Chords for Charley Crockett | My Opry Debut | Opry

[Db] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ I [D] was 17, my mama got me an old Hohner guitar out of a [G] pawn shop in Irving, Texas.
_ [D] _ I think about the time I got that guitar, I [G] was feeling in my life like I just felt
[Gb] limited by my opportunity.
_ [G] So I literally just put all that down [D] and walked out of town.
_ I walked out of town and I've been told I was crazy the whole way.
[A] _ _ _
[D] [G] But if everybody understands what you're doing, then it's probably [D] not going to be anything [A] unique.
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[G] [D] I'm Charlie Crockett, and this is my Opry [A] debut.
_ [D] _ _ [A] I'm from the same town as Freddie Fenderer, we were born in the same town, San Benito.
_ He was on the Opry in the 70s and he was a big influence on anybody from that area of Texas.
So [E] I kind of knew about it [A] just through that.
But I didn't even consider the possibility of a [E] place that I might play one [A] day, even
up until a few months ago.
[E] You know, it wasn't very easy [A] to get on a lot of stages, you know what I mean?
It's almost a pay to play game.
[E] In fact it is, in New York it definitely was.
[A] And [E] to be honest with you, I was [A] sitting there playing in them parks and on them street [D] corners
just [A] because that's the place that I could play.
[Bm] And then actually I started getting run off the street corners by the police [A] officers.
And that drove me down into the subways.
And so once I got into the subways, I quite literally realized that all the things I'd
been told about what I needed to do to make it, that none of it was true for me.
And that pretty much whatever they told me to do, I was just [E] going to do the exact opposite.
_ _ [A] That is ultimately [E] what got me here.
Ladies and gentlemen, appreciate it very much.
[N] We coming around, if you like what you heard at [A] all, we're a collective of artists who
support [G] ourselves by playing music on this train.
So, if you like what you heard at all, my [Dm] boy SK be coming [Eb] around with the hat.
[G] Y'all have a good night and please stay [C] together.
_ What's going on guys?
_ I'm alright. _ _
Just trying to keep my knees underneath me right now. _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ signed my first record deal on the R train in New York City, having never played on any
kind of real stage.
[F] And so that didn't work out because I had a very different vision of where I was going
_ versus the deal that was offered.
But it was mostly my fault, my youth and my desperate living that blinded me from seeing
where that was headed.
But you better believe that gave me strength to realize that there's a lot of ways to get there.
[Cm] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ I [G] just really believed that I was protecting my [Am] integrity [F] for the long run.
And while I was [G] protecting my integrity and really listening to myself, I had to endure
everybody around me telling me that I just wasn't strong enough to handle the [F] business.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
I'm going to Tattanooga baby now.
_ [Eb] Going to [F] Tattanooga baby [Bb] now. _
_ [Eb] I'm going to Tattanooga if [Bb] I got to run right through [F] ya.
And I'm going to [Bb] Tattanooga baby now.
[F] _ _ _ [Bbm] What [G] in the world?
How you doing?
[E] What's up, dog?
[N] Good to see you, brother.
You're my boy, right?
[Db] Yes, sir.
This is Mr.
[G] Sherwood.
Where you from?
I'm Texas.
I'm Texas, baby.
How are ya?
Hey, [N] what's going on, Miss Trisha?
Where at?
I was born in the same town as Freddie Fender in the ballet, San Benito.
Okay.
I live in Austin now.
I lived in New Orleans on the street a long time.
[Em] I can't even believe what is going on.
So is this your op re-debut tonight?
Yeah.
Very cool.
Are you nervous?
[Eb] I am.
I shouldn't ask you that.
I hate it when people ask me that if I'm [N] nervous.
But I don't mind telling you, man.
I'm very nervous.
Have you been on the stage yet?
I walked through there.
It's crazy beautiful.
It is.
You've become part of every performance that's ever been out there, man.
So no pressure.
Come on. _ _
It was great to meet you.
No, man.
It was great to meet you.
Thank you.
Very nice to meet you.
Miss Trisha, it's a pleasure.
Have a good time.
Have fun.
Enjoy.
Have the time of your life tonight.
I'm going to do that.
_ _ Y'all wild.
You wild, man. _ _ _
That's crazy.
Los Brooks. _ _ _
[Db] Dang.
[Dm] What in the world? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You [D] tried and tried, [C] mama.
_ _ [G] It [D] don't matter what you do.
I [A] just came to you.
_ [D] I want to be free.
[C] That's my only cry.
[G] Loving you on borrowed time.
_ Loving you on borrowed time.
_ Loving you [Em]
on [G] borrowed time.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ [B] I pride myself on honesty in what you sing about.
_ I'm a pretty rebellious person, but the way I show my rebellion is in putting tradition up front.
I think that's a bold thing to do these days.
[N] Here's how you're making history tonight.
By being here, you're going to be a part of a Grand Ole Opry debut.
His first time to play the Grand Ole Opry is right here, right now.
Please welcome, all put your hands together, Love Up [Bb] On Charlie Crockett, everybody,
and make him welcome at the Opry tonight.
Hello, Charlie.
I [F] ain't got to take myself to bed.
I don't even know what _ [C] town I'm in.
_ _ _ Guess [F] I'll find my way once more.
Turn [Bb] that old number _ [F] off the door. _
And I'll be at home, [C] it's motel [F] time again. _ _ _ _ _
Said I'll be at [Dm] home, [C] it's motel [F] time _ again.
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ We so [F] appreciate you, Nashville, [N] Tennessee.
My name's Charlie Crockett.
We'll see you next time.
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _ you've just been a part of Grand Ole Opry history, [Ab] the debut of Charlie Crockett tonight.
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