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"Three Year Old"
Eric Church
Mr. Misunderstood (2015)
Capo 8
[Intro]
e|------|D-------------------------------------|G---------------D--------------------|
B|------|--3------3----3----3------3----------|-----------------3-----------------|
G|------|--2------2----2----2------2----------|--0------0----2--2-----------------|
D|-0-2--|--2h-4---4----2----0------0----------|--0------0----0--0-----------------|
A|------|-----------------------------0-------|--0h-2---2-------------------------|
E|------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|--Em7----------------------G------------------D---|-------||
B|--3-------0-----0-------0--------0-----0--3--|--3----||
G|--0-------0-----0-------0--------0-----0--2--|--2----||
D|--0h-2----2-----2-------2h-0-----0-----0--0--|--0----||
A|---------------------------------------2-----|-------||
E|---------------------------------------------|-------||
[Verse 1]
Use Devery crayon Gcolor that you've gotD  
DA fishing pole sinks faster Athan a tackle boxAsus4  
DNothing turns a day around like Glicking a mixing Dbowl
DI learned that from a Athree year olDd
[Verse 2]
A Dgarbage can is a damn good Gspot to hide truck Dkeys
Why Dgo inside when you can Ago behind a tree?Asus4  
Walking Dbarefoot through the mud will knock the Grust right off your Dsoul
DI learned that from a Athree year Dold
[Chorus]
   EmYou can be a cowboy on the G6moon
   EmDig to China with a spooG6n
   G6Talk to Jesus on the phoEmne
   EmSay "I love you" all day lG6ong
  DAnd when you're wrong, you shoulD/Ad just say Gso
DI learned that from a Athree year olDd
[Interlude]
(Same as intro)
|      D|   G    D|  Em7   G|      D|
[Verse 3]
D"Mama is an angel, " I heard him Gtell the man upDstairs
He went Don and on and back and forth like AGod was laying thereAsus4  
DTonight, I sleep me down to lay and Gpray to keep my Dsoul
DYeah, I learned that from a Athree year Dold
[Chorus]
   EmYou can be a cowboy on the G6moon
   EmDig to China with a spooG6n
   G6Talk to Jesus on the phoEmne
   EmSay "I love you" all day lG6ong
  DAnd when you're wrong, you shoulD/Ad just say Gso
DI learned that from a Athree year olDd
|     Em|    G6|     Em|
GSometimes, all you need is a hand to Emhold
A couple arms to kill the Gcold
  DAnd when you're wrong, you shoulD/Ad just say Gso
DI learned that from a Athree year olDd
Yeah, honey, DI learned that from our Athree year old
[Outro]
(Same as intro)
|      D|   G    D|  Em7   G|      D|
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| h  Hammer-on
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Three Year Old

by Eric Church

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 8 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Asus4

D/A

"Three Year Old"

Eric Church

Mr. Misunderstood (2015)

Capo 8

[Intro]

D G D

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

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

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

D|-0-2--|--2h-4---4----2----0------0----------|--0------0----0--0-----------------|

A|------|-----------------------------0-------|--0h-2---2-------------------------|

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

Em7 G D

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

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

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

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

A|---------------------------------------2-----|-------||

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

[Verse 1]

D G D

Use every crayon color that you've got

D A Asus4

A fishing pole sinks faster than a tackle box

D G D

Nothing turns a day around like licking a mixing bowl

D A D

I learned that from a three year old

[Verse 2]

D G D

A garbage can is a damn good spot to hide truck keys

D A Asus4

Why go inside when you can go behind a tree?

D G D

Walking barefoot through the mud will knock the rust right off your soul

D A D

I learned that from a three year old

[Chorus]

Em G6

You can be a cowboy on the moon

Em G6

Dig to China with a spoon

G6 Em

Talk to Jesus on the phone

Em G6

Say "I love you" all day long

D D/A G

And when you're wrong, you should just say so

D A D

I learned that from a three year old

[Interlude]

(Same as intro)

D G D Em7 G D

| | | | |

[Verse 3]

D G D

"Mama is an angel, " I heard him tell the man upstairs

D A Asus4

He went on and on and back and forth like God was laying there

D G D

Tonight, I sleep me down to lay and pray to keep my soul

D A D

Yeah, I learned that from a three year old

[Chorus]

Em G6

You can be a cowboy on the moon

Em G6

Dig to China with a spoon

G6 Em

Talk to Jesus on the phone

Em G6

Say "I love you" all day long

D D/A G

And when you're wrong, you should just say so

D A D

I learned that from a three year old

Em G6 Em

| | | |

G Em

Sometimes, all you need is a hand to hold

A couple arms to kill the cold

D D/A G

And when you're wrong, you should just say so

D A D

I learned that from a three year old

D A

Yeah, honey, I learned that from our three year old

[Outro]

(Same as intro)

D G D Em7 G D

| | | | |

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| h Hammer-on

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