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Bubba Shot The Jukebox

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GWe were all down at Margie's Cbar
GTelling stories if we Dhad Gone
GSomeone fired the old jukebox Cup
GThe song sure was a Dsad Gone
GA teardrop rolled down Bubba's Cnose
GFrom the pain the song was DinflicGting
GAnd all at once he jumped to his Cfeet
GJust like somebody Dkicked Ghim
[Chorus 1]
GBubba shot the jukebox last night
DSaid it played a sad song Git made him cry
GWent to his truck and got a forty Cfive
GBubba shot the jukebox Dlast Gnight
(Modulate to G#)
[Verse 2]
G#Bubba ain't never been acC#cused of G#being mentality D#stabG#le
G#So we did not draw an easy C#breathe
G#Until he laid that colt on the D#tabG#le
G#He hung his head till the cops showed C#up
G#They dragged him right out of D#MargG#ie's
G#Told him "Don't play dumb with C#us, son"
G#"You Know damn well what the D#charge G#is."
[Chorus 2]
G#Bubba shot the jukebox last night
D#Said it played a sad song G#it made him cry
G#Went to his truck and got a forty C#five
G#Bubba shot the jukebox lD#ast niG#ght
(Modulate to A)
[Verse 3]
AWell, the sheriff arrived with his bathrobe Don
AThe confrontation was a Etense Aone
AShook his head said, "Bubba DBoy,"
A"You was always a Edense Aone."
AReckless discharge of a Dgun
AThat's what the officers are EclaiAming
ABubba hollered out, "Reckless! DHell!"
A"I hit just where I was EaimAing."
[Chorus 3]
ABubba shot the jukebox last night
ESaid it played a sad song Ait made him cry
AWent to his truck and got a forty Dfive
AHe shot the jukeboxD  
Astopped it with one shotD  
ABubba shot the jukebox Elast Anight
[Bridge]
DWell he could not tell Aright from wrong
AThrough the Eteardrops in his Aeyes
DBeyond a shadow Aof a doubt
It was a Ejustifiable homicide
[Guitar Solo] 
A E A D
ABubba shot the jukeboxD  
Astopped it with one shotD  
ABubba shot the jukebox Elast Anight
(Modulate to Bb)

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Bubba Shot The Jukebox

by Mark Chesnutt

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C

We were all down at Margie's bar

G D G

Telling stories if we had one

G C

Someone fired the old jukebox up

G D G

The song sure was a sad one

G C

A teardrop rolled down Bubba's nose

G D G

From the pain the song was inflicting

G C

And all at once he jumped to his feet

G D G

Just like somebody kicked him

[Chorus 1]

Bubba shot the jukebox last night

D G

Said it played a sad song it made him cry

G C

Went to his truck and got a forty five

G D G

Bubba shot the jukebox last night

(Modulate to G#)

[Verse 2]

G# C# G# D# G#

Bubba ain't never been accused of being mentality stable

G# C#

So we did not draw an easy breathe

G# D# G#

Until he laid that colt on the table

G# C#

He hung his head till the cops showed up

G# D# G#

They dragged him right out of Margie's

G# C#

Told him "Don't play dumb with us, son"

G# D# G#

"You Know damn well what the charge is."

[Chorus 2]

Bubba shot the jukebox last night

D# G#

Said it played a sad song it made him cry

G# C#

Went to his truck and got a forty five

G# D# G#

Bubba shot the jukebox last night

(Modulate to A)

[Verse 3]

A D

Well, the sheriff arrived with his bathrobe on

A E A

The confrontation was a tense one

A D

Shook his head said, "Bubba Boy,"

A E A

"You was always a dense one."

A D

Reckless discharge of a gun

A E A

That's what the officers are claiming

A D

Bubba hollered out, "Reckless! Hell!"

A E A

"I hit just where I was aiming."

[Chorus 3]

Bubba shot the jukebox last night

E A

Said it played a sad song it made him cry

A D

Went to his truck and got a forty five

A D

He shot the jukebox

A D

stopped it with one shot

A E A

Bubba shot the jukebox last night

[Bridge]

D A

Well he could not tell right from wrong

A E A

Through the teardrops in his eyes

D A

Beyond a shadow of a doubt

It was a justifiable homicide

[Guitar Solo]

A E A D

A D

Bubba shot the jukebox

A D

stopped it with one shot

A E A

Bubba shot the jukebox last night

(Modulate to Bb)

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