Chords for Slaid Cleaves-Horses and Divorces
Tempo:
152.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Oh, we miss him dearly, that's for [Bm] sure.
He passed [E] away a few years ago.
But anyway, Don Walser had a big effect on my career.
He was a mentor of mine.
Kind of taught me some yodeling tricks, but also let me open up for his [Em] band, the Pure Texas Band down in Austin.
And he had some career advice for [Eb] me after I played my 30-minute set of [B] all sad [E] songs.
He said, Slade, [N] you sure know how to make them cry, but you got to learn how to make them laugh, too.
So I [E] went back to [B] my ancestral name for the summer tour that [E] year.
This was probably 15 years ago, and I thought, well, I'm just [Abm] going to hang out with my [B] dad's neighbor, Willie Jr.
He's kind of a funny [E] guy.
Now, since I skipped class, [Bb] Willie Jr.
got married for the fourth [A] time to his high school [E] sweetheart.
[B] [E] It all comes around.
He's 62.
[G] He had a party on his 60th birthday.
I didn't tell you [E] about this.
He [N] wanted to prove to everyone in town that he's still the badass that he's always been.
He's a tough [A] guy.
He gargles kerosene when he gets [B] a cold.
[E] So to prove to everyone that he's still the badass, even though [N] he's 60 now, he had a party at his house.
He gathered everyone from the party out of the house and into the road [G] in front of his house in this little town in Maine.
[Ab] He got down on the double yellow line, and he did a [F] headstand.
And then he called [Bm] his brother over to give him [D] a little shot of wild turkey, which he did while [F] in a headstand.
[E] I didn't see that, but my dad was there, and I talked to his brother, and saw a bit of [C] corroboration.
There is some controversy whether [G] it was wild turkey or [B] tequila.
That's the only thing I wish you knew.
[Gm] Anyway, [E] old Willie Jr.
is still kicking.
Here's a song [A] I wrote after hanging out [E] with him a little bit.
I knew Willie by the still.
He was brewing a bat.
[A] He had a short cigar.
One [E] last match, he was telling me about his latest troubles with [Em] the [B] government.
He [E] had child support and alimony.
[A] He was looking depressed and kind of lonely, just trying to [E] figure out where [B] all his hard-earned [D] money [E] went.
[A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got [E] nothing but a board and a [B] barn full of [D] hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot better [D] off [E] today.
So I got my notebook.
Well, I said, Willie, that sounds like a song.
[A] He said, son, you know you may not be all wrong.
[E] Could you give me a little piece of the pie if you're [B] making a hit?
[E] I've got a 51 board I'd like to fix up.
[A] I've got two sick ponies and one sick pup.
And my third [Em] wife's coming [B] today to take my [Ab] TV [E] set.
Well, [A] I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot [D] better off [E] today.
Oh, the low, [B] low, low, low, [D] low, [E]
low, low, low.
Oh, [A] the low, low, low, [G] [E] low, low, low, low, low, low.
[B] Oh, the low, low, low, low, low, low, [D] low, [E] low, low.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[Am] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
Well, God bless poor old Willie McCann.
[B] You know he's always been a good, [A] hard-working man.
[E] He bought me a beer last night down at the [G] Boston [B] Fountain.
He [E] said, horses and women are fine, sure enough.
But [A] if you don't treat them right, things are gonna get rough.
[E] Believe me, I [Eb] got these four-year [D] marriages [E] down.
[A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, [D]
[B] I'd have a lot more money.
Plus gray hair, I might even be a millionaire.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, [B] I'd be a lot better [E] off today.
Oh, the low, [B] low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, [E] low.
[B]
[E] [N]
Oh, we miss him dearly, that's for [Bm] sure.
He passed [E] away a few years ago.
But anyway, Don Walser had a big effect on my career.
He was a mentor of mine.
Kind of taught me some yodeling tricks, but also let me open up for his [Em] band, the Pure Texas Band down in Austin.
And he had some career advice for [Eb] me after I played my 30-minute set of [B] all sad [E] songs.
He said, Slade, [N] you sure know how to make them cry, but you got to learn how to make them laugh, too.
So I [E] went back to [B] my ancestral name for the summer tour that [E] year.
This was probably 15 years ago, and I thought, well, I'm just [Abm] going to hang out with my [B] dad's neighbor, Willie Jr.
He's kind of a funny [E] guy.
Now, since I skipped class, [Bb] Willie Jr.
got married for the fourth [A] time to his high school [E] sweetheart.
[B] [E] It all comes around.
He's 62.
[G] He had a party on his 60th birthday.
I didn't tell you [E] about this.
He [N] wanted to prove to everyone in town that he's still the badass that he's always been.
He's a tough [A] guy.
He gargles kerosene when he gets [B] a cold.
[E] So to prove to everyone that he's still the badass, even though [N] he's 60 now, he had a party at his house.
He gathered everyone from the party out of the house and into the road [G] in front of his house in this little town in Maine.
[Ab] He got down on the double yellow line, and he did a [F] headstand.
And then he called [Bm] his brother over to give him [D] a little shot of wild turkey, which he did while [F] in a headstand.
[E] I didn't see that, but my dad was there, and I talked to his brother, and saw a bit of [C] corroboration.
There is some controversy whether [G] it was wild turkey or [B] tequila.
That's the only thing I wish you knew.
[Gm] Anyway, [E] old Willie Jr.
is still kicking.
Here's a song [A] I wrote after hanging out [E] with him a little bit.
I knew Willie by the still.
He was brewing a bat.
[A] He had a short cigar.
One [E] last match, he was telling me about his latest troubles with [Em] the [B] government.
He [E] had child support and alimony.
[A] He was looking depressed and kind of lonely, just trying to [E] figure out where [B] all his hard-earned [D] money [E] went.
[A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got [E] nothing but a board and a [B] barn full of [D] hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot better [D] off [E] today.
So I got my notebook.
Well, I said, Willie, that sounds like a song.
[A] He said, son, you know you may not be all wrong.
[E] Could you give me a little piece of the pie if you're [B] making a hit?
[E] I've got a 51 board I'd like to fix up.
[A] I've got two sick ponies and one sick pup.
And my third [Em] wife's coming [B] today to take my [Ab] TV [E] set.
Well, [A] I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot [D] better off [E] today.
Oh, the low, [B] low, low, low, [D] low, [E]
low, low, low.
Oh, [A] the low, low, low, [G] [E] low, low, low, low, low, low.
[B] Oh, the low, low, low, low, low, low, [D] low, [E] low, low.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[Am] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
Well, God bless poor old Willie McCann.
[B] You know he's always been a good, [A] hard-working man.
[E] He bought me a beer last night down at the [G] Boston [B] Fountain.
He [E] said, horses and women are fine, sure enough.
But [A] if you don't treat them right, things are gonna get rough.
[E] Believe me, I [Eb] got these four-year [D] marriages [E] down.
[A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, [D]
[B] I'd have a lot more money.
Plus gray hair, I might even be a millionaire.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, [B] I'd be a lot better [E] off today.
Oh, the low, [B] low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, [E] low.
[B]
[E] [N]
Key:
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, we miss him dearly, that's for [Bm] sure.
He passed [E] away a few years ago.
_ But anyway, Don Walser had a big effect on my career.
He was a mentor of mine.
Kind of taught me some yodeling tricks, but also let me open up for his [Em] band, the Pure Texas Band down in Austin.
_ And he had some career advice for [Eb] me after I played my 30-minute set of [B] all sad [E] songs.
He said, Slade, [N] you sure know how to make them cry, but you got to learn how to make them laugh, too.
So I [E] went back to _ [B] my ancestral name for the summer tour that [E] year.
This was probably 15 years ago, and I thought, well, I'm just [Abm] going to hang out with my [B] dad's neighbor, Willie Jr.
He's kind of a funny [E] guy.
_ _ _ _ _ Now, since I skipped class, [Bb] Willie Jr.
got married for the fourth [A] time to his high school [E] sweetheart.
_ _ [B] [E] It all comes around.
He's 62.
[G] He had a party on his 60th birthday.
I didn't tell you [E] about this.
He [N] wanted to prove to everyone in town that he's still the badass that he's always been.
He's a tough [A] guy.
He gargles kerosene when he gets [B] a cold.
[E] So to prove to everyone that he's still the badass, even though [N] he's 60 now, he had a party at his house.
He gathered everyone from the party out of the house and into the road [G] in front of his house in this little town in Maine.
[Ab] He got down on the double yellow line, and he did a [F] headstand.
And then he called [Bm] his brother over to give him [D] a little shot of wild turkey, which he did while [F] in a headstand.
_ _ [E] I didn't see that, but my dad was there, and I talked to his brother, and saw a bit of [C] corroboration.
There is some _ controversy whether [G] it was wild turkey or [B] tequila.
That's the only thing I wish you knew.
_ [Gm] Anyway, _ [E] old Willie Jr.
_ _ is still kicking.
Here's a song [A] I wrote after hanging out [E] with him a little bit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I knew Willie by the still.
He was brewing a bat.
[A] He had a short cigar.
One [E] last match, he was telling me about his latest troubles with [Em] the [B] government. _ _
_ _ _ He [E] had child support and alimony.
[A] He was looking depressed and kind of lonely, just trying to [E] figure out where [B] all his hard-earned [D] money [E] went. _ _ _
_ [A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got [E] nothing but a board and a [B] barn full of [D] hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot better [D] off [E] today.
_ _ _ _ So I got my notebook. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I said, Willie, that sounds like a song.
[A] He said, son, you know you may not be all wrong.
[E] Could you give me a little piece of the pie if you're [B] making a hit?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I've got a 51 board I'd like to fix up.
[A] I've got two sick ponies and one sick pup.
And my third [Em] wife's coming [B] today to take my [Ab] TV [E] set.
_ _ _ _ Well, [A] I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot [D] better off [E] today.
_ Oh, the low, _ [B] low, low, low, [D] low, [E]
low, low, low.
_ Oh, [A] the low, low, low, _ [G] [E] low, low, low, low, low, low.
[B] Oh, the low, low, low, low, low, low, [D] low, [E] low, low. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, God bless poor old Willie McCann.
[B] You know he's always been a good, [A] hard-working man.
[E] He bought me a beer last night down at the [G] Boston [B] Fountain.
_ _ _ _ He [E] said, horses and women are fine, sure enough.
But [A] if you don't treat them right, things are gonna get rough.
[E] Believe me, I [Eb] got these four-year [D] marriages [E] _ down.
_ _ _ [A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, [D]
[B] I'd have a lot more money.
Plus gray hair, I might even be a millionaire.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and _ divorces, [B] I'd be a lot better [E] off today. _
Oh, the low, [B] low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, [E] low. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _
Oh, we miss him dearly, that's for [Bm] sure.
He passed [E] away a few years ago.
_ But anyway, Don Walser had a big effect on my career.
He was a mentor of mine.
Kind of taught me some yodeling tricks, but also let me open up for his [Em] band, the Pure Texas Band down in Austin.
_ And he had some career advice for [Eb] me after I played my 30-minute set of [B] all sad [E] songs.
He said, Slade, [N] you sure know how to make them cry, but you got to learn how to make them laugh, too.
So I [E] went back to _ [B] my ancestral name for the summer tour that [E] year.
This was probably 15 years ago, and I thought, well, I'm just [Abm] going to hang out with my [B] dad's neighbor, Willie Jr.
He's kind of a funny [E] guy.
_ _ _ _ _ Now, since I skipped class, [Bb] Willie Jr.
got married for the fourth [A] time to his high school [E] sweetheart.
_ _ [B] [E] It all comes around.
He's 62.
[G] He had a party on his 60th birthday.
I didn't tell you [E] about this.
He [N] wanted to prove to everyone in town that he's still the badass that he's always been.
He's a tough [A] guy.
He gargles kerosene when he gets [B] a cold.
[E] So to prove to everyone that he's still the badass, even though [N] he's 60 now, he had a party at his house.
He gathered everyone from the party out of the house and into the road [G] in front of his house in this little town in Maine.
[Ab] He got down on the double yellow line, and he did a [F] headstand.
And then he called [Bm] his brother over to give him [D] a little shot of wild turkey, which he did while [F] in a headstand.
_ _ [E] I didn't see that, but my dad was there, and I talked to his brother, and saw a bit of [C] corroboration.
There is some _ controversy whether [G] it was wild turkey or [B] tequila.
That's the only thing I wish you knew.
_ [Gm] Anyway, _ [E] old Willie Jr.
_ _ is still kicking.
Here's a song [A] I wrote after hanging out [E] with him a little bit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I knew Willie by the still.
He was brewing a bat.
[A] He had a short cigar.
One [E] last match, he was telling me about his latest troubles with [Em] the [B] government. _ _
_ _ _ He [E] had child support and alimony.
[A] He was looking depressed and kind of lonely, just trying to [E] figure out where [B] all his hard-earned [D] money [E] went. _ _ _
_ [A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got [E] nothing but a board and a [B] barn full of [D] hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot better [D] off [E] today.
_ _ _ _ So I got my notebook. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I said, Willie, that sounds like a song.
[A] He said, son, you know you may not be all wrong.
[E] Could you give me a little piece of the pie if you're [B] making a hit?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I've got a 51 board I'd like to fix up.
[A] I've got two sick ponies and one sick pup.
And my third [Em] wife's coming [B] today to take my [Ab] TV [E] set.
_ _ _ _ Well, [A] I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, I'd [B] be a lot [D] better off [E] today.
_ Oh, the low, _ [B] low, low, low, [D] low, [E]
low, low, low.
_ Oh, [A] the low, low, low, _ [G] [E] low, low, low, low, low, low.
[B] Oh, the low, low, low, low, low, low, [D] low, [E] low, low. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, God bless poor old Willie McCann.
[B] You know he's always been a good, [A] hard-working man.
[E] He bought me a beer last night down at the [G] Boston [B] Fountain.
_ _ _ _ He [E] said, horses and women are fine, sure enough.
But [A] if you don't treat them right, things are gonna get rough.
[E] Believe me, I [Eb] got these four-year [D] marriages [E] _ down.
_ _ _ [A] Well, I'll be going to hell, he said.
I've got nothing [E] but a board and a barn [B] full of hay.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and divorces, [D]
[B] I'd have a lot more money.
Plus gray hair, I might even be a millionaire.
[D]
[A] If it weren't for horses [E] and _ divorces, [B] I'd be a lot better [E] off today. _
Oh, the low, [B] low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, [E] low. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _