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Half Full Dixie Cup

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Title: Half Full Dixie Cup
Artist: Darius Rucker
Album: Southern Style
Chords: Adam Campbell (@dmbatcofc)
NO CAPO
Intro
G Cadd9 D G Em7 Cadd9 D G
That bGucket of bolts in the dCadd9riveway, it's oDld but it's still fGast
And the wGeeds out in the fCadd9ront yard, When they're grDeen they look like grGass
And this hEm7ouse we got well it Cadd9sure could use a couple shDingles and a can of pGaint
But loGokin' on the bCadd9right side, we're dDry every time it raGins
Chorus
Hey I'm kiEm7cked back on the Cadd9front porchD, drinkin' up this sGunset
Em7We ain't got a Cadd9whole lot, but Dwe got what we nGeed
Yeah I'm Em7smilin' 'cause Cadd9I've been blesseDd, sippin' on the gGood stuff
GThis ain't a gG/Blass half Cadd9empty tG/Bhing, it's a hDalf-full Gmaj7Dixie CGup
Interlude
G Cadd9 D G
Kids cGhasin' around that old Cadd9dog, bein' loDud and draggin' out tGoys
But you're miGssin' out on the Cadd9sweet sound, Dif all you hear is noGise
And their Em7momma's sittin' here Cadd9beside me, laDughs and says 'ain't it fuGnny?'
Some pGeople I know wCadd9ell they're flat broke, 'cause Dall they got is monGey
Chorus
Yeah I'm kEm7icked back on the Cadd9front porch, Ddrinkin' up this Gsunset
Hey Em7we ain't got a Cadd9whole lot, but Dwe got what we nGeed
Yeah I'm Em7smilin' 'cause Cadd9I've been blessed, Dsippin' on the gGood stuff
Hey tGhis ain't a glG/Bass half eCadd9mpty thG/Bing, it's a haDlf-full Gmaj7Dixie CGup
Interlude
G Cadd9 D G
Bridge
Some dEmays I fall by the wayside, and let the DDevil have his way
He Cadd9puts a hole in G/Bmy cup, but Amthis ain't G/Bone of those Cadd9daysD  G  
Interlude
 G   Cadd9   D   Gx2
Chorus
Well I'm kEm7icked back on the Cadd9front porch, Ddrinkin' up this Gsunset
Hey Em7we ain't got a Cadd9whole lot, but Dwe got what we nGeed
Yeah I'm Em7smilin' 'cause Cadd9I've been blessed, Dsippin' on the gGood stuff
Hey tGhis ain't a glG/Bass half eCadd9mpty thG/Bing, it's a haDlf-full Gmaj7Dixie CGup
Yeah Em7I'm smilin' 'cause I've Cadd9been blessed, sippin' Don the good stuEmff
Oh tGhis ain't a glG/Bass half eCadd9mpty thG/Bing, it's a haDlf-full Gmaj7Dixie CGup
Outro
 G   Cadd9   D   Gx2

The story behind the song

Get ready to strum along to "Half Full Dixie Cup" by Darius Rucker! Before his successful career as a country singer, Rucker first rose to fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986. After releasing six studio albums with the band, he later signed to Capitol Nashville as a country artist.

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Half Full Dixie Cup

by Darius Rucker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Title: Half Full Dixie Cup

Artist: Darius Rucker

Album: Southern Style

Chords: Adam Campbell (@dmbatcofc)

NO CAPO

Intro

G Cadd9 D G Em7 Cadd9 D G

G Cadd9 D G

That bucket of bolts in the driveway, it's old but it's still fast

G Cadd9 D G

And the weeds out in the front yard, When they're green they look like grass

Em7 Cadd9 D G

And this house we got well it sure could use a couple shingles and a can of paint

G Cadd9 D G

But lookin' on the bright side, we're dry every time it rains

Chorus

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Hey I'm kicked back on the front porch, drinkin' up this sunset

Em7 Cadd9 D G

We ain't got a whole lot, but we got what we need

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Yeah I'm smilin' 'cause I've been blessed, sippin' on the good stuff

G G/B Cadd9 G/B D Gmaj7 G

This ain't a glass half empty thing, it's a half-full Dixie Cup

Interlude

G Cadd9 D G

Kids chasin' around that old dog, bein' loud and draggin' out toys

G Cadd9 D G

But you're missin' out on the sweet sound, if all you hear is noise

Em7 Cadd9 D G

And their momma's sittin' here beside me, laughs and says 'ain't it funny?'

G Cadd9 D G

Some people I know well they're flat broke, 'cause all they got is money

Chorus

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Yeah I'm kicked back on the front porch, drinkin' up this sunset

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Hey we ain't got a whole lot, but we got what we need

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Yeah I'm smilin' 'cause I've been blessed, sippin' on the good stuff

G G/B Cadd9 G/B D Gmaj7 G

Hey this ain't a glass half empty thing, it's a half-full Dixie Cup

Interlude

G Cadd9 D G

Bridge

Em D

Some days I fall by the wayside, and let the Devil have his way

Cadd9 G/B Am G/B Cadd9 D G

He puts a hole in my cup, but this ain't one of those days

Interlude

G Cadd9 D G

Chorus

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Well I'm kicked back on the front porch, drinkin' up this sunset

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Hey we ain't got a whole lot, but we got what we need

Em7 Cadd9 D G

Yeah I'm smilin' 'cause I've been blessed, sippin' on the good stuff

G G/B Cadd9 G/B D Gmaj7 G

Hey this ain't a glass half empty thing, it's a half-full Dixie Cup

Em7 Cadd9 D Em

Yeah I'm smilin' 'cause I've been blessed, sippin' on the good stuff

G G/B Cadd9 G/B D Gmaj7 G

Oh this ain't a glass half empty thing, it's a half-full Dixie Cup

Outro

G Cadd9 D G

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