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Drop D Tuning - No Capo
[Verse]
I Djust got done stringing
This ol' Gbeat up guiDtar
It Dwon't help my singing
But it'll Ghelp the tip Ajar
The Dbass player's drinking
GShots of Jim DBeam
And the Ddrummer is missing
In Aaction aDgain
[Verse]
Well I iDmagined my time
In a Ghillbilly Dband
Would Dbe like a song
From a GDon Williams Afan
But Deven The Gentle
GGiant would Dsay
DHead for the hills son
This Aisn't your Dday
[Chorus]
So Gwind up the crowd
And Dthrow yourself in
ASinging the standards
DJust ain't a sin
GSweet Caroline and
DAll My Rowdy Friends
Put Dgas in the van
And let us Ado it aDgain
[Verse]
DWe hit the road
For a Gnew joint in DReno
Owner Dpromised us cash
And Ano-limit keno
We played DHank from behind
Chicken Gwire with a Dgenny
We rolled Dlucky to Vegas
With Amore than a Dpenny
[Chorus]
So Gwind up the crowd
And Dget in their faces
ASinging the standards
Don't Dmake them discraces
Sweet GHome Alabama
And DFamily Tradition
Put Dgas in the van
And let us Ado it aDgain
[Instrumental Break]
D G D D A
D G D D A D
[Bridge]
SomeBmday we'll be famous
AlAmost like we planned it
Until Cthen we'll keep gigging
Like we undersCtand it
[Verse]
We Dain't gettin no younger
The Glate nights are Dtough
The deDsire and the hunger
SomeAtimes ain't enough
But the Dquestion of quitting
Has Gre-mained unDanswered
And Duntil it is
We'll keep Aplaying the Dstandards
[Chorus]
So Grile up the crowd
And Dtip your bartenders
ASinging the standards
Mean Dyou ain't surrendered
GAce In The Hole
And DFriends In Low Places
Put Dgas in the van
And let's us Ado it Dagain
[Outro]
I Djust got done stringing
This ol' Gbeat up guiDtar
It Dwon't help my singing
But it'll Ahelp the tip Djar...

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Standards

by Brent Rasmussen

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Chords in this song · guitar

Drop D Tuning - No Capo

[Verse]

I just got done stringing

G D

This ol' beat up guitar

It won't help my singing

G A

But it'll help the tip jar

The bass player's drinking

G D

Shots of Jim Beam

And the drummer is missing

A D

In action again

[Verse]

Well I imagined my time

G D

In a hillbilly band

Would be like a song

G A

From a Don Williams fan

But even The Gentle

G D

Giant would say

Head for the hills son

A D

This isn't your day

[Chorus]

So wind up the crowd

And throw yourself in

Singing the standards

Just ain't a sin

Sweet Caroline and

All My Rowdy Friends

Put gas in the van

A D

And let us do it again

[Verse]

We hit the road

G D

For a new joint in Reno

Owner promised us cash

And no-limit keno

We played Hank from behind

G D

Chicken wire with a genny

We rolled lucky to Vegas

A D

With more than a penny

[Chorus]

So wind up the crowd

And get in their faces

Singing the standards

Don't make them discraces

Sweet Home Alabama

And Family Tradition

Put gas in the van

A D

And let us do it again

[Instrumental Break]

D G D D A

D G D D A D

[Bridge]

Someday we'll be famous

Almost like we planned it

Until then we'll keep gigging

Like we understand it

[Verse]

We ain't gettin no younger

G D

The late nights are tough

The desire and the hunger

Sometimes ain't enough

But the question of quitting

G D

Has re-mained unanswered

And until it is

A D

We'll keep playing the standards

[Chorus]

So rile up the crowd

And tip your bartenders

Singing the standards

Mean you ain't surrendered

Ace In The Hole

And Friends In Low Places

Put gas in the van

A D

And let's us do it again

[Outro]

I just got done stringing

G D

This ol' beat up guitar

It won't help my singing

A D

But it'll help the tip jar...

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