{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1693820,"song":"What Would Willie Do","artist":"Gary Allan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11355673-what-would-willie-do-chords-by-gary-allan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1693820?type=chord","rating":4.26486,"votes":15,"content":"[ VERSE 1 ]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was lost in trouble and strife[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI heard a voice and it changed my life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       \r\nNow it's a brand new day [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand I ain't afraid to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou're not alone when you're down and out[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I think you know who I'm talking about[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhen I don't know how I'll get through \r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI ask myself What would Willie do? [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ CHORUS 1 ]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat would Willie do, well he'd travel so far [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwith nothing but a song and his old guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a tour bus and some semi-trucks, [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThirty crew men and a little bit of luck[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell he loves all the people, the ugly and the randy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nif you don't believe me take a look at the family [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand they'll tell you that it's true[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen skies are gray what would Willie do?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ VERSE 2 ]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell long ago he came unto us,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nhis words were simple but they went right through us [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand the whole world sang along[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut then they didn't want to hear his songs.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was gone and we thought we'd lost him [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut he grew his hair and he moved to Austin,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand all of the people smiled,[/tab]\r\n\r\nthey came to hear him sing from miles.\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLike a miracle all those rednecks and hippies[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfrom New York city down to Mississippi [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nstood together and raised a brew[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's all gone wrong what would Willie do?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ BRIDGE ]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know sometimes I wonder when I ain't getting nowhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\njust what would old Willie do when it all gets too much to bear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI can see him on his lonely old tour bus[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nhe's got problems just like any of us[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell he'd just take a deep breath and then he'd let it all go,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nthen he'd take another deep breath and let it all go,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand he'd take another deep breath and he'd hold it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAaah and I'd bet he'd feel hungry in a way that seems strange, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nyeah hungry for all the things that he just can't change. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] \r\nLike the time he passed out in his own bedroom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand his wife sewed him up the sheets and beat him with a broom and he forgave her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd you think that's rough[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwell then the IRS came and they took away all of his stuff[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey took his golf course, his recording studio [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand he just went out and did another show[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo when it's all coming down on you[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbetter ask yourself what would Willie do?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ CHORUS 2 ]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat would Willie do well he'd take a little time[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand talk to old Rooster as he'd drive on down the line[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand there's millions down that road[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand with a word he's gonna lighten their load[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe loves all the people no matter their races,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhell he even had a hit country song with Julio Iglesias[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand that ain't easy to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo when it's all too much what would Willie[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhen the game gets tough what would Willie[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhen they call your bluff what would Willie do?[/tab]","plain_text":"[ VERSE 1 ]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen I don't know how I'll get through \n\n\n\n[ CHORUS 1 ]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[ VERSE 2 ]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthey came to hear him sing from miles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[ BRIDGE ]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[ CHORUS 2 ]","chords":["D","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}