Good Ole Boys Like Me Chords by Don Williams

Tempo:
117.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

A

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Don Williams  ~ "Good Ole Boys Like Me" chords
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When I was a kid, [D] Uncle Remus, he put me to bed [E]
[A] With a picture [E] of [D] Stonewall Jackson above my head
[E]
[F#m] Then Daddy came in to [E] kiss his little man [F#m] With gin on his breath [E] and a Bible in his hand
[D] He talked about honored [E] things, I should know [D] They staggered a little [E] as he went up the door
I [A] can still hear [E] the soft [F#m] southern winds and [E] the live [D] old trees [A]
[Bm] [E] And [A] those Williams [G#m]
boys, they [F#m] still mean a lot to [D] me
[A]
Hank [Bm] and Tennessee, [E] [D] I guess we're all gonna [E] be what we're gonna [F#m] be So [D] what do you do [E] with good old boys [A] like me?
[E] Nothing makes [D] a sound in [A] the night like [D] the wind does [E] [A] But you ain't [E]
afraid if [D] you're washed in [A] the blood [D] like I was
[E] [F#m] The smell of cave jasmine through [E] the wooden screen [F#m] John R.
M.
Wolfman kept [E] me company
[D] With the light of the radio [E] by my bed [D] With Thomas Wolfman whispering [E] in my head
I can [A] still hear [E] the soft southern [F#m] winds and [A] the live old [D] trees [A] [Bm] [E]
And [A] those Williams [E] boys, they [F#m] still mean [E] a lot to [D] me
[A] Hank and [Bm] Tennessee, [E]
[D] I guess we're all gonna [E] be what we're gonna [F#m] be So [D]
what do you do [E] with good old boys [A] like me?
[E] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] When I was in [E] school [D] I ran with [A] a kid down the [D] street [A] [B]
[A] But I watched him [B] burn himself [D] up on [A]
bourbon and [D] speed
[B] [E]
But I [F#m] was smarter than most [E] and I could choose [F#m] Learned to talk like the man on the [B] six o'clock [E] news
[D] When I was eighteen, [B] Lord, I hit [E] the road [A] But it really doesn't matter [B] how far [E] I go
I can [A] still hear [E] the soft southern [F#m] winds and [A] the live old [D] trees [A]
[Bm] [E] And [A] those Williams [G#m] boys, they [F#m] still mean a lot to [D] me
[A]
Hank [Bm] and Tennessee, [E] [D] I guess we're all gonna [E] be what we're gonna [F#m] be
[D] So what do you do [E] with good old boys [F#m] like me?
[D] Yeah, what do you do [E] with good old boys [A] like me?
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Don Williams - (Live In The UK) Good Ole Boys Like Me chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, A, E, D, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 58 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 118. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I was a kid, [D] Uncle Remus, he put me to bed _ [E] _ _ _
[A] With a picture [E] of [D] Stonewall Jackson above my head
_ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] Then Daddy came in to [E] kiss his little man [F#m] With gin on his breath [E] and a Bible in his hand
[D] He talked about honored [E] things, I should know [D] They staggered a little [E] as he went up the door
_ _ I [A] can still hear [E] the soft [F#m] southern winds and [E] the live [D] old trees [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] And [A] those Williams [G#m]
boys, they [F#m] still mean a lot to [D] me
[A]
Hank [Bm] and Tennessee, [E] _ [D] I guess we're all gonna [E] be what we're gonna [F#m] be So [D] _ _ _ _ what do you do [E] with good old boys [A] like me? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Nothing makes [D] a sound in [A] the night like [D] the wind does _ [E] _ _ _ [A] But you ain't [E]
afraid if [D] you're washed in [A] the blood [D] like I was
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] The smell of cave jasmine through [E] the wooden screen _ [F#m] John R.
M.
Wolfman kept [E] me company
_ [D] With the light of the radio [E] by my bed [D] With Thomas Wolfman whispering [E] in my head _ _
I can [A] still hear [E] the soft southern [F#m] winds and [A] the live old [D] trees [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E]
And [A] those Williams [E] boys, they [F#m] still mean [E] a lot to [D] me
[A] Hank and [Bm] Tennessee, [E] _
[D] I guess we're all gonna [E] be what we're gonna [F#m] be _ So [D] _ _ _
_ what do you do [E] with good old boys [A] like me?
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] When I was in [E] school [D] I ran with [A] a kid down the [D] street _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] But I watched him [B] burn himself [D] up on [A]
bourbon and [D] speed
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E]
But I [F#m] was smarter than most [E] and I could choose [F#m] Learned to talk like the man on the [B] six o'clock [E] news
[D] When I was eighteen, [B] Lord, I hit [E] the road [A] But it really doesn't matter [B] how far [E] I go
I can [A] still hear [E] the soft southern [F#m] winds and [A] the live old [D] trees [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] And [A] those Williams [G#m] boys, they [F#m] still mean a lot to [D] me
[A]
Hank [Bm] and Tennessee, [E] _ [D] I guess we're all gonna [E] be what we're gonna [F#m] be _
_ [D] _ _ _ So what do you do [E] with good old boys [F#m] like me? _
_ [D] _ _ Yeah, what do you do [E] with good old boys [A] like me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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