Fat Gal Chords by Merle Travis
Tempo:
87.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [Bb] [Ab] [Gbm] [D]
[Gbm] [D] [Ab] She keeps me [D] warm in the [Am] winter, [G]
shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [E] about that
fat [A] gal of mine.
[Em] And [D] when I see my landlord, [G] there's so much of her to hide behind.
[Bm] You wouldn't pay rent [E] if your [A] time was spent [D] like mine.
[G] She's so sweet with the softest heart, [Dm]
[Bm] she's pretty [D] soft around other parts.
[A] So at night [Bb] when I lay me [E] down, I don't need to feel [A] her when she's around.
[D] Warm in the [Am] winter, [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [Gbm] fat [D] gal of mine.
[A] [D] [Gb] [G]
[D] [Em] [B]
[Em] [D] [Gb] [B]
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
When she's tickled, [G] so much of her has the biggest pine.
[Bm] I tell all my jokes [Ab] to that fat gal [A] of mine.
[Bm] She ain't never tickled.
[G] You better put your name on the dotted line, [D] first time you meet [E] with a big [Gbm] hunk of meat [D] like mine.
[Am] [G] She's my shelter in a timeless storm, [D] I held her skelter right under her arm.
[A] She's a beauty [C] if you look at her face, [Bm] and you shouldn't be a-looking [A] any other place.
[D] Warm in the winter, [G] and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [D] fat gal of mine.
[G] [D] [Am] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [A]
[Ab] [Db] [D] [Am] [G]
[D] [Em] [D]
She's a bargain, [Am] [G] bought the same old price, look at all I get.
[D] Well, I got a lot [Ab] when I got that gal [A] of mine.
And [D] when I'm out of work and [G] she sits at home on her [D] devonette,
[E] that's that old [Em] fat gal of [Bm] mine.
[Gb] [G] Hard time talk don't trouble me, [D] I keep as happy as a honeybee.
[A] If things get rough [Bbm] and times get hard, [Bm] I'll render [A] my gal and sell the lot.
[D] Warm in the winter, [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like about that fat gal of mine.
[Gbm] [D] [Ab] She keeps me [D] warm in the [Am] winter, [G]
shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [E] about that
fat [A] gal of mine.
[Em] And [D] when I see my landlord, [G] there's so much of her to hide behind.
[Bm] You wouldn't pay rent [E] if your [A] time was spent [D] like mine.
[G] She's so sweet with the softest heart, [Dm]
[Bm] she's pretty [D] soft around other parts.
[A] So at night [Bb] when I lay me [E] down, I don't need to feel [A] her when she's around.
[D] Warm in the [Am] winter, [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [Gbm] fat [D] gal of mine.
[A] [D] [Gb] [G]
[D] [Em] [B]
[Em] [D] [Gb] [B]
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
When she's tickled, [G] so much of her has the biggest pine.
[Bm] I tell all my jokes [Ab] to that fat gal [A] of mine.
[Bm] She ain't never tickled.
[G] You better put your name on the dotted line, [D] first time you meet [E] with a big [Gbm] hunk of meat [D] like mine.
[Am] [G] She's my shelter in a timeless storm, [D] I held her skelter right under her arm.
[A] She's a beauty [C] if you look at her face, [Bm] and you shouldn't be a-looking [A] any other place.
[D] Warm in the winter, [G] and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [D] fat gal of mine.
[G] [D] [Am] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [A]
[Ab] [Db] [D] [Am] [G]
[D] [Em] [D]
She's a bargain, [Am] [G] bought the same old price, look at all I get.
[D] Well, I got a lot [Ab] when I got that gal [A] of mine.
And [D] when I'm out of work and [G] she sits at home on her [D] devonette,
[E] that's that old [Em] fat gal of [Bm] mine.
[Gb] [G] Hard time talk don't trouble me, [D] I keep as happy as a honeybee.
[A] If things get rough [Bbm] and times get hard, [Bm] I'll render [A] my gal and sell the lot.
[D] Warm in the winter, [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like about that fat gal of mine.
Key:
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G
A
Bm
Ab
D
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A
[Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [D] _
[Gbm] _ [D] [Ab] She keeps me [D] warm in the [Am] winter, [G] _
shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [E] about that
fat [A] gal of mine.
[Em] And [D] when I see my landlord, [G] there's so much of her to hide behind.
[Bm] You wouldn't pay rent [E] if your [A] time was spent [D] like mine.
_ _ [G] She's so sweet with the softest heart, [Dm]
[Bm] she's pretty [D] soft around other parts.
[A] So at night [Bb] when I lay me [E] down, I don't need to feel [A] her when she's around.
[D] _ Warm in the [Am] winter, [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [Gbm] fat [D] gal of mine.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ When she's tickled, [G] so much of her has the biggest pine.
[Bm] I tell all my jokes [Ab] to that fat gal [A] of mine.
_ _ [Bm] She ain't never tickled.
[G] You better put your name on the dotted line, [D] first time you meet [E] with a big [Gbm] hunk of meat [D] like mine.
_ _ [Am] [G] She's my shelter in a timeless storm, [D] I held her skelter right under her arm.
[A] She's a beauty [C] if you look at her face, [Bm] and you shouldn't be a-looking [A] any other place.
[D] Warm in the winter, [G] and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [D] fat gal of mine.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ She's a bargain, [Am] [G] bought the same old price, look at all I get.
[D] Well, I got a lot [Ab] when I got that gal [A] of mine.
And [D] when I'm out of work and [G] she sits at home on her [D] devonette,
[E] that's that old [Em] fat gal of [Bm] mine.
_ _ [Gb] [G] Hard time talk don't trouble me, [D] I keep as happy as a honeybee.
[A] If things get rough [Bbm] and times get hard, [Bm] I'll render [A] my gal and sell the lot.
[D] Warm in the winter, _ [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like about that fat gal of mine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ [D] [Ab] She keeps me [D] warm in the [Am] winter, [G] _
shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [E] about that
fat [A] gal of mine.
[Em] And [D] when I see my landlord, [G] there's so much of her to hide behind.
[Bm] You wouldn't pay rent [E] if your [A] time was spent [D] like mine.
_ _ [G] She's so sweet with the softest heart, [Dm]
[Bm] she's pretty [D] soft around other parts.
[A] So at night [Bb] when I lay me [E] down, I don't need to feel [A] her when she's around.
[D] _ Warm in the [Am] winter, [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [Gbm] fat [D] gal of mine.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ When she's tickled, [G] so much of her has the biggest pine.
[Bm] I tell all my jokes [Ab] to that fat gal [A] of mine.
_ _ [Bm] She ain't never tickled.
[G] You better put your name on the dotted line, [D] first time you meet [E] with a big [Gbm] hunk of meat [D] like mine.
_ _ [Am] [G] She's my shelter in a timeless storm, [D] I held her skelter right under her arm.
[A] She's a beauty [C] if you look at her face, [Bm] and you shouldn't be a-looking [A] any other place.
[D] Warm in the winter, [G] and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like [Ab] about that [D] fat gal of mine.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ She's a bargain, [Am] [G] bought the same old price, look at all I get.
[D] Well, I got a lot [Ab] when I got that gal [A] of mine.
And [D] when I'm out of work and [G] she sits at home on her [D] devonette,
[E] that's that old [Em] fat gal of [Bm] mine.
_ _ [Gb] [G] Hard time talk don't trouble me, [D] I keep as happy as a honeybee.
[A] If things get rough [Bbm] and times get hard, [Bm] I'll render [A] my gal and sell the lot.
[D] Warm in the winter, _ [G]
and shady in the summertime, [D] that's what I like about that fat gal of mine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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