Chords for I'd Rather Be A Lonesome Pine

Tempo:
95.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

B

Bm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I'd Rather Be A Lonesome Pine chords
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I'd rather be a fox with the hunters on his trail, I'd rather be an old dog left to stray,
[F#] [E] I'd rather have no one to come home to, than to live in love [F#] hurting day after [B] day.
[E] I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the ridge, all alone in the morning when it can [E] rain.
I'd rather be a homeless man sleeping underneath the railroad bridge,
than to love [D] a woman who only brings you pain.
[E]
[D] A [B] [E]
mother offers life and labor to the man, with a gentle hand he [D] tends the fertile [Bm] ground.
[E]
Hand in the golden fields at harvest time, I offered [D] you my heart but you turned me down.
[B] [E] I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the ridge, all alone in the morning [A] when it can rain.
[E] I'd rather be a homeless man sleeping underneath the railroad bridge,
than to love a woman [B] who only brings [E] you pain.
[Bm]
[E]
[E]
[D] [Bm]
I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the ridge, all alone in the morning when it can [A] rain.
I'd rather be a homeless man sleeping underneath the railroad bridge,
than to [D] love a woman who [Bm] only [E] brings you pain.
[D]
[B] [E] Thank you for watching!
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
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To start learning Blue Highway - Id Rather Be A Lonesome Pine chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, E, D, E, A, D, Bm, E, A and E in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 56 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 113 BPM. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ I'd rather be a fox with the hunters on his trail, I'd rather be an old dog left to stray,
[F#] _ _ [E] I'd rather have no one to come home to, than to live in love [F#] hurting day after [B] day.
[E] I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the _ ridge, all alone in the morning when it can [E] rain.
_ I'd rather be a homeless man sleeping underneath the railroad bridge,
than to love [D] a woman _ who only brings you pain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] A _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ mother offers life and labor to the man, with a gentle hand he [D] tends the fertile [Bm] ground.
_ [E]
Hand in the golden fields at harvest time, I offered [D] you my heart but you turned me down.
[B] _ _ [E] I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the ridge, all alone in the morning [A] when it can rain.
_ [E] I'd rather be a homeless man sleeping underneath the railroad bridge,
than to love a woman [B] who only brings [E] you pain.
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the _ ridge, all alone in the morning when it can [A] rain.
_ I'd rather be a homeless man sleeping underneath the railroad _ bridge,
than to [D] love a woman who [Bm] only [E] brings you pain.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] Thank you for watching!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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