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Dust In A Baggie

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1/159

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 159Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Short bars = 2/4
[Intro]
e|--0-2-3-0------------------------------------------3----|
B|----------3-0--------------------------------------3----|
G|--------------3-2-0--------------------------------0----|
D|--------------------3-2-0-------------------0-2p0--0----|
A|---------------------------1-2-1-2----0-1-2--------2----|
E|-----------------------------------3---------------3----|
[Verse 1]
I ain't Gslept in seven days
CHaven't ate in Gthree
GMethamphetamine has got a damn good hold of Dme
My Gtweaker friends have got me to the Cpoint of no reGturn
GI just took my lighter to the Dbulb and watched it Gburn
[Chorus]
This life of C/Gsin, (life of sin) it's got me Gin (got me in)
Lord it's Ggot me back in prison once aDgain
I Gused my only phone call to Ccontact my daddy
I got Gtwenty long years for some Ddust in a Gbaggie
[Solo]
|      G|   C    G|      G|   G|      D|
|      G|   C    G|      G|   D|      G|
|      G|   C    G|      G|   G|      D|
|      G|   C    G|      G|   D| G  
[Verse 2]
Well, Gif I would have listened to what
CMom and Papa sGaid
I Gwouldn't be locked up in prison troubled in the Dhead
Lord I Gtook that little pop and suck unCtil my mind was sGpun
GI got twenty years to sit and Dthink of what I've Gdone
[Chorus]
This life of C/Gsin, (life of sin) it's got me Gin (got me in)
Lord it's Ggot me back in prison once aDgain
I Gused my only phone call to Ccontact my daddy
I got Gtwenty long years for some Ddust in a Gbaggie
[Solo]
|      G|   C    G|      G|   G|      D|
|      G|   C    G|      G|   D    G|
|      G|   C    G|      G|   G|      D|
|      G|   C    G|      G|   D|      G| G  
[Verse 3]
SomeGtimes I sit and wonder
Where my Clittle life went Gwrong
GThese old jailhouse blues have got me singing this olDd song
Well my Glife is a disaster
and CI feel so asGhamed
GIn here where they call me by a Dnumber not a Gname
[Chorus]
This life of C/Gsin, (life of sin) it's got me Gin (got me in)
Lord it's Ggot me back in prison once aDgain
I Gused my only phone call to Ccontact my daddy
I got Gtwenty long years for some Ddust in a Gbaggie
[Outro]
I Gused my only phone call to Ccontact my daddy
I got Gtwenty long years for some Ddust in a GbaggieG  
***********************
Here's a solo Billy plays on one of his live versions (ourvinyl sessions)
e|-1-0-G--------------------------------C-------------G--------------|
B|-----3-2-1-0----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3-2-1-0------------------------------0----0-2--0-2-|
D|---------------------3-2-1-0----------------0-2p0---2-3---3-----|
A|-----------------------------3-2-1-0---0-1h2--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3--------------------------|
e|-G-----------0-1-0----------------------D-------------------------|
B|-0-1p0-0-1-3-----3-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
G|------2-------------3-3-2-0-----0-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2p0--0-3h4-0------0-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0-3h5--0-3h5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-D--------------G------6-7----0-6-7-0-0-6-0-C6-0-0-6-0-6-0-6-------|
B|----------3----6--6-8----8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|
G|-----0-3h4--4h7--7----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-3------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-G10-10-10p8--8--8--8p7--7-7-7p5-5-5-5p3-0-0-1-0-----D------------|
B|-12-12-12p10-10-10-10p8-8-8-8p6-6-6-6p5--------3-0-0-0----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------3-3-2-0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------2p0---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--G--------------G7------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-------------0-----------------------------------------------|
D|----2-0----0-2-0------------------------------------------------|
A|--------1h2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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The story behind the song

"Dust In A Baggie" dives deep into the harrowing experience of addiction, painting a stark picture of its grip. The lyrics speak of sleepless nights and the feeling of being trapped, as if back in prison, with a mind spun out of control. It reflects the personal struggles Billy Strings faced in his youth, having grown up around hard drug use and experiencing it himself before finding sobriety. The song channels the raw emotion of that dark period, making it a powerful testament to survival and recovery.

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Dust In A Baggie

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Dust In A Baggie

by Billy Strings

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C/G

Short bars = 2/4

[Intro]

e|--0-2-3-0------------------------------------------3----|

B|----------3-0--------------------------------------3----|

G|--------------3-2-0--------------------------------0----|

D|--------------------3-2-0-------------------0-2p0--0----|

A|---------------------------1-2-1-2----0-1-2--------2----|

E|-----------------------------------3---------------3----|

[Verse 1]

I ain't slept in seven days

C G

Haven't ate in three

G D

Methamphetamine has got a damn good hold of me

G C G

My tweaker friends have got me to the point of no return

G D G

I just took my lighter to the bulb and watched it burn

[Chorus]

C/G G

This life of sin, (life of sin) it's got me in (got me in)

G D

Lord it's got me back in prison once again

G C

I used my only phone call to contact my daddy

G D G

I got twenty long years for some dust in a baggie

[Solo]

G C G G G D

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G C G G D G

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G C G G G D

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G C G G D G

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[Verse 2]

Well, if I would have listened to what

C G

Mom and Papa said

G D

I wouldn't be locked up in prison troubled in the head

G C G

Lord I took that little pop and suck until my mind was spun

G D G

I got twenty years to sit and think of what I've done

[Chorus]

C/G G

This life of sin, (life of sin) it's got me in (got me in)

G D

Lord it's got me back in prison once again

G C

I used my only phone call to contact my daddy

G D G

I got twenty long years for some dust in a baggie

[Solo]

G C G G G D

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G C G G D G

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G C G G G D

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G C G G D G G

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[Verse 3]

Sometimes I sit and wonder

C G

Where my little life went wrong

G D

These old jailhouse blues have got me singing this old song

Well my life is a disaster

C G

and I feel so ashamed

G D G

In here where they call me by a number not a name

[Chorus]

C/G G

This life of sin, (life of sin) it's got me in (got me in)

G D

Lord it's got me back in prison once again

G C

I used my only phone call to contact my daddy

G D G

I got twenty long years for some dust in a baggie

[Outro]

G C

I used my only phone call to contact my daddy

G D G G

I got twenty long years for some dust in a baggie

***********************

Here's a solo Billy plays on one of his live versions (ourvinyl sessions)

G C G

e|-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----3-2-1-0----------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------3-2-1-0------------------------------0----0-2--0-2-|

D|---------------------3-2-1-0----------------0-2p0---2-3---3-----|

A|-----------------------------3-2-1-0---0-1h2--------------------|

E|-------------------------------------3--------------------------|

G D

e|------------0-1-0-----------------------------------------------|

B|-0-1p0-0-1-3-----3-0-0-0----------------------------------------|

G|------2-------------3-3-2-0-----0-------------------------------|

D|----------------------------2p0--0-3h4-0------0-----------------|

A|-----------------------------------------0-3h5--0-3h5-----------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D G C

e|---------------------6-7----0-6-7-0-0-6-0-6-0-0-6-0-6-0-6-------|

B|----------3----6--6-8----8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|

G|-----0-3h4--4h7--7----------------------------------------------|

D|-0-3------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G D

e|-10-10-10p8--8--8--8p7--7-7-7p5-5-5-5p3-0-0-1-0-----------------|

B|-12-12-12p10-10-10-10p8-8-8-8p6-6-6-6p5--------3-0-0-0----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------3-3-2-0-------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------2p0---|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G G7

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--3-------------0-----------------------------------------------|

D|----2-0----0-2-0------------------------------------------------|

A|--------1h2-----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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