Chords for ACM Awars Opening Act
Tempo:
125.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
She's superstars in country music in a once in a lifetime performance.
And it kicks off with the most honored performer of the history of this show,
Brooksyn Dove!
[Gm]
[Dm] [G]
Yes, she blew through the door like TNT,
Put her hand on her hip, pointed her finger at me,
Said, I'm a whiskey drinkin', cowboy chasin',
Elevator like Kitty Kee, Allen and Pat Sinclair,
And [C] I'm a full-blown queen bee lookin' for honey.
[G]
Oh, play something country.
[E] [D] Ladies and gentlemen, Taylor Swift!
[G]
[Am] [C] [E]
[G] I played the obvious, [C] I didn't [D] get my perfect [G] fantasy,
I [A] realized you [C] love yourself more [D] than you could ever love [G] me.
[A] Until you were [C] friends, and [D] I'm obsessive [G] and crazy,
[A] That's fine, you [C] won't [D]
[C] find a way.
That [G] stupid [Am] old pink I'm striking, [C] never [D] let me drop.
[G] You be ready, can't [A] [C] break, it's really bad.
[E]
[G] [A] Watch me strike [C] out and match all [D] my wasted [C] time.
Bar and Duggett, Senor, [D] just another picture to [G] buy.
[A]
[Am] [Bbm] [C] Break up the band, play the steel guitar,
[G] Break it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Through Mack and Shondale, now I'm George Strait, [G] Chuck Hale.
Oh, play something country.
How [E] [D] about some Sugarland?
[Eb]
Miss my alarm clock ringin', woke up the telephone [Ab] screamin',
Boss man singin' his [Eb] same old song.
Oh, didn't leave about an hour ago,
Cuckoo call, been gone shower, [Ab]
walked the shame,
Two different [Eb] shoes on.
[Cm] Task force, EY, DOE, [Ab] bought a same old morning.
Now, I'm [Eb] gonna go, but it's,
[Bb]
[Eb] Ain't no primary, [Bb] no complicated [Cm] man.
Ain't no need [Ab] overthinkin', let go,
[Eb] Laughin' your life don't go quite like you meant [Bb] it.
We try so hard to [Cm] understand,
In the beautiful, [Bb] in the [Ab] beautiful blackness.
Shh, [Eb] it happens.
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
Ladies and [D] gentlemen, Miss Carrie [A] Underwood.
[Bm] [A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [A] Make a [E] skit to send around this [Gbm] old world.
[D] And it's hosted [A] by sweet [D] little [A] beautiful.
But [Bm] I'm [E]
[D] [A]
[E] not into her one [A] at all.
[D] She said, the only [A] one she wanted,
[Bm] He said, [Dbm] how do you [A] want it?
Sweet little [B] beautiful,
[A] I want you so like you.
[B]
[A] Oh,
[D] [A]
[D] [B] [A]
[Am] [C]
Crank up the band, play the steel [G] guitar.
Oh, give up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will play something [Gm] country.
[D] How about some rascal flex?
Down in Southern Alabama with the guitar jam,
And that's where we're from.
Straight up to Butte, Moncton,
I was born a ramblin' man.
Even New York City [G] got one or two,
[D] He'll be hitting his road.
[Bm]
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing.
[G] Raise up your hands [A] if you all want [G]
[D] to.
Me and my gang said [G] we're in to [Gb] ride,
[D] We're out [Cm] to live.
[D] Me and my gang, jump on that train.
I'll grab a little ring.
[A] We're gonna rock this thing.
Rock this thing.
[E] Oh, [D] me and my gang.
Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah.
[G] Woo.
[Am]
[C] Crank up the band, play the steel guitar.
[G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this [C] bar.
Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight [G] chunky.
I will play something [F] country.
[G] I will play [Bb] something country.
[C] Crank up the band, [Cm] play the steel guitar.
[G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will play something country.
Turn it up.
I will play something country.
[D]
[N]
[Bb] [N]
And it kicks off with the most honored performer of the history of this show,
Brooksyn Dove!
[Gm]
[Dm] [G]
Yes, she blew through the door like TNT,
Put her hand on her hip, pointed her finger at me,
Said, I'm a whiskey drinkin', cowboy chasin',
Elevator like Kitty Kee, Allen and Pat Sinclair,
And [C] I'm a full-blown queen bee lookin' for honey.
[G]
Oh, play something country.
[E] [D] Ladies and gentlemen, Taylor Swift!
[G]
[Am] [C] [E]
[G] I played the obvious, [C] I didn't [D] get my perfect [G] fantasy,
I [A] realized you [C] love yourself more [D] than you could ever love [G] me.
[A] Until you were [C] friends, and [D] I'm obsessive [G] and crazy,
[A] That's fine, you [C] won't [D]
[C] find a way.
That [G] stupid [Am] old pink I'm striking, [C] never [D] let me drop.
[G] You be ready, can't [A] [C] break, it's really bad.
[E]
[G] [A] Watch me strike [C] out and match all [D] my wasted [C] time.
Bar and Duggett, Senor, [D] just another picture to [G] buy.
[A]
[Am] [Bbm] [C] Break up the band, play the steel guitar,
[G] Break it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Through Mack and Shondale, now I'm George Strait, [G] Chuck Hale.
Oh, play something country.
How [E] [D] about some Sugarland?
[Eb]
Miss my alarm clock ringin', woke up the telephone [Ab] screamin',
Boss man singin' his [Eb] same old song.
Oh, didn't leave about an hour ago,
Cuckoo call, been gone shower, [Ab]
walked the shame,
Two different [Eb] shoes on.
[Cm] Task force, EY, DOE, [Ab] bought a same old morning.
Now, I'm [Eb] gonna go, but it's,
[Bb]
[Eb] Ain't no primary, [Bb] no complicated [Cm] man.
Ain't no need [Ab] overthinkin', let go,
[Eb] Laughin' your life don't go quite like you meant [Bb] it.
We try so hard to [Cm] understand,
In the beautiful, [Bb] in the [Ab] beautiful blackness.
Shh, [Eb] it happens.
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
Ladies and [D] gentlemen, Miss Carrie [A] Underwood.
[Bm] [A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [A] Make a [E] skit to send around this [Gbm] old world.
[D] And it's hosted [A] by sweet [D] little [A] beautiful.
But [Bm] I'm [E]
[D] [A]
[E] not into her one [A] at all.
[D] She said, the only [A] one she wanted,
[Bm] He said, [Dbm] how do you [A] want it?
Sweet little [B] beautiful,
[A] I want you so like you.
[B]
[A] Oh,
[D] [A]
[D] [B] [A]
[Am] [C]
Crank up the band, play the steel [G] guitar.
Oh, give up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will play something [Gm] country.
[D] How about some rascal flex?
Down in Southern Alabama with the guitar jam,
And that's where we're from.
Straight up to Butte, Moncton,
I was born a ramblin' man.
Even New York City [G] got one or two,
[D] He'll be hitting his road.
[Bm]
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing.
[G] Raise up your hands [A] if you all want [G]
[D] to.
Me and my gang said [G] we're in to [Gb] ride,
[D] We're out [Cm] to live.
[D] Me and my gang, jump on that train.
I'll grab a little ring.
[A] We're gonna rock this thing.
Rock this thing.
[E] Oh, [D] me and my gang.
Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah.
[G] Woo.
[Am]
[C] Crank up the band, play the steel guitar.
[G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this [C] bar.
Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight [G] chunky.
I will play something [F] country.
[G] I will play [Bb] something country.
[C] Crank up the band, [Cm] play the steel guitar.
[G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will play something country.
Turn it up.
I will play something country.
[D]
[N]
[Bb] [N]
Key:
G
D
A
C
E
G
D
A
She's superstars in country music in a once in a lifetime performance.
And it kicks off with the most honored performer of the history of this show,
Brooksyn Dove! _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Yes, she blew through the door like TNT,
Put her hand on her hip, pointed her finger at me,
Said, I'm a whiskey drinkin', cowboy chasin',
Elevator _ like Kitty Kee, Allen and Pat Sinclair,
And [C] I'm a full-blown queen bee lookin' for honey.
[G] _
_ _ _ Oh, play something country.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Ladies and gentlemen, Taylor Swift!
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] I played the obvious, [C] I didn't [D] get my perfect [G] fantasy,
I [A] realized you [C] love yourself more [D] than you could ever love [G] me.
_ [A] Until you were [C] friends, and [D] I'm obsessive [G] and crazy,
[A] That's fine, you [C] won't _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] find a way.
That _ [G] _ stupid [Am] old pink I'm striking, [C] never [D] let me drop.
[G] You be ready, can't [A] _ [C] break, it's really bad.
[E] _ _
[G] _ [A] Watch me strike [C] out and match all [D] my wasted [C] time.
Bar and Duggett, Senor, [D] just another picture to [G] buy.
[A] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ Break up the band, play the steel guitar,
_ [G] Break it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Through Mack and Shondale, now I'm George Strait, [G] Chuck Hale. _ _
Oh, play something country. _
How [E] _ _ [D] _ about some Sugarland?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Miss my alarm clock ringin', woke up the telephone [Ab] screamin',
Boss man singin' his [Eb] same old song.
_ _ _ Oh, didn't leave about an hour ago,
Cuckoo call, been gone shower, [Ab]
walked the shame,
Two different [Eb] shoes on. _ _
_ [Cm] Task force, EY, DOE, [Ab] bought a same old morning.
Now, I'm [Eb] gonna go, but it's,
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Ain't no _ primary, [Bb] no _ complicated [Cm] man.
Ain't no need [Ab] overthinkin', let go,
_ [Eb] Laughin' your life don't go quite like you meant [Bb] it.
We try so hard to [Cm] understand,
In the beautiful, [Bb] in the [Ab] beautiful _ blackness.
Shh, [Eb] it happens. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ Ladies and [D] gentlemen, Miss Carrie [A] Underwood.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Make a [E] skit to send around this [Gbm] old _ world.
[D] And it's hosted [A] _ by sweet [D] little [A] beautiful.
But [Bm] I'm _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] not into her one [A] at all. _ _
[D] She said, the only [A] _ one she wanted,
[Bm] He said, [Dbm] how do you [A] want _ _ _ _ _ _ it?
Sweet little [B] beautiful,
[A] I want you so like you. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh,
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Crank up the band, play the steel [G] guitar.
Oh, give up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] _ Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will _ play something [Gm] country. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ How about some rascal flex? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Down in Southern Alabama with the guitar jam,
And that's where we're from.
Straight up to Butte, Moncton,
I was born a ramblin' man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Even New York City [G] got one or two,
[D] He'll be hitting his road.
_ [Bm] _
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing.
[G] Raise up your hands [A] if you all want [G] _
[D] to.
Me and my gang said [G] we're in to [Gb] ride,
[D] We're out [Cm] to live.
[D] Me and my gang, _ jump on that train.
I'll grab a little ring.
[A] We're gonna rock this thing.
Rock this thing.
[E] Oh, [D] me and my gang.
Yeah, oh, yeah, _ _ yeah.
[G] Woo.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] Crank up the band, play the steel guitar. _
[G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this [C] bar.
Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight [G] chunky.
I will _ play something [F] country.
_ [G] I will _ play [Bb] something country.
[C] _ Crank up the band, [Cm] play the steel guitar.
_ [G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will play something country.
Turn it up.
I will _ play something country. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _ _
And it kicks off with the most honored performer of the history of this show,
Brooksyn Dove! _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Yes, she blew through the door like TNT,
Put her hand on her hip, pointed her finger at me,
Said, I'm a whiskey drinkin', cowboy chasin',
Elevator _ like Kitty Kee, Allen and Pat Sinclair,
And [C] I'm a full-blown queen bee lookin' for honey.
[G] _
_ _ _ Oh, play something country.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Ladies and gentlemen, Taylor Swift!
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] I played the obvious, [C] I didn't [D] get my perfect [G] fantasy,
I [A] realized you [C] love yourself more [D] than you could ever love [G] me.
_ [A] Until you were [C] friends, and [D] I'm obsessive [G] and crazy,
[A] That's fine, you [C] won't _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] find a way.
That _ [G] _ stupid [Am] old pink I'm striking, [C] never [D] let me drop.
[G] You be ready, can't [A] _ [C] break, it's really bad.
[E] _ _
[G] _ [A] Watch me strike [C] out and match all [D] my wasted [C] time.
Bar and Duggett, Senor, [D] just another picture to [G] buy.
[A] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ Break up the band, play the steel guitar,
_ [G] Break it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Through Mack and Shondale, now I'm George Strait, [G] Chuck Hale. _ _
Oh, play something country. _
How [E] _ _ [D] _ about some Sugarland?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Miss my alarm clock ringin', woke up the telephone [Ab] screamin',
Boss man singin' his [Eb] same old song.
_ _ _ Oh, didn't leave about an hour ago,
Cuckoo call, been gone shower, [Ab]
walked the shame,
Two different [Eb] shoes on. _ _
_ [Cm] Task force, EY, DOE, [Ab] bought a same old morning.
Now, I'm [Eb] gonna go, but it's,
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Ain't no _ primary, [Bb] no _ complicated [Cm] man.
Ain't no need [Ab] overthinkin', let go,
_ [Eb] Laughin' your life don't go quite like you meant [Bb] it.
We try so hard to [Cm] understand,
In the beautiful, [Bb] in the [Ab] beautiful _ blackness.
Shh, [Eb] it happens. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ Ladies and [D] gentlemen, Miss Carrie [A] Underwood.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Make a [E] skit to send around this [Gbm] old _ world.
[D] And it's hosted [A] _ by sweet [D] little [A] beautiful.
But [Bm] I'm _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] not into her one [A] at all. _ _
[D] She said, the only [A] _ one she wanted,
[Bm] He said, [Dbm] how do you [A] want _ _ _ _ _ _ it?
Sweet little [B] beautiful,
[A] I want you so like you. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh,
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Crank up the band, play the steel [G] guitar.
Oh, give up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] _ Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will _ play something [Gm] country. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ How about some rascal flex? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Down in Southern Alabama with the guitar jam,
And that's where we're from.
Straight up to Butte, Moncton,
I was born a ramblin' man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Even New York City [G] got one or two,
[D] He'll be hitting his road.
_ [Bm] _
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing.
[G] Raise up your hands [A] if you all want [G] _
[D] to.
Me and my gang said [G] we're in to [Gb] ride,
[D] We're out [Cm] to live.
[D] Me and my gang, _ jump on that train.
I'll grab a little ring.
[A] We're gonna rock this thing.
Rock this thing.
[E] Oh, [D] me and my gang.
Yeah, oh, yeah, _ _ yeah.
[G] Woo.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] Crank up the band, play the steel guitar. _
[G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this [C] bar.
Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight [G] chunky.
I will _ play something [F] country.
_ [G] I will _ play [Bb] something country.
[C] _ Crank up the band, [Cm] play the steel guitar.
_ [G] Crank it up a little, let's rock this bar.
[C] Blue-backed shotgun, I want your straight chunky.
[G] I will play something country.
Turn it up.
I will _ play something country. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _ _