Standard tuning:EADGBe
Capo 3rd Fret
Chords:
[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]
e-2--3--0-|
B-3--3--2-|
G-2--0--2-|
D-0--0--2-|
A----2--0-|
E----3----|
Verse Riff part 1:
e---------|
B-3-3-3-3-|
G-2-2-2-0-|
D-0-0-0-0-|
A---------|
E---------| Repeat
Verse Riff Part 2:
(Strummed)
e---|
B-0-|
G-0-|
D-0-|
A---|
E---|
Verse:
Part 1 (D)
Never get to bed. Never get to hell baby
Part 1
Never get to come until you start paying your dues
Part 2 Part 1
Yeah What can a poor boy do
[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]
Better get back to your mama
Part 1
She’ll take care of you
Verse:
Lost your wife. Lost your son
Stay out drinking till the morning comes
Yeah What can a poor boy do
Better go back to your mama
She'll take care of you
Chorus:
[ch]D[/ch]
Country girl. Take my hand
[ch]G[/ch]
Lead me through this diseased land.
[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]
I have tried, I have waited, I have won.
[ch]D[/ch]
I have stole. I have sinned
[ch]G[/ch]
Oh my soul. Its unclean
[ch]D[/ch]
Country girl
[ch]A[/ch]
Gotta keep on keeping on
Verse:
Crazy women. Mess your up head.
Wake up drunk and beaten in some strange bed.
Yeah. What can a poor boy do.
Better go back to your mama
Shell take care of you
Chorus
Bridge:
[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]
Gotta keep on keeping on
[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]
Gotta keep on keeping on
[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]
Gotta keep on keeping strong
[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]
Gotta keep on keeping on
[ch]A[/ch]
With you
N.[ch]C[/ch].
Got the riot city blues
"Solo chords same as verse"
Verse (Palm Muted):
Part 1
What do you have to say.
Before I have to go
Be careful what you say
You’ll reap just what you sow
Part 2
Yeah
What can a poor boy do
Part 1
What can I do?
[ch]A[/ch]
Better go back to your mama
G Part 1
She'll take care of you
Chorus x 2
Outtro
[ch]D[/ch]
Country girl
[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]
Gotta keep on keeping on
Outro: [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]