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Capo 5               It's Hard To Keep A White Shirt Clean                Corb Lund
[Intro]
[CSlide the C chord from the 2nd To the 3rd fret during the Intro.]
[Verse]
Well It's hCard to keep a white shirt clean,  You bFoys like a know what I mCean,
You live your life on the road and tA7hat's how it goes,  It's hDard to keep a whGite shirt clCean.
[Verse 2]
Well It's hCard to keep a white shirt clean,  When it gFets lost in with your jCeans,
Half a cup of bleach, A7in with the sheets,  It's hDard to keep a whGite shirt clCean.
[Chorus]
Well WiFllie Pea said he liked a crisp white line,  But WiCllie said the ladies like it too,
He sDaid he used to travel with a board and an Iron till his MGrs. said You and me is through.
[Verse 3]
Well It's hCard to keep a white shirt clean,  You bFoys like to know what I mCean,
Lipstick on the collar, a hA7oop and a holler,  It's hDard to keep a whGite shirt clCean.
[Interlude]
                C       A7      D  G  C
[Verse 4]
Well It's a hCard to keep a white shirt clean,  When your Fin the band a makin' the scCene,
You spend all your time in fA7unky old dives,  It's hDard to keep a whGite shirt clCean.
[Chorus]
Well WiFllie Pea said he liked a crisp white line,  But WiCllie said the ladies like it too,
He sDaid he used to travel with a board and an Iron till his MGrs. said you and me is through.
[Verse 5]
Well It's a hCard to keep a white shirt clean,  You bFoys like a know where I lCean,
It's just a little beer, a lA7isten dear,  It's a hDard to keep a whGite shirt clCean.....
[Outro]
Life on the road and tA7hat's how it goes,  It's hDard to keep a whGite shirt clCean.....
You spCend all your time in fA7unky old dives,  It's hDard to keep a whGite shirt clCean....F...         CYeah.
(On the last  Cchord slide the chord to the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 0 and then 1st frets.)

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Its Hard To Keep A White Shirt Clean

by Corb Lund

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Capo 5 It's Hard To Keep A White Shirt Clean Corb Lund

[Intro]

[Slide the C chord from the 2nd To the 3rd fret during the Intro.]

[Verse]

C F C

Well It's hard to keep a white shirt clean, You boys like a know what I mean,

A7 D G C

You live your life on the road and that's how it goes, It's hard to keep a white shirt clean.

[Verse 2]

C F C

Well It's hard to keep a white shirt clean, When it gets lost in with your jeans,

A7 D G C

Half a cup of bleach, in with the sheets, It's hard to keep a white shirt clean.

[Chorus]

F C

Well Willie Pea said he liked a crisp white line, But Willie said the ladies like it too,

D G

He said he used to travel with a board and an Iron till his Mrs. said You and me is through.

[Verse 3]

C F C

Well It's hard to keep a white shirt clean, You boys like to know what I mean,

A7 D G C

Lipstick on the collar, a hoop and a holler, It's hard to keep a white shirt clean.

[Interlude]

C A7 D G C

[Verse 4]

C F C

Well It's a hard to keep a white shirt clean, When your in the band a makin' the scene,

A7 D G C

You spend all your time in funky old dives, It's hard to keep a white shirt clean.

[Chorus]

F C

Well Willie Pea said he liked a crisp white line, But Willie said the ladies like it too,

D G

He said he used to travel with a board and an Iron till his Mrs. said you and me is through.

[Verse 5]

C F C

Well It's a hard to keep a white shirt clean, You boys like a know where I lean,

A7 D G C

It's just a little beer, a listen dear, It's a hard to keep a white shirt clean.....

[Outro]

A7 D G C

Life on the road and that's how it goes, It's hard to keep a white shirt clean.....

C A7 D G C F C

You spend all your time in funky old dives, It's hard to keep a white shirt clean....... Yeah.

(On the last chord slide the chord to the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 0 and then 1st frets.)

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