This is a good one for all you rhythm players:
You have to listen to get it right. If you give a quick lift and play open strings
the D and Cadd9 in the intro and the E and D on the outro it sounds pretty good, to me atleast.
Standard Tuning
Intro strumming is , , ,
Verse 1
My Grandmother owned a night club on the Arkansas Oklahoma line
Mama put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summertime
I'd box up those empty longnecks and stack 'em in the back and make a hand
Then at night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band
Verse 2
Yes I have sacked some quartebacks and broke my share of bones along the way
I knew it wouldn't last forever semi-pro always means semi-payed
I started climbin' drillin' rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be
Then I took my songs and guitar and sang 'em to a man from Tennessee
Chorus
I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena
Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
Like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
I am a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Repeat Intro strummming
Verse 3
A star can't burn forever and the brightest ones will someday loose their
shine. But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic mind
I'll still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud
As long as there's a bar room with a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd
Chorus
I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out o Pasadena
Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
Like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
Son I'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
That's right a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Then finish strum out with E, D, A, E
Have Fun with it!!