Good Ole Boys Like Me - Don Williams
Written by Bob McDill
Ablum: Portrait(1980)
Tuning:CAPO 2nd Fret
Intro:
G (two measures)
e|---------------| e|---------------|
b|-----0---0-----| b|-----0---0-----|
G|-------2-------| G|-------2-------|
D|---0-------0h2-| D|---0-------0h2-|
A|---------------| A|---------------|
E|-3-------------| E|-3-------------|
Verses 1
G D C D C D
When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed
G D C D C D
With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my bed
Em D
Then daddy came in to kiss his little man
Em D
With gin on his breath and a Bible in his hand
C D
He talked about honor and things I should know
C D
Then he'd stagger a little as he went out the door
CHORUS:
G D Em D C D
I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees
G D Em D C
And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me
D
Hank and Tennessee
C D Em D C
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
D G
So what do you do with good ole boys like me
G (two measures
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b|-----0---0-----| b|-----0---0-----|
G|-------2-------| G|-------2-------|
D|---0-------0h2-| D|---0-------0h2-|
A|---------------| A|---------------|
E|-3-------------| E|-3-------------|
Verse 2
G D C D C D
Nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does,
G D C D C D
But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was.
Em D
The smell of Cape Jasmine through the window screen
Em D
John R. and The Wolfman Kept me company
C D
By the light of the radio by my bed,
C D
With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head.
CHORUS:
G D Em D C D
I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees
G D Em D C
And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me
D
Hank and Tennessee
C D Em D C
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
D G
So what do you do with good ole boys like me
Between Chorus & 3rd Verse, you play this:
G D C D
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B|-------0-------------3-------------1------------3-----|
G|-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0--0---0-----2---2---|
D|---0-------0-----0-------0-----2------2-----0-------0-|
A|---------------0-------------3------------0-----------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
G D C D C D
When I was in school I ran with a kid down the street,
G D C D C D
And I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speed,
Em D
But I was smarter than that, and I could choose.
Em D
Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news.
C D
When I was eighteen, lord, I hit the road
C D
But it really doesn't matter how far I'd go
Last Chorus:
G D Em D C D
I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees
G D Em D C
And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me
D
Hank and Tennessee
C D Em D C
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
D Em D C
So what do you do with good ole boys like me
D G
Yeah So what do you do with good ole boys like me
Outro:
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b|-----0-----------|
G|-------0h2-0-----|
D|---0---------0h2-|
A|-----------------|
E|-3---------------| (x3, the strum a G chord)
