I Got A Gig Chords by Hayes Carll

Tempo:
116.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

D

E

Bm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Got A Gig chords
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[B] [Bm] [B]
[A] [B]
[D] [B]
[E] [D]
[B] A headline [F#m] machine [Bm] and a sailor's daughter.
[B] Something makes them crazy going up [E] on the water.
[D] I plan for my supper [B] six nights a week.
[D] [B] Hurricanes, Easter, [F] and New [Am] Year's Eve.
[E] Four ten walls, now there ain't much [D] left.
[B] Looking like a homeless, tears on my mouth.
[E] Homers in the corner breaking the [Bm] fat.
Good [B] Lord, I hope I get paid [Am] tonight.
[D] I [B] got a gig, [Bm] baby.
[D] [B] [D] [E]
[D] [B] Burned [E] fried [B] chicken and a long-star [E] beer.
[B] Cops saying the kids [D] drink free around here.
[B] Girl behind the bar taking what she's [E] given.
[N] Lying about her past and trying to make a living.
[E] Broken table and a hard [D]-locked kiss.
[B] I tell you, mama, I've paid my dues.
[E] Everyone around here knows my [B] name.
Six nights a week in the neon flame.
I got a gig, baby.
[D] [B]
I got a gig.
[F#] [D#m]
[D] [B] [D] [B]
[D] [B]
[D] [B] There's an old-time tamer parked behind the [Am] bar.
[B] Hundred pounds of weed in a stolen [D] car.
[B] Old-fashioned boys in their nines who [D] went to college.
[B] Those you don't break and lose, it ain't knowledge.
[E] Barefoot tripper with a pistol up his [D] sleeve.
[B] Some will go to heaven, some will never [E] leave.
Pills in the tip jar, blood [D] on the [B] strings.
Oh, Lord, I never thought [Dm] I'd see these things.
[B] I got a gig, baby.
[D] [B]
I got a gig.
[D] [E]
[D] [B]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [B]
[D] [B] Big line machine and a sailor [A] daughter.
[B] Something mixing crazy [D] going up on the water.
[B] A plane for my supper, six nights a [D] week.
[B] Hurricanes each during New [Bm] Year's Eve.
I [B] got a gig, baby.
[F#] [B]
[D] I [B] got a gig.
[Bm]
I [B] got a gig, [Bm] baby.
[B] [A] [Bm] Ah!
[B]
How much did [Bm] I win?
I'm not having a big [B] party.
[A] [F#m] Oh, it [B] looks nice.
[Bm] [B] [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [B]
[D]
[B] [A#] [B]
[D] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Hayes Carll - I Got A Gig chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: E, D, B and D. For best results, commence at 58 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 117. With the song's key of B Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[B] _ A headline [F#m] machine [Bm] and a sailor's daughter.
[B] Something makes them crazy going up [E] on the water.
[D] I plan for my supper [B] six nights a week.
[D] _ _ [B] Hurricanes, Easter, [F] and New [Am] Year's Eve.
[E] Four ten walls, now there ain't much [D] left.
[B] Looking like a homeless, tears on my mouth.
[E] Homers in the corner breaking the [Bm] fat.
Good [B] Lord, I hope I get paid [Am] tonight.
[D] I [B] got a gig, [Bm] baby. _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [B] Burned [E] fried [B] chicken and a long-star [E] beer.
[B] Cops saying the kids [D] drink free around here.
[B] Girl behind the bar taking what she's [E] given.
[N] Lying about her past and trying to make a living.
[E] _ Broken table and a hard [D]-locked kiss.
[B] I tell you, mama, I've paid my dues.
[E] Everyone around here knows my [B] name.
Six nights a week in the neon flame.
I got a gig, baby.
[D] _ [B] _
I got a gig.
_ [F#] _ [D#m] _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [B] There's an old-time tamer parked behind the [Am] bar.
[B] Hundred pounds of weed in a stolen [D] car.
[B] Old-fashioned boys in their nines who [D] went to college.
[B] Those you don't break and lose, it ain't knowledge.
[E] _ Barefoot tripper with a pistol up his [D] sleeve.
[B] Some will go to heaven, some will never [E] leave.
Pills in the tip jar, blood [D] on the [B] strings.
Oh, Lord, I never thought [Dm] I'd see these things.
[B] I got a gig, baby.
[D] _ [B] _
_ I got a gig. _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [B] Big line machine and a sailor [A] daughter.
[B] Something mixing crazy [D] going up on the water.
[B] A plane for my supper, six nights a [D] week.
[B] _ Hurricanes each during New [Bm] Year's Eve.
I [B] got a gig, baby.
[F#] _ [B] _
[D] I [B] got a gig.
_ [Bm] _ _
I [B] got a gig, [Bm] baby. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] Ah! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ How much did [Bm] I win? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm not having a big [B] party.
_ _ _ [A] [F#m] Oh, it [B] looks nice. _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _

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