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Fairly straightforward. Play with barre chords and listen for the slides. 
MT does some fancy stuff when they play it live, but this will get you started.
"Keeper"
by Shovels and Rope
O' Be Joyful
A D A D A
ALu lives by the river and she's got herself a Dgood good Aman
Spends Ahalf the year off shore in lower DAlabaAm
Her Afriends say she should leave him and come join them in the Dwest coast Asand
But she Aknows she's got a keeper and they'll never really DunderAstand
Aun-G#der-F#msta-G#aa-AandD  A  
She puts a Dline in the water when the sun comes up, starts Edrinkin' when it's goin' down
ADancin' all alone to the radio till her Dman comes back around
She might go down to Pensacola, maybe Elay out on the ol' gulf shore
But Ashe don't go to bars at home withDout him anymore
She don't care about what they say, she don't Elisten anyway
A D A D A
All the Aroughneck rounders playing cards around a DTV Aset
AWaitin' around for somethin'[ that hadn't Dhappened Ayet
AJokin' with a dancer she says, "I can help you Dto forAget"
But he Aknows he's got a keeper so he smiles and lights a DcigaArette
And Atips G#his F#mhaa-G#aa-AaatD  A  
He puts his Dhead on the pillow when the sun comes up, starts Eworkin' when it's going down
AMelting hot steel down in Bienville, just Dwaiting on a turnaround
He starts thinkin' about Pensacola, he could be Efishin' on the ol' gulf shore
But Ahe don't like to do those things withDout her anymore
He don't care about what they say, he never Elistened anyway
A D A
A D A
A G# F#m G# A
D A
They put tDheir lines in the water when the sun comes up, sEtart drinkin' when it's going down
ADancing real slow to the radio cause her Dman's come back around
They might go down to Pensacola, do a little Efishin' on the ol' gulf shore
AThey don't like to stay out all night the Dway they did before
They don't care about what they say, she never Elistens anyway
A D A D A

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Keeper

by Shovels & Rope

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F#m

Fairly straightforward. Play with barre chords and listen for the slides.

MT does some fancy stuff when they play it live, but this will get you started.

"Keeper"

by Shovels and Rope

O' Be Joyful

A D A D A

A D A

Lu lives by the river and she's got herself a good good man

A D A

Spends half the year off shore in lower Alabam

A D A

Her friends say she should leave him and come join them in the west coast sand

A D A

But she knows she's got a keeper and they'll never really understand

A G# F#m G# A D A

un-der-sta-aa-and

D E

She puts a line in the water when the sun comes up, starts drinkin' when it's goin' down

A D

Dancin' all alone to the radio till her man comes back around

She might go down to Pensacola, maybe lay out on the ol' gulf shore

A D

But she don't go to bars at home without him anymore

She don't care about what they say, she don't listen anyway

A D A D A

A D A

All the roughneck rounders playing cards around a TV set

A D A

Waitin' around for somethin'[ that hadn't happened yet

A D A

Jokin' with a dancer she says, "I can help you to forget"

A D A

But he knows he's got a keeper so he smiles and lights a cigarette

A G# F#m G# A D A

And tips his haa-aa-aat

D E

He puts his head on the pillow when the sun comes up, starts workin' when it's going down

A D

Melting hot steel down in Bienville, just waiting on a turnaround

He starts thinkin' about Pensacola, he could be fishin' on the ol' gulf shore

A D

But he don't like to do those things without her anymore

He don't care about what they say, he never listened anyway

A D A

A G# F#m G# A

D A

D E

They put their lines in the water when the sun comes up, start drinkin' when it's going down

A D

Dancing real slow to the radio cause her man's come back around

They might go down to Pensacola, do a little fishin' on the ol' gulf shore

A D

They don't like to stay out all night the way they did before

They don't care about what they say, she never listens anyway

A D A D A

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