Chords for Things Are Fixin' to Get Real Good
Tempo:
110.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I wrote this song, it talks about where I've been and where I'm going.
This is for y'all.
[Gm] [G]
[Em]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] I moved to Nashville back in 91.
I was hoping for heaven, but I met the devil's [D] son.
David Allen Coe was right about a long hard ride.
Hell, you ought to see the little red truck I drive.
[G] I refuse to be something I'm not.
So [Em] I didn't make the Music City News a lot, [D] but I don't give a damn about that now.
Cause some people like the way I [Em] sound.
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
[E] And the honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
[D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
And [C] things are fixing [D] to get real [G] good.
Yeah they are!
[E] [Bm]
[D] [A] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[G] Made a lot of good friends, they came from all around.
We [Em] chased women and dreams while searching for a sound.
But [D] we sank right down the musical [A] tubes.
Getting [C] lost and proud and [D] drinking too much [G] booze.
Lord knows I did a lot of things wrong.
[Em] But I wrote them all down in my [Bm] country [D] song.
Sometimes you gotta go to hell and back.
Just [G] to know where [D] you're at.
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
And them [Em] old honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
[D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing to [D] get real [G] good.
Yeah they [Bm] are!
[Em] [Bm]
[D] [A] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] Things are fixing to get real good.
And [Em] these old honky tonks, you know I am still [B] understood.
[D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing [D] to get real [G] good.
[E]
[Bm] Yeah [D]
I done my dance on salt dust and hard wood.
And [C] things are fixing [D] to [C] get [Bm] real good.
[G] [Bbm] [N]
This is for y'all.
[Gm] [G]
[Em]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] I moved to Nashville back in 91.
I was hoping for heaven, but I met the devil's [D] son.
David Allen Coe was right about a long hard ride.
Hell, you ought to see the little red truck I drive.
[G] I refuse to be something I'm not.
So [Em] I didn't make the Music City News a lot, [D] but I don't give a damn about that now.
Cause some people like the way I [Em] sound.
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
[E] And the honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
[D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
And [C] things are fixing [D] to get real [G] good.
Yeah they are!
[E] [Bm]
[D] [A] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[G] Made a lot of good friends, they came from all around.
We [Em] chased women and dreams while searching for a sound.
But [D] we sank right down the musical [A] tubes.
Getting [C] lost and proud and [D] drinking too much [G] booze.
Lord knows I did a lot of things wrong.
[Em] But I wrote them all down in my [Bm] country [D] song.
Sometimes you gotta go to hell and back.
Just [G] to know where [D] you're at.
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
And them [Em] old honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
[D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing to [D] get real [G] good.
Yeah they [Bm] are!
[Em] [Bm]
[D] [A] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] Things are fixing to get real good.
And [Em] these old honky tonks, you know I am still [B] understood.
[D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing [D] to get real [G] good.
[E]
[Bm] Yeah [D]
I done my dance on salt dust and hard wood.
And [C] things are fixing [D] to [C] get [Bm] real good.
[G] [Bbm] [N]
Key:
D
G
Em
C
Bm
D
G
Em
I wrote this song, it talks about where I've been and where I'm going.
This is for y'all.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I moved to Nashville back in 91.
I was hoping for heaven, but I met the devil's [D] son.
David Allen Coe was right about a long hard ride.
Hell, you ought to see the little red truck I drive.
[G] _ I refuse to be something I'm not.
So [Em] I didn't make the Music City News a lot, [D] but I don't give a damn about that now.
Cause some people like the way I _ [Em] sound.
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
[E] And the honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
_ [D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
And [C] things are fixing [D] to get real [G] _ _ good.
Yeah they are! _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] Made a lot of good friends, they came from all around.
We [Em] chased women and dreams while searching for a sound.
But [D] we sank right down the musical [A] tubes.
Getting [C] lost and proud and [D] drinking too much [G] booze.
Lord knows I did a lot of things wrong.
[Em] But I wrote them all down in my [Bm] country [D] song.
Sometimes you gotta go to hell and back.
Just [G] to know where [D] you're at. _
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
And them [Em] old honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
_ [D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing to [D] get real [G] _ good.
_ Yeah _ _ they [Bm] are!
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Things are fixing to get real good.
And [Em] these old honky tonks, you know I am still [B] understood.
_ [D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing [D] to get real [G] _ _ _ good.
_ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Yeah [D]
I done my dance on salt dust and hard wood.
And [C] _ things are fixing [D] to [C] get [Bm] real good.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [N] _
This is for y'all.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I moved to Nashville back in 91.
I was hoping for heaven, but I met the devil's [D] son.
David Allen Coe was right about a long hard ride.
Hell, you ought to see the little red truck I drive.
[G] _ I refuse to be something I'm not.
So [Em] I didn't make the Music City News a lot, [D] but I don't give a damn about that now.
Cause some people like the way I _ [Em] sound.
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
[E] And the honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
_ [D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
And [C] things are fixing [D] to get real [G] _ _ good.
Yeah they are! _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] Made a lot of good friends, they came from all around.
We [Em] chased women and dreams while searching for a sound.
But [D] we sank right down the musical [A] tubes.
Getting [C] lost and proud and [D] drinking too much [G] booze.
Lord knows I did a lot of things wrong.
[Em] But I wrote them all down in my [Bm] country [D] song.
Sometimes you gotta go to hell and back.
Just [G] to know where [D] you're at. _
[G] And things are fixing to get real good.
And them [Em] old honky tonks, you know I am [B] understood.
_ [D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing to [D] get real [G] _ good.
_ Yeah _ _ they [Bm] are!
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Things are fixing to get real good.
And [Em] these old honky tonks, you know I am still [B] understood.
_ [D] Been to the school of hard knocks and hard wood.
[C] And things are fixing [D] to get real [G] _ _ _ good.
_ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Yeah [D]
I done my dance on salt dust and hard wood.
And [C] _ things are fixing [D] to [C] get [Bm] real good.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [N] _