Chords for Rodney Crowell - "Flatland Hillbillies"
Tempo:
114.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Bb
Gm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[E] [G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, Irish Cajun Creole mix.
[Ab] My brother's on an [C] offshore rig, [G] sister's on a pole that slicks.
[D] [Bb] Mama takes in [F] [C] people's washing, [Am] she [Bb] was weathered by a [C] pipeline man.
[G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, getting by on what we [F] can.
[G] River rats and John boat shrimpers, trouble in our DNA.
[E] [C] It wouldn't be the same, poor [Gm] Arthur, [D] [G] if we got up and moved away.
[Bb] God forbid we [Bm] hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind up [C]
shot.
[G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, getting by on what we got.
[F] [G] [C] Flatland [G] [C] Hillbillies, healing to the marrow bone.
[Gm] [Bb] Working on your [A] cars, drinking in your [C] bars, and running [D] every red [C] light home.
[G]
If you've never ran a trot line, never skinned an eight point buck,
[A] [C]
never had a squirrel meat sandwich, [G]
then I guess you're just out of luck.
[Bb]
God forbid we hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind [C] up shot.
We're [G] Flatland Hillbillies, getting by on what we got.
Flatland Hillbillies, another of the breed apart.
[Dm] [D] [C] [G]
[Gm] [N]
[Gm] [G]
[E] [G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, Irish Cajun Creole mix.
[Ab] My brother's on an [C] offshore rig, [G] sister's on a pole that slicks.
[D] [Bb] Mama takes in [F] [C] people's washing, [Am] she [Bb] was weathered by a [C] pipeline man.
[G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, getting by on what we [F] can.
[G] River rats and John boat shrimpers, trouble in our DNA.
[E] [C] It wouldn't be the same, poor [Gm] Arthur, [D] [G] if we got up and moved away.
[Bb] God forbid we [Bm] hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind up [C]
shot.
[G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, getting by on what we got.
[F] [G] [C] Flatland [G] [C] Hillbillies, healing to the marrow bone.
[Gm] [Bb] Working on your [A] cars, drinking in your [C] bars, and running [D] every red [C] light home.
[G]
If you've never ran a trot line, never skinned an eight point buck,
[A] [C]
never had a squirrel meat sandwich, [G]
then I guess you're just out of luck.
[Bb]
God forbid we hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind [C] up shot.
We're [G] Flatland Hillbillies, getting by on what we got.
Flatland Hillbillies, another of the breed apart.
[Dm] [D] [C] [G]
[Gm] [N]
Key:
G
C
Bb
Gm
D
G
C
Bb
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] [G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, _ _ _ Irish Cajun Creole mix.
_ [Ab] My brother's on an [C] offshore rig, _ _ [G] sister's on a pole that slicks.
[D] _ [Bb] Mama takes in [F] [C] people's washing, _ [Am] she [Bb] was weathered by a [C] pipeline man.
_ [G] _ _ _ We're Flatland Hillbillies, _ _ getting by on what we [F] can.
[G] _ _ River rats and John boat shrimpers, _ trouble in our DNA.
_ _ [E] [C] It wouldn't be the same, poor [Gm] Arthur, _ [D] [G] if we got up and moved away.
_ _ [Bb] God forbid we [Bm] hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind up [C]
shot.
_ [G] We're Flatland _ Hillbillies, _ _ getting by on what we got.
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] Flatland [G] _ _ [C] Hillbillies, healing to the marrow bone.
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] Working on your [A] cars, drinking in your [C] bars, and running [D] every red [C] light home.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
If you've never ran a trot line, _ never skinned an eight point buck,
_ [A] _ [C]
never had a squirrel meat sandwich, _ [G]
then I guess you're just out of luck.
_ _ [Bb]
God forbid we hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind [C] up shot.
_ We're [G] _ Flatland _ Hillbillies, _ getting by on what we got. _ _ _
_ Flatland _ Hillbillies, _ _ another of the breed apart.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] [G] We're Flatland Hillbillies, _ _ _ Irish Cajun Creole mix.
_ [Ab] My brother's on an [C] offshore rig, _ _ [G] sister's on a pole that slicks.
[D] _ [Bb] Mama takes in [F] [C] people's washing, _ [Am] she [Bb] was weathered by a [C] pipeline man.
_ [G] _ _ _ We're Flatland Hillbillies, _ _ getting by on what we [F] can.
[G] _ _ River rats and John boat shrimpers, _ trouble in our DNA.
_ _ [E] [C] It wouldn't be the same, poor [Gm] Arthur, _ [D] [G] if we got up and moved away.
_ _ [Bb] God forbid we [Bm] hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind up [C]
shot.
_ [G] We're Flatland _ Hillbillies, _ _ getting by on what we got.
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] Flatland [G] _ _ [C] Hillbillies, healing to the marrow bone.
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] Working on your [A] cars, drinking in your [C] bars, and running [D] every red [C] light home.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
If you've never ran a trot line, _ never skinned an eight point buck,
_ [A] _ [C]
never had a squirrel meat sandwich, _ [G]
then I guess you're just out of luck.
_ _ [Bb]
God forbid we hit [C] the lotto, [Bb] the chances are we wind [C] up shot.
_ We're [G] _ Flatland _ Hillbillies, _ getting by on what we got. _ _ _
_ Flatland _ Hillbillies, _ _ another of the breed apart.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _