Chords for Whitey Morgan and the 78' - If It Ain't Broke
Tempo:
109.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Well,
[C]
[G]
[D] [G]
the radio is playing [C] an unfamiliar [G] song.
The DJ calls it country, [D] but hell, I don't know it at all.
[G] One thing that's certain, [C] and I think old Hank [G] would agree,
that sure don't sound [D] like country [G] to me.
Well, if it ain't broke,
[Em] [C] don't fix it.
If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny,
if it ain't got that honky-tonk heart [C] like Ernest Tubb had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke,
[D] [G] don't fix it.
Well, nowadays in Nashville, it's [C] like the Hollywood of [G] the South.
So-called country singers [D] sing songs they know nothing about.
[G] Swimming pools and fancy cars, [C] big-name, big [G]-time movie stars,
well, that don't sound [D] like country [G] to me.
Well, if it ain't broke,
[C] don't fix it.
If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny,
if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] George Jones had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke, [D] [G] don't fix it.
[C]
[G]
[D]
[F] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [G]
Well, [C] my grandpa sat down and [G] he told me [C] about ten years [G] ago,
said, [C] if you want to play country [G] music, boy, you [D] better have a lot of soul.
[G] Well, he came up from Kentucky [C] and he passed it down [G] to me,
and this here sure as hell is [D] South Country [G] to me.
Well, if it ain't broke,
[C] don't fix it.
If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny,
if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] old Page had had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke,
[D] [E] [G] don't fix it.
If it ain't broke, [D] [G] don't fix it.
[C]
[G]
[D] [G]
the radio is playing [C] an unfamiliar [G] song.
The DJ calls it country, [D] but hell, I don't know it at all.
[G] One thing that's certain, [C] and I think old Hank [G] would agree,
that sure don't sound [D] like country [G] to me.
Well, if it ain't broke,
[Em] [C] don't fix it.
If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny,
if it ain't got that honky-tonk heart [C] like Ernest Tubb had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke,
[D] [G] don't fix it.
Well, nowadays in Nashville, it's [C] like the Hollywood of [G] the South.
So-called country singers [D] sing songs they know nothing about.
[G] Swimming pools and fancy cars, [C] big-name, big [G]-time movie stars,
well, that don't sound [D] like country [G] to me.
Well, if it ain't broke,
[C] don't fix it.
If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny,
if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] George Jones had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke, [D] [G] don't fix it.
[C]
[G]
[D]
[F] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [G]
Well, [C] my grandpa sat down and [G] he told me [C] about ten years [G] ago,
said, [C] if you want to play country [G] music, boy, you [D] better have a lot of soul.
[G] Well, he came up from Kentucky [C] and he passed it down [G] to me,
and this here sure as hell is [D] South Country [G] to me.
Well, if it ain't broke,
[C] don't fix it.
If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny,
if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] old Page had had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke,
[D] [E] [G] don't fix it.
If it ain't broke, [D] [G] don't fix it.
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ Well, _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the radio is playing _ [C] an unfamiliar [G] song.
_ _ The DJ _ calls it country, _ [D] but hell, I don't know it at all.
_ _ [G] One thing that's certain, _ [C] and I think old Hank [G] would agree,
_ that sure don't sound [D] like _ country [G] to me. _ _
_ Well, if it ain't broke, _
_ _ [Em] _ [C] don't fix it. _
_ _ If it [G] ain't Johnny, _ Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny, _
if _ it ain't got that honky-tonk heart [C] like Ernest Tubb had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke, _
[D] _ _ _ [G] don't fix it.
_ _ _ Well, _ nowadays in Nashville, it's [C] like the Hollywood of [G] the South.
_ _ So-called country singers [D] sing songs they know nothing about.
_ _ [G] Swimming pools and fancy cars, [C] big-name, big [G]-time movie stars,
well, that don't sound [D] like _ country [G] to me. _ _
_ Well, if it ain't broke, _
_ _ [C] _ don't fix it. _
_ If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny, _ _
_ if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] George Jones had from [G] the start,
if it ain't _ broke, [D] _ _ _ [G] don't fix it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, [C] my grandpa sat down and [G] he told me _ [C] about ten years [G] ago,
said, [C] if you want to play country [G] _ music, boy, you [D] better have a lot of soul.
_ [G] Well, he came up from Kentucky _ [C] and he passed it down [G] to me,
and this here sure as hell is [D] South _ Country [G] to me. _ _
_ Well, if it ain't broke, _ _
_ _ _ [C] don't fix it. _
_ If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny, _ _
_ if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] old Page had had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke, _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [G] don't fix it. _
If _ it ain't _ broke, [D] _ _ _ [G] don't fix it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the radio is playing _ [C] an unfamiliar [G] song.
_ _ The DJ _ calls it country, _ [D] but hell, I don't know it at all.
_ _ [G] One thing that's certain, _ [C] and I think old Hank [G] would agree,
_ that sure don't sound [D] like _ country [G] to me. _ _
_ Well, if it ain't broke, _
_ _ [Em] _ [C] don't fix it. _
_ _ If it [G] ain't Johnny, _ Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny, _
if _ it ain't got that honky-tonk heart [C] like Ernest Tubb had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke, _
[D] _ _ _ [G] don't fix it.
_ _ _ Well, _ nowadays in Nashville, it's [C] like the Hollywood of [G] the South.
_ _ So-called country singers [D] sing songs they know nothing about.
_ _ [G] Swimming pools and fancy cars, [C] big-name, big [G]-time movie stars,
well, that don't sound [D] like _ country [G] to me. _ _
_ Well, if it ain't broke, _
_ _ [C] _ don't fix it. _
_ If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny, _ _
_ if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] George Jones had from [G] the start,
if it ain't _ broke, [D] _ _ _ [G] don't fix it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, [C] my grandpa sat down and [G] he told me _ [C] about ten years [G] ago,
said, [C] if you want to play country [G] _ music, boy, you [D] better have a lot of soul.
_ [G] Well, he came up from Kentucky _ [C] and he passed it down [G] to me,
and this here sure as hell is [D] South _ Country [G] to me. _ _
_ Well, if it ain't broke, _ _
_ _ _ [C] don't fix it. _
_ If it [G] ain't Johnny, Merle, or Hank, or Waley, [D] or Jenny, _ _
_ if it [G] ain't got that honky-tonk heart like [C] old Page had had from [G] the start,
if it ain't broke, _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [G] don't fix it. _
If _ it ain't _ broke, [D] _ _ _ [G] don't fix it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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