Chords for Jamey Johnson "Kicked Outta Country"
Tempo:
110.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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radio stations they wouldn't play it.
It kind of [G#] pissed him off.
Of course, he usually gets that [D] reaction out of people.
He's a pleaser.
[B] And I laughed at him.
I said, [D#] shit, that kicked me out a long time [D#] ago.
[G]
But he thought that was good.
[A] He said, have you write it or [G#m] I'll write it or we can [E] write it together.
[F]
And I
A few weeks later,
[D]
a verse came [D#] in on my cell phone.
[G] George texted me a verse to a song.
It [C#m] existed.
[G] [D]
[G] Well, I started texting right along.
[G#] Pretty soon the song did [D#] exist.
[Gm]
[F#] [D#] I couldn't find it on his new record.
[N] I [A] just got the news [D] today.
The record [A] I sent,
they [G] threw it away.
[D] It don't fit [A] the format.
[G] Don't make the [A] list.
[D] They said I'm too [F#m] old.
[G] I don't even beat [A] me.
[Bm] But it happened to John.
Even the hat.
[D] Waylon and Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
[D] [A] I'm a rock [G] without even [A] a word.
But that ain't the end of the [Bm] story.
I [C#m] heard
it's [A]
[G] all about [D] the footloose.
[G] And her upon [A] that ball.
[E]
And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] never showed up at [A] all.
[D] And they left what they wrote.
[G] And they wrote what [Bm] they sang.
To get [G] kicked [D] out of country.
[F#m] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm]
[G] To get kicked out of [D] country.
[A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing.
[G] [E]
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
I [A] just wrote a new song [G] today.
Pulled out [A] my guitar
and [G] I started to play.
[D] Pressing [A] my fingers
[G]
into the [A] strings.
[D] I felt [A] all the feelings
[G] that a country [A] song brings.
[Bm]
I did some drums
[A] and one for the hat.
[D] With my Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
[D] [A] I got kicked out [G] of country back [A] then.
[D] But then one [A] day
country came [Bm] crawling [C#m] again.
[C#]
[G] And came the [D]
footlights.
And [G] Chris played.
[A] [E]
And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] showed up at [A] all.
[C#] [D] And they left
what they [F#] wrote.
[G] And they wrote what they [E] sang.
To get [G] kicked out of [D] country.
[A] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm]
To [G] get kicked out of [D] country.
[A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing.
Well it don't really [F#] matter
[G] cause I ain't gonna [B] [E] change.
[G] To get kicked out [D] of country.
[A] Won't hurt a thing.
[G] [D]
It kind of [G#] pissed him off.
Of course, he usually gets that [D] reaction out of people.
He's a pleaser.
[B] And I laughed at him.
I said, [D#] shit, that kicked me out a long time [D#] ago.
[G]
But he thought that was good.
[A] He said, have you write it or [G#m] I'll write it or we can [E] write it together.
[F]
And I
A few weeks later,
[D]
a verse came [D#] in on my cell phone.
[G] George texted me a verse to a song.
It [C#m] existed.
[G] [D]
[G] Well, I started texting right along.
[G#] Pretty soon the song did [D#] exist.
[Gm]
[F#] [D#] I couldn't find it on his new record.
[N] I [A] just got the news [D] today.
The record [A] I sent,
they [G] threw it away.
[D] It don't fit [A] the format.
[G] Don't make the [A] list.
[D] They said I'm too [F#m] old.
[G] I don't even beat [A] me.
[Bm] But it happened to John.
Even the hat.
[D] Waylon and Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
[D] [A] I'm a rock [G] without even [A] a word.
But that ain't the end of the [Bm] story.
I [C#m] heard
it's [A]
[G] all about [D] the footloose.
[G] And her upon [A] that ball.
[E]
And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] never showed up at [A] all.
[D] And they left what they wrote.
[G] And they wrote what [Bm] they sang.
To get [G] kicked [D] out of country.
[F#m] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm]
[G] To get kicked out of [D] country.
[A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing.
[G] [E]
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
I [A] just wrote a new song [G] today.
Pulled out [A] my guitar
and [G] I started to play.
[D] Pressing [A] my fingers
[G]
into the [A] strings.
[D] I felt [A] all the feelings
[G] that a country [A] song brings.
[Bm]
I did some drums
[A] and one for the hat.
[D] With my Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
[D] [A] I got kicked out [G] of country back [A] then.
[D] But then one [A] day
country came [Bm] crawling [C#m] again.
[C#]
[G] And came the [D]
footlights.
And [G] Chris played.
[A] [E]
And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] showed up at [A] all.
[C#] [D] And they left
what they [F#] wrote.
[G] And they wrote what they [E] sang.
To get [G] kicked out of [D] country.
[A] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm]
To [G] get kicked out of [D] country.
[A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing.
Well it don't really [F#] matter
[G] cause I ain't gonna [B] [E] change.
[G] To get kicked out [D] of country.
[A] Won't hurt a thing.
[G] [D]
Key:
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A
D
Bm
E
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A
D
radio stations they wouldn't play it.
It kind of [G#] pissed him off.
Of course, he usually gets that [D] reaction out of people.
He's a pleaser.
_ [B] And I laughed at him.
I said, [D#] shit, that kicked me out a long time [D#] ago. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But he thought that was good.
[A] He said, have you write it or [G#m] I'll write it or we can [E] write it together.
_ [F] _
_ And I_
A few weeks later,
[D]
a verse came [D#] in on my cell phone.
[G] George texted me a verse to a song.
It [C#m] existed.
[G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] Well, I started texting right along.
[G#] Pretty soon the song did [D#] exist.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [D#] I couldn't find it on his new record.
[N] _ _ I [A] just got the news [D] today.
_ _ _ _ The record [A] I sent,
they [G] threw it away.
[D] It don't fit [A] the format.
[G] Don't make the [A] list.
_ [D] They said I'm too [F#m] old.
[G] I don't even beat [A] _ me.
[Bm] But it happened to John.
_ _ Even the hat.
_ [D] _ Waylon and Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
_ [D] _ [A] I'm a rock [G] without even [A] a word.
But that ain't the end of the [Bm] story.
I [C#m] _ heard
it's [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ all about [D] the footloose.
_ _ [G] And her upon [A] that ball.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] never showed up at [A] all.
_ _ _ [D] And they left what they wrote.
[G] And they wrote what [Bm] they sang.
To get [G] kicked [D] out of country.
_ [F#m] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] To get kicked out of [D] country.
_ [A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [A] just wrote a new song [G] today. _ _ _ _ _
Pulled out [A] my guitar
and [G] I started to play.
_ [D] _ Pressing [A] my fingers
[G]
into the [A] strings.
_ [D] I felt [A] all the feelings
[G] that a country [A] song brings.
_ [Bm]
I did some drums
[A] and one for the hat.
[D] With my Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
[D] _ _ [A] I got kicked out [G] of country back [A] then.
[D] But then one [A] day
country came [Bm] crawling _ [C#m] again.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [G] And came the _ _ [D] _
footlights.
_ And [G] Chris played.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] showed up at [A] all.
_ _ [C#] _ [D] And they left
what they [F#] wrote.
[G] And they wrote what they [E] sang.
To get [G] kicked out of [D] country.
_ [A] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm] _
_ _ To [G] get kicked out of [D] country.
_ [A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well it don't really [F#] matter
[G] cause I ain't gonna [B] _ [E] change. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] To get kicked out [D] of country. _
_ [A] Won't hurt a thing.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It kind of [G#] pissed him off.
Of course, he usually gets that [D] reaction out of people.
He's a pleaser.
_ [B] And I laughed at him.
I said, [D#] shit, that kicked me out a long time [D#] ago. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But he thought that was good.
[A] He said, have you write it or [G#m] I'll write it or we can [E] write it together.
_ [F] _
_ And I_
A few weeks later,
[D]
a verse came [D#] in on my cell phone.
[G] George texted me a verse to a song.
It [C#m] existed.
[G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] Well, I started texting right along.
[G#] Pretty soon the song did [D#] exist.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [D#] I couldn't find it on his new record.
[N] _ _ I [A] just got the news [D] today.
_ _ _ _ The record [A] I sent,
they [G] threw it away.
[D] It don't fit [A] the format.
[G] Don't make the [A] list.
_ [D] They said I'm too [F#m] old.
[G] I don't even beat [A] _ me.
[Bm] But it happened to John.
_ _ Even the hat.
_ [D] _ Waylon and Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
_ [D] _ [A] I'm a rock [G] without even [A] a word.
But that ain't the end of the [Bm] story.
I [C#m] _ heard
it's [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ all about [D] the footloose.
_ _ [G] And her upon [A] that ball.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] never showed up at [A] all.
_ _ _ [D] And they left what they wrote.
[G] And they wrote what [Bm] they sang.
To get [G] kicked [D] out of country.
_ [F#m] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] To get kicked out of [D] country.
_ [A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [A] just wrote a new song [G] today. _ _ _ _ _
Pulled out [A] my guitar
and [G] I started to play.
_ [D] _ Pressing [A] my fingers
[G]
into the [A] strings.
_ [D] I felt [A] all the feelings
[G] that a country [A] song brings.
_ [Bm]
I did some drums
[A] and one for the hat.
[D] With my Willie
[G] and the great Johnny Cash.
[D] _ _ [A] I got kicked out [G] of country back [A] then.
[D] But then one [A] day
country came [Bm] crawling _ [C#m] again.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [G] And came the _ _ [D] _
footlights.
_ And [G] Chris played.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ And Chris to the nation.
[A] And John [G] showed up at [A] all.
_ _ [C#] _ [D] And they left
what they [F#] wrote.
[G] And they wrote what they [E] sang.
To get [G] kicked out of [D] country.
_ [A] Didn't hurt a thing.
[Bm] _
_ _ To [G] get kicked out of [D] country.
_ [A] Didn't hurt a [D] thing. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well it don't really [F#] matter
[G] cause I ain't gonna [B] _ [E] change. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] To get kicked out [D] of country. _
_ [A] Won't hurt a thing.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _