradcutt.
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a [Bb] country star. _ _ _
But if [Gb] you have [Gm] no talent.
[Eb] _ _ _
And if [F] you're not [Bb] a man. _ _
[Eb] If you're built _ [F] somewhat [Bb] like Dolly.
_ Or [C] have a face like [F] Crystal Gale. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Come [D] backstage _ [Gm] and ask [Fm] for. _ _
[Eb] _ Harold [F] Phil-Gon [Bb] or Loon.
[Cm] _ _
[Eb] And we'll [F] see you get [Bb] _ auditions.
_ For [Eb] the _ Stadler Brothers [Bb] Review. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Like, how do I cut a record, [C] or get on [F] a country show?
_ [Bb]
Well, it takes more [Ab] than just ambition, [Eb] and [F] three chords [Bb] on an old guitar.
_ [Eb] There's a few more [Bb] things you ought to learn, [C] to be [F] a country [Bb] star.
_ You gotta learn to sing like Waylon.
_ Or _
[Eb] _ pick [F] like _ [Bb] Jerry _ _ Reed.
[Eb] Yo, _ [F] like _ [Bb] Deeley Shepherd.
_ _ Or [C] write songs _ _ like [F] Tom T. _ _ _
[Bb] Put a cry [D] in your voice [Gm] like Haggard.
[Bb] _ _
[Eb] Learn Spanish [F] like _ [Bb] Johnny R. _ _ _
[Eb] _ Whisper [F] like _ [Bb] Bill Anderson.
_ _ And [Eb] you'll be [F] a country [Bb] _ star.
_ Play piano like _ [Gm] Ronnie _ [Bb] Millsap. _
[Eb] Or Kelly [F] or _ [Bb] Jerry Lee.
_ [Ab] _
[Eb] Yo-yo [F] like _ [Bb] Roy Aka.
_ Or [C] talk plain like Ralph [F] _ Emery. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Growl [D] like _ [Gm] Conway Twitty.
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] Get a red, [F] white, and blue [Bb] _ guitar. _ _
[Eb] Build a [F] swimming pool [Bb] like Webb did. _
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a _ [Bb] country star. _ _
[Eb] Be tall [F] like _ [Bb] Sonny James is.
[Eb] Tell jokes [F] like _ [Bb] Minnie Pearl. _ _
[Eb] Or be short [F] like _ [Bb] Jimmy Dickens.
_ Or [C] play five _ string [F] [Dm] like _ [F] _ Earl.
_ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Get a _ _ _ headband [Gm] like Willie's. _ _
[Eb] Learn to _ _ [F] stutter [Bb] like Mimel. _ _
[Eb] Get a cap [F] like Roy [Bb] Clark wore. _ _
[C] Or a voice like Barbara [F] _ Mandrell. _ _
[Bb] Be rich [D] like _
[Gm] Eddie Arnold.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Say you're making [F] more [Bb] than you are. _ _
[Eb] Give a kidney like [Bb] Charlie _ _ Bradcutt.
[Eb] And you'll be [F] a [Bb] country star. _ _ _
But if [Gb] you have [Gm] no talent.
[Eb] _ _ _
And if [F] you're not [Bb] a man. _ _
[Eb] If you're built _ [F] somewhat [Bb] like Dolly.
_ Or [C] have a face like [F] Crystal Gale. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Come [D] backstage _ [Gm] and ask [Fm] for. _ _
[Eb] _ Harold [F] Phil-Gon [Bb] or Loon.
[Cm] _ _
[Eb] And we'll [F] see you get [Bb] _ auditions.
_ For [Eb] the _ Stadler Brothers [Bb] Review. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _