Chords for Top 10 Country Songs of All Time

[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, the only four [B] things in life that make [A] it worth living.
_ [Gbm] Throw on your jeans, shine up your boots, [G] and grab yourself a cold one.
Early, _ midday, _ early, left next to the wall.
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten country songs [C] of all time.
I didn't come here and [Cm] I ain't leave it, so [A] don't sit around and cry, and [C] just blow me up [G] and smoke me [C] one night.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Number 10.
[A] Friends in Low Places, Garth Brooks.
And I saw the surprise, [Bb] and the fear in his eyes, [Bm] when I took his glass of [Dm]
champagne.
[Dbm] First recorded as a demo, Friends in Low Places launched [E] Garth Brooks into the country's stratosphere
when it was re-recorded for a sophomore effort in the early [A] 1990s.
I got friends in low _ _ places_
With the Billboard Country chart-topper, Brooks soon became the face of country music.
_and
your ex [Bm] is so_
While the raucous tune is [E] already a rowdy, beer-filled number,
[A] the singer typically adds a more angst-driven third verse during live performances.
I got friends in low _ places_
Where the whiskey and dry off and the beer_
_ You were always on [D] my mind_
Number 9.
[G] Always on [D] My Mind, [G] Willie Nelson.
You were [A] always [D] on my mind_
[A] Though it was previously recorded by [D] artists like Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley,
[A] Willie and his battered guitar trigger proved the oldie was [Gbm] still [B] a goodie a [D] decade later.
I guess I never [A] told you_ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ I'm [D]
so happy [E] that you're _ mine_
The red-headed stranger [G] didn't only net three Grammys for his cover,
but also earned [D] a top-five spot on the Billboard [A] Hot 100.
[Bm] You were [A] always on [D] my _ mind_
And eclipsed his top [G]-20 1980 single, [E] On the Road Again.
On the road _ again_
I just can't wait to take it [Ab] on the road again_
All in all, not bad for a song that took [D] original songwriter Wayne Carson a mere [G] ten minutes to write.
You were [A] always on _ my _ _ [D] _ _ mind_
Number 8.
[Eb] The Gambler, Kenny Rogers.
He said, son, I've made a life_
[Ab] Out of reading [Eb] people's _ faces_
Knowing what the cards were_
By the way they [Bb] held their eyes_
Full of [Eb] standard country music motifs like trains and hard living,
[Ab] this [Eb] tune is also home to one of the most well-known country choruses.
You got no when to hold up_
[Ab] No when to [Eb] fold [Ab] up_
No [Eb] when to walk away_
And no when [Bb] to run_
Undoubtedly Kenny Rogers' [Eb] most famous song,
The Gambler earned the roaster a Grammy in 1980.
There'll be time enough for _ counting_
[Bb] When the [Eb] dealing's done_
It also lent its title to a series of TV movies starring the singer,
and [E] is a favorite of both King of [Bb] the Hills Hank Hill_
Bill _ [E] knows when to fold him_
He knows when to hold him_
And the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets.
Figure that one out.
There'll be time enough for _ [B] counting_
When the [E] dealing's _ [G] _
done_
_ [A] _ _ Number 7.
Amarillo by Morning, [D] George Strait.
Amarillo by [Gbm] _ Morning_
_ [G] _ Up from San _ [D] _ Antonio_
Although originally written and recorded by [Gbm] Terry Stafford in _ [D] 1973,
Amarillo by [A] Morning wasn't really a huge hit.
_ [G] Amarillo, [A]
I'll [D] be _ _ [Gbm] there_
A decade later, it was dusted [G] off by George Strait for his second album,
[A] Straight from the Heart.
_ [Bm] [D] They took my saddle in [Gbm] _ Houston_
[G] Broke my leg in [D] Santa Fe_
This fresh recording went to number 4 on the American country charts,
[Abm] and set the stage [A] for Strait to become the [E] king of country.
Amarillo [B] by _ Morning_
_ [A] Amarillo [B] is where [E] I'll _
[A] _ [B] be_
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] Number [C] 6.
Your Cheatin' Heart, Hank Williams.
Your cheatin' _ _ _ heart_
Dipping into the [F] same well of despair as he did on I'm So [E] Lonesome I Could Cry_
I'm so _ lonesome I could _ _ _ cry_
This [Gb] song was put to [F] tape during Hank Williams' last recording session.
Your _ [G] cheatin' _ heart_
It became a posthumous hit following his [C] death on New Year's Day of 1953.
When tears [F] come back, _ _ _ _ [C] fall and _ _ rain_
Released as a B-side, the country [D] standard [Am] was written [Eb] about
Williams' first [Ebm] wife [E] and mother to his son, Hank Williams Jr.
Your _ [D] cheatin' _ _ _ _ [Gb]
heart_
Will tell on [B] _ _ me_ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Number 5.
Stand By Your [Gbm] Man, [E] Tammy [A] Wynette.
_ Sometimes _ it's hard to [E] be a woman_ _
Written in just 15 minutes [B] by Wynette and co-writer Billy [E] Sherrill,
this song became the First [A] Lady of Country Music's signature tune.
Stand and [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ show the world you [Bm] love [A] me_
Not surprisingly, it also [E] became one of [Gb] the most covered songs in all [D] of country music.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Stand by [A] your _ _ man_
But not everyone was happy about that.
Since it was released amid the feminist movement,
[Db] the singer often had to defend the song as an [Gb] anthem of understanding
rather than a call to [D] servitude. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ Number [D] 4.
Mama Tried, Merle Haggard.
First thing I [G] remember knowin' was a [D] lonesome [G] whistle blowin'
and a [D] young'un's dream of growin' up [A] he right_
[G] Country music may [Dm] have its share of prison songs,
[D] but none ring as true as this one.
I turned 21 in [Bm] prison, [G] didn't laugh without [D] parole.
[Bm] No one could steer me right, but [A] Mama Tried_
The self-penned tune is a semi [D]-autobiographical take on Merle Haggard's troubled [G] upbringing,
including [D] jail time.
That leaves only me to [A] blame, cause [D] Mama Tried_
Following an escape attempt, the Hag was transferred to San [Am] Quentin
[G] and kept living the thug life until [D] witnessing Johnny Cash's [A] infamous performance [D] at the facility in 1958.
That leaves only [A] me to blame, cause Mama [D] _ _ _ _
Tried_
_ _ Number 3.
[Fm] Crazy, Patsy [Bb] Cline.
_ _ _ Crazy_
[D] _ [G] I'm crazy for _ feelin' [C] [Cm] so _ _ _ lonely_
Penned by future [G] superstar Willie Nelson,
this was [F] Cline's follow-up to her crossover hit, I Fall to [Gm] Pieces. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
I fall to _ _ pieces_
Crazy [E] helped [Eb] the singer maintain her newfound popularity on [F] the pop charts
and saw her hit [Bb] the number two spot on the country charts.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Worry_
why [Gm] do I [Bbm] [Bb] lie so fluffy?
_ _ Owing to its gender-neutral lyrics, the song has since been [C] covered by both male and female singers.
_ _ Crazy_
[Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ crazy for feelin' [Dm] so _ _ _ [A] lonely_
Including Nelson himself [Dm] for his 1962 debut album.
I'm _
[G] _ crazy_ _ _ _ _ _
_ crazy for feelin' [C] so _ lonely_
[G] I went to see my friend_
Number 2.
He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones.
Oh, but I didn't [C] see no _ _ _ tears_ _ _
By 1980, the possum [D] was much more a has-been than a legend.
_ _ First time I'd seen him _ [G] smiling near me_
But that all changed with this heartbreaker.
He stopped loving her _ today_
_ _ _ They placed a rift [C] upon his heart_ _
Getting George Jones to record this ballad was no easy task,
as the [D] singer openly hated the [G] song initially.
He stopped loving _ her _ _ _ today_
_ _ Plus, Jones' heavy drinking and slurred [C] speaking voice
made recording the spoken portion of the song nearly impossible.
Only through careful editing was [D] producer Billy Sherrill able to create a vocal track
and rebuild the singer's legacy.
He stopped loving _ her _ [G] _ _ _
today_
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ Before we unveil our top pick, here [Dm] are a few honorable mentions.
If you win, you get the [Gm] shiny fiddle, let it [A] go.
If you lose, the devil gets your [G] soul.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Gbm] Wild and [A] _ _ [B] Spacey_
_ _ [E] _ Room [Gbm] to make [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ your [D] _ start_
_ _ Mama, _ it's the fattest rover [G] to be _ cowboy. _ _ _
[A] Don't let our pick guitars and drive me bold. _
Make my beat doctors and lawyers and so_
[F] One night a wild young cowboy came in_
Wild as the [C] West Texas _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
wind_
Love _ is a burning _
_ [Db] [Ab] thing_
Written by Merle Kilgore and the Man in Black's future bride, June Carter,
Ring of Fire documents June's take on the love affair between her and [Bb] Johnny [Eb] Cash.
I fell into [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ flames [Ab] when I heard_
First recorded by her sister, Anita Carter,
the country rock and roller eventually earned [Eb] him his first country number one in four years.
[Ab] And it burns, burns, _ [Eb] burns_
The [Ab] Ring of Fire, _ the Ring of Fire_
Cash's addition of mariachi _ horns_
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
Saw him break new ground and also add new flavor to country music
that was light years beyond his [Db] previous [Ab] material, like Folsom Prison Blues.
[B] But I shot a man in Reno _ just to [Gb] watch him _ _ die_
_ _ _ [Db] _ I _ _ _ hang my head [Gb] and _ _ cry_
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[Gb] Out of Luke and Doc Tex, _ ain't nobody feeling [B] no pain_ _ _ _ _ _
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