A Damn Good Country Song Chords by Jerry Lee Lewis
Tempo:
116.65 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Bb
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Ab] [E] [F] Well, I took enough pills for big [Bb] Memphis town.
[A] Old Jerry [Ab] [G] Lee's drinkin' up whiskey to lift any ship [C] off the ground.
[Bb] I'll be the first to [F] admit it, sure [Bb] do wish these people [F] would quit.
You [G] know it's tough enough [C]
to straighten up [Gm] and these [A] idiots won't leave you alone.
[Dm]
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, [C] woulda make a damn good country [F] song.
[Dm] [Em] [F] I've always done my best, [Bb] trying to walk tall, walk on killer.
[A] [D] [G] But when the evening was over, I was drunk, [C] stumbling into walls.
[Bb] Well, I know I've earned my [F]
reputation, can't [Bb] they see I found my [F]
salvation.
[A] I guess that rubber proved [Dm] me wrong, [G] my life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song.
Let's get it now.
[Dm] [C] I've had my share of women, but they always seem [F] to leave.
[G] Gonna put me in that black water, that [C] old flim ball machine.
[Bb] Well, I know the only [F] killer's been wrong, [Fm] but [A] old James came over [Dm] me, took too long.
[G] My life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song.
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, woulda [C] make a damn good [E] [F] country song.
[G] [F]
Yes.
[A] Old Jerry [Ab] [G] Lee's drinkin' up whiskey to lift any ship [C] off the ground.
[Bb] I'll be the first to [F] admit it, sure [Bb] do wish these people [F] would quit.
You [G] know it's tough enough [C]
to straighten up [Gm] and these [A] idiots won't leave you alone.
[Dm]
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, [C] woulda make a damn good country [F] song.
[Dm] [Em] [F] I've always done my best, [Bb] trying to walk tall, walk on killer.
[A] [D] [G] But when the evening was over, I was drunk, [C] stumbling into walls.
[Bb] Well, I know I've earned my [F]
reputation, can't [Bb] they see I found my [F]
salvation.
[A] I guess that rubber proved [Dm] me wrong, [G] my life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song.
Let's get it now.
[Dm] [C] I've had my share of women, but they always seem [F] to leave.
[G] Gonna put me in that black water, that [C] old flim ball machine.
[Bb] Well, I know the only [F] killer's been wrong, [Fm] but [A] old James came over [Dm] me, took too long.
[G] My life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song.
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, woulda [C] make a damn good [E] [F] country song.
[G] [F]
Yes.
Key:
F
C
G
Bb
A
F
C
G
[C] _ [Ab] _ [E] _ [F] _ Well, I took enough pills for big [Bb] Memphis town. _ _ _
[A] Old Jerry [Ab] [G] Lee's drinkin' up whiskey to lift any ship [C] off the ground. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] I'll be the first to [F] admit it, sure [Bb] do wish these people [F] would quit.
_ You [G] know it's tough enough _ _ [C]
to straighten up [Gm] and these [A] idiots won't leave you alone.
_ [Dm] _
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, _ [C] woulda make a damn good country [F] song. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [F] I've always done my best, _ [Bb] trying to walk tall, _ walk on killer.
[A] _ [D] _ [G] But when the evening was over, I was drunk, [C] stumbling into walls. _ _
_ _ [Bb] Well, I know I've earned my [F]
reputation, can't [Bb] they see I found my [F]
salvation.
_ _ [A] I guess that rubber proved [Dm] me wrong, _ [G] my life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song.
_ Let's get it now.
[Dm] [C] I've had my share of women, _ _ but they always seem [F] to leave.
_ [G] Gonna put me in that black water, that [C] old flim ball machine.
_ _ [Bb] Well, I know the only [F] killer's been wrong, [Fm] but [A] old James came over [Dm] me, took too long.
[G] My life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song. _ _
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, woulda [C] make a damn good [E] [F] country song.
_ [G] _ [F]
Yes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Old Jerry [Ab] [G] Lee's drinkin' up whiskey to lift any ship [C] off the ground. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] I'll be the first to [F] admit it, sure [Bb] do wish these people [F] would quit.
_ You [G] know it's tough enough _ _ [C]
to straighten up [Gm] and these [A] idiots won't leave you alone.
_ [Dm] _
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, _ [C] woulda make a damn good country [F] song. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [F] I've always done my best, _ [Bb] trying to walk tall, _ walk on killer.
[A] _ [D] _ [G] But when the evening was over, I was drunk, [C] stumbling into walls. _ _
_ _ [Bb] Well, I know I've earned my [F]
reputation, can't [Bb] they see I found my [F]
salvation.
_ _ [A] I guess that rubber proved [Dm] me wrong, _ [G] my life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song.
_ Let's get it now.
[Dm] [C] I've had my share of women, _ _ but they always seem [F] to leave.
_ [G] Gonna put me in that black water, that [C] old flim ball machine.
_ _ [Bb] Well, I know the only [F] killer's been wrong, [Fm] but [A] old James came over [Dm] me, took too long.
[G] My life would [C] make a damn good country [F] song. _ _
Jerry Lee, [G] Louis' little lad, woulda [C] make a damn good [E] [F] country song.
_ [G] _ [F]
Yes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _