Red Bandana

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Red Bandana
By Merle Haggard
Capo 1
[Intro]
G F D D/F# G
D A D
[Verse 1]
D G
We left home when we was barely past eleventeen
D A
Been back and fourth and all around through hell and rain
D G
I've loved you half of your life and I’ll keep on lovin’ you
D A D
But I can't change and live the way you want me to
[Verse 2]
D G
We spend a lot of time out on the highway
D A
Comin’ from some town we played along the way
D G
After 30 years of knowing me the way you do
D A D
You know I can’t change and live the way you want me too
But babe
[Chorus]
A D
That red bandana tied around your auburn hair
A D
You look like you ought to be somebody's wife somewhere
D G
You ain't never going to be no Bobby McGee but you’re tryin’ to
D A D
But I can't change and live the way you want me to
[Break]
G F D D/F# G
D A D
[Verse 3]
D G
Every time you leave the stage I know you've had your fill
D A
And I wonder why you grew up and why I never will
D G
Hey, I'm 41 today still going on 22
D A D
But I can't change and live the way you want me to
[Chorus]
A D
That red bandana tied around your auburn hair
A D
You look like you ought to be somebody's wife somewhere
D G
You ain't never going to be no Bobby McGee but you’re tryin’ to
D A D
But I can't change and live the way you want me to
[Tag]
D A D
I can't change and live the way you want me to
[Outro]
G F D D/F# G
D A
A G D

Red Bandana chords and lyrics

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Red Bandana
By Merle Haggard
Capo 1
[Intro]
G F D D/F# G
[Verse 2]
But babe
[Chorus] 
[Break]
G F D D/F# G
[Chorus]
[Tag]
[Outro]
G F D D/F# G
D A 
A G D

Red Bandana Chords by Merle Haggard

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