Chords for Justin Timberlake Totally Stole Chris Stapleton's Shine! - The Secret History
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[A]
[B] In 2015, Grove Country ruled with an iron, suntan [E] oil soap fist.
Ugh, what did I even just say?
Until [D#] one man took the stage and pushed reset with a CMA performance so good, so powerful,
so soulful, that it can only be described as legendary.
You know who I'm talking about.
Say it with me.
Justin Timberlake.
[D] Whaaaaat?
[G]
[C] Okay, yes, this is the secret history of Chris [D] Stapleton's Tennessee [A] Whiskey, but really
[G] it's the secret [F] history of how he and his [Dm] BFF JT blew our [Am] damn minds.
But first, [C] about that song.
Real [D] short version, Dean Dillon [C] writes it, David Allen Co.
records it in 1981, and [D] meh.
You're as smooth [G] as [D] Tennessee Whiskey.
Two years later, [E] George Jones gets his hands on it.
You're as sweet as [C#m] strawberry [B] wine.
But [A] then, in May [G] 2015, Stapleton [A] drops it on the Traveller album, and BAM!
You're as warm
[Bm]
[F#m] [E] [B] as honey.
I'll stick a stone on [E] your [Bm] love.
[A] Here's the thing.
At [C] that point, [Bm] no one really cared.
I'm [Em] not exaggerating.
He was working a radio single called [C] Traveller, and if you heard it on [Am] the radio, you probably
should have bought [G] a lottery ticket.
Mostly, Stapleton was a successful songwriter.
[E] The guy who wrote Drink a Beer for [G] Luke Bryan, [Am] Crash and Burn for [D] Thomas Rhett, and Near Man
for Josh Turner.
[Dm] Come a little closer, [E] [Em] let's go [F] over what I have.
[Gm]
[F] No room to turn the lights down low.
But [G] the music community [Am] loved him.
Like, [E] I love tequila.
Which is a lot.
[Gm] So he had enough fans to earn him three CMA nominations [A] and a performance slot.
You know, [C] nobody's more shocked about [F#] that than me, but I'm grateful for it, and glad
to [Em] have it, and you know, just happy to be here.
That's Chris talking [D] to Taste of Country prior to the 2015 CMAs.
Obviously, the biggest question was, Justin [Am] Timberlake?
What [A] the f***?
I've known him for a few years, and when I thought we were going to [G] have nominations,
maybe a slot to play, I [E] called him up and asked him if he'd be interested in playing the show.
Okay, so [A] let's talk about this performance.
There's about 14 people [C] on stage, and there's a [F#] tangible [Am] raw energy in the air you can hear,
but it opens slow.
Stapleton is singing great, JT hangs back and eventually takes a verse.
[D] Fans are digging it.
Toward the end of [G] Tennessee Whiskey, the camera cuts to [F] Maddie and Tay [C] vibing, but that's about [D] it.
[Gm] Had things [A] stopped right there, it would have been a nice moment to [C] remember for [E] about a
week, but [A] then Justin Timberlake goes [E] off.
Nashville, [D] [E] how you [D] feeling tonight?
[C] Okay, you know you're doing something right when [E] Keith Urban has his cell [F#m] phone out, feeling
like a [A] total fangirl.
Let's spotlight a few other people.
[G] There's [A] Lady Antebellum loving life.
J.
Gowen is like, dang, this is good!
Jewel is making eyes at JT like she's ready to have his [C] babies, and she [D] don't care who knows it.
[G] There's this random creepy looking dude.
And [C] of course there's Stapleton on stage, [A] clearly having the time of his life.
[A#] [G]
[Em] [F#m]
[E] [F] [F#] [G]
[A] Guys, this is a nearly 8 minute long performance for [G] an artist few people [C] watching had ever
heard [Am] of, but let's be [D] honest, it was all about [C] JT.
He [G] even tried to release Drink U [Am] Away as a country radio single a week later, but it
didn't [D] work out.
You'd think someone would [G] release Tennessee Whiskey as [Am] a duet to radio, but instead, Stapleton
came with [Bm] nobody to blame.
Yeah, a [C] multi [G]-platinum smash that literally [Am] made Stapleton a star overnight and allowed
him to become an instant [G] headliner, it was never a single.
That don't make no [D#] sense!
Chris would go 3 for 3 that night, he's earned about a million more awards since then, [G#] and
now he's [D#] generally recognized as the most talented person in [G#m] country music.
But be honest, would we be here if it hadn't been for Justin Timberlake?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below, and then subscribe so you never
[D#] miss an episode.
My name is Anya Hammer, I'll see you next time.
[N]
[B] In 2015, Grove Country ruled with an iron, suntan [E] oil soap fist.
Ugh, what did I even just say?
Until [D#] one man took the stage and pushed reset with a CMA performance so good, so powerful,
so soulful, that it can only be described as legendary.
You know who I'm talking about.
Say it with me.
Justin Timberlake.
[D] Whaaaaat?
[G]
[C] Okay, yes, this is the secret history of Chris [D] Stapleton's Tennessee [A] Whiskey, but really
[G] it's the secret [F] history of how he and his [Dm] BFF JT blew our [Am] damn minds.
But first, [C] about that song.
Real [D] short version, Dean Dillon [C] writes it, David Allen Co.
records it in 1981, and [D] meh.
You're as smooth [G] as [D] Tennessee Whiskey.
Two years later, [E] George Jones gets his hands on it.
You're as sweet as [C#m] strawberry [B] wine.
But [A] then, in May [G] 2015, Stapleton [A] drops it on the Traveller album, and BAM!
You're as warm
[Bm]
[F#m] [E] [B] as honey.
I'll stick a stone on [E] your [Bm] love.
[A] Here's the thing.
At [C] that point, [Bm] no one really cared.
I'm [Em] not exaggerating.
He was working a radio single called [C] Traveller, and if you heard it on [Am] the radio, you probably
should have bought [G] a lottery ticket.
Mostly, Stapleton was a successful songwriter.
[E] The guy who wrote Drink a Beer for [G] Luke Bryan, [Am] Crash and Burn for [D] Thomas Rhett, and Near Man
for Josh Turner.
[Dm] Come a little closer, [E] [Em] let's go [F] over what I have.
[Gm]
[F] No room to turn the lights down low.
But [G] the music community [Am] loved him.
Like, [E] I love tequila.
Which is a lot.
[Gm] So he had enough fans to earn him three CMA nominations [A] and a performance slot.
You know, [C] nobody's more shocked about [F#] that than me, but I'm grateful for it, and glad
to [Em] have it, and you know, just happy to be here.
That's Chris talking [D] to Taste of Country prior to the 2015 CMAs.
Obviously, the biggest question was, Justin [Am] Timberlake?
What [A] the f***?
I've known him for a few years, and when I thought we were going to [G] have nominations,
maybe a slot to play, I [E] called him up and asked him if he'd be interested in playing the show.
Okay, so [A] let's talk about this performance.
There's about 14 people [C] on stage, and there's a [F#] tangible [Am] raw energy in the air you can hear,
but it opens slow.
Stapleton is singing great, JT hangs back and eventually takes a verse.
[D] Fans are digging it.
Toward the end of [G] Tennessee Whiskey, the camera cuts to [F] Maddie and Tay [C] vibing, but that's about [D] it.
[Gm] Had things [A] stopped right there, it would have been a nice moment to [C] remember for [E] about a
week, but [A] then Justin Timberlake goes [E] off.
Nashville, [D] [E] how you [D] feeling tonight?
[C] Okay, you know you're doing something right when [E] Keith Urban has his cell [F#m] phone out, feeling
like a [A] total fangirl.
Let's spotlight a few other people.
[G] There's [A] Lady Antebellum loving life.
J.
Gowen is like, dang, this is good!
Jewel is making eyes at JT like she's ready to have his [C] babies, and she [D] don't care who knows it.
[G] There's this random creepy looking dude.
And [C] of course there's Stapleton on stage, [A] clearly having the time of his life.
[A#] [G]
[Em] [F#m]
[E] [F] [F#] [G]
[A] Guys, this is a nearly 8 minute long performance for [G] an artist few people [C] watching had ever
heard [Am] of, but let's be [D] honest, it was all about [C] JT.
He [G] even tried to release Drink U [Am] Away as a country radio single a week later, but it
didn't [D] work out.
You'd think someone would [G] release Tennessee Whiskey as [Am] a duet to radio, but instead, Stapleton
came with [Bm] nobody to blame.
Yeah, a [C] multi [G]-platinum smash that literally [Am] made Stapleton a star overnight and allowed
him to become an instant [G] headliner, it was never a single.
That don't make no [D#] sense!
Chris would go 3 for 3 that night, he's earned about a million more awards since then, [G#] and
now he's [D#] generally recognized as the most talented person in [G#m] country music.
But be honest, would we be here if it hadn't been for Justin Timberlake?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below, and then subscribe so you never
[D#] miss an episode.
My name is Anya Hammer, I'll see you next time.
[N]
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ In 2015, Grove Country ruled with an iron, suntan [E] oil soap fist.
Ugh, what did I even just say?
Until [D#] one man took the stage and pushed reset with a CMA performance so good, so powerful,
so soulful, that it can only be described as legendary.
You know who I'm talking about.
Say it with me.
Justin Timberlake.
[D] Whaaaaat? _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Okay, yes, this is the secret history of Chris [D] Stapleton's Tennessee [A] Whiskey, but really
[G] it's the secret [F] history of how he and his [Dm] BFF JT blew our [Am] damn minds.
But first, [C] about that song.
Real [D] short version, Dean Dillon [C] writes it, David Allen Co.
records it in 1981, and [D] meh.
You're as smooth _ _ _ [G] _ _ as [D] Tennessee _ _ Whiskey.
Two years later, [E] George Jones gets his hands on it.
You're as sweet _ _ _ _ as _ [C#m] strawberry _ [B] _ _ wine. _
But [A] then, in May [G] 2015, Stapleton [A] drops it on the Traveller album, and BAM!
You're as warm _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] as honey.
I'll stick a stone on [E] your [Bm] love. _
_ _ [A] _ _ Here's the thing.
At [C] that point, [Bm] no one really cared.
I'm [Em] not exaggerating.
He was working a radio single called [C] Traveller, and if you heard it on [Am] the radio, you probably
should have bought [G] a lottery ticket.
Mostly, Stapleton was a successful songwriter.
[E] The guy who wrote Drink a Beer for [G] Luke Bryan, [Am] Crash and Burn for [D] Thomas Rhett, and Near Man
for Josh Turner.
[Dm] Come a little closer, [E] _ [Em] _ let's go [F] over what I have.
_ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ No room to turn the lights down low.
But [G] the music community [Am] loved him.
Like, [E] I love tequila.
Which is a lot.
[Gm] So he had enough fans to earn him three CMA nominations [A] and a performance slot.
You know, [C] nobody's more shocked about [F#] that than me, but I'm _ grateful for it, and glad
to [Em] have it, and you know, just happy to be here.
That's Chris talking [D] to Taste of Country prior to the 2015 CMAs.
Obviously, the biggest question was, Justin [Am] Timberlake?
What [A] the f***?
I've known him for a few years, and _ when I thought we were going to [G] have nominations,
maybe a slot to play, I [E] called him up and asked him if he'd be interested in playing the show.
Okay, so [A] let's talk about this performance.
There's about 14 people [C] on stage, and there's a [F#] tangible [Am] raw energy in the air you can hear,
but it opens slow.
Stapleton is singing great, JT hangs back and eventually takes a verse.
[D] Fans are digging it.
Toward the end of [G] Tennessee Whiskey, the camera cuts to [F] Maddie and Tay [C] vibing, but that's about [D] it.
[Gm] Had things [A] stopped right there, it would have been a nice moment to [C] remember for [E] about a
week, but [A] then Justin Timberlake goes [E] off.
_ _ _ _ Nashville, [D] _ _ _ _ [E] how you [D] feeling tonight?
_ _ [C] Okay, you know you're doing something right when [E] Keith Urban has his cell [F#m] phone out, feeling
like a [A] total fangirl.
Let's spotlight a few other people.
[G] There's [A] Lady Antebellum loving life.
J.
Gowen is like, dang, this is good!
Jewel is making eyes at JT like she's ready to have his [C] babies, and she [D] don't care who knows it.
[G] There's this random creepy looking dude.
And [C] of course there's Stapleton on stage, [A] clearly having the time of his life.
[A#] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] Guys, this is a nearly 8 minute long performance for [G] an artist few people [C] watching had ever
heard [Am] of, but let's be [D] honest, it was all about [C] JT.
He [G] even tried to release Drink U [Am] Away as a country radio single a week later, but it
didn't [D] work out.
You'd think someone would [G] release Tennessee Whiskey as [Am] a duet to radio, but instead, Stapleton
came with [Bm] nobody to blame.
Yeah, a [C] multi [G]-platinum smash that literally [Am] made Stapleton a star overnight and allowed
him to become an instant [G] headliner, it was never a single.
That don't make no [D#] sense!
Chris would go 3 for 3 that night, he's earned about a million more awards since then, [G#] and
now he's [D#] generally recognized as the most talented person in [G#m] country music.
But be honest, would we be here if it hadn't been for Justin Timberlake?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below, and then subscribe so you never
[D#] miss an episode.
My name is Anya Hammer, I'll see you next time. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[B] _ In 2015, Grove Country ruled with an iron, suntan [E] oil soap fist.
Ugh, what did I even just say?
Until [D#] one man took the stage and pushed reset with a CMA performance so good, so powerful,
so soulful, that it can only be described as legendary.
You know who I'm talking about.
Say it with me.
Justin Timberlake.
[D] Whaaaaat? _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Okay, yes, this is the secret history of Chris [D] Stapleton's Tennessee [A] Whiskey, but really
[G] it's the secret [F] history of how he and his [Dm] BFF JT blew our [Am] damn minds.
But first, [C] about that song.
Real [D] short version, Dean Dillon [C] writes it, David Allen Co.
records it in 1981, and [D] meh.
You're as smooth _ _ _ [G] _ _ as [D] Tennessee _ _ Whiskey.
Two years later, [E] George Jones gets his hands on it.
You're as sweet _ _ _ _ as _ [C#m] strawberry _ [B] _ _ wine. _
But [A] then, in May [G] 2015, Stapleton [A] drops it on the Traveller album, and BAM!
You're as warm _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] as honey.
I'll stick a stone on [E] your [Bm] love. _
_ _ [A] _ _ Here's the thing.
At [C] that point, [Bm] no one really cared.
I'm [Em] not exaggerating.
He was working a radio single called [C] Traveller, and if you heard it on [Am] the radio, you probably
should have bought [G] a lottery ticket.
Mostly, Stapleton was a successful songwriter.
[E] The guy who wrote Drink a Beer for [G] Luke Bryan, [Am] Crash and Burn for [D] Thomas Rhett, and Near Man
for Josh Turner.
[Dm] Come a little closer, [E] _ [Em] _ let's go [F] over what I have.
_ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ No room to turn the lights down low.
But [G] the music community [Am] loved him.
Like, [E] I love tequila.
Which is a lot.
[Gm] So he had enough fans to earn him three CMA nominations [A] and a performance slot.
You know, [C] nobody's more shocked about [F#] that than me, but I'm _ grateful for it, and glad
to [Em] have it, and you know, just happy to be here.
That's Chris talking [D] to Taste of Country prior to the 2015 CMAs.
Obviously, the biggest question was, Justin [Am] Timberlake?
What [A] the f***?
I've known him for a few years, and _ when I thought we were going to [G] have nominations,
maybe a slot to play, I [E] called him up and asked him if he'd be interested in playing the show.
Okay, so [A] let's talk about this performance.
There's about 14 people [C] on stage, and there's a [F#] tangible [Am] raw energy in the air you can hear,
but it opens slow.
Stapleton is singing great, JT hangs back and eventually takes a verse.
[D] Fans are digging it.
Toward the end of [G] Tennessee Whiskey, the camera cuts to [F] Maddie and Tay [C] vibing, but that's about [D] it.
[Gm] Had things [A] stopped right there, it would have been a nice moment to [C] remember for [E] about a
week, but [A] then Justin Timberlake goes [E] off.
_ _ _ _ Nashville, [D] _ _ _ _ [E] how you [D] feeling tonight?
_ _ [C] Okay, you know you're doing something right when [E] Keith Urban has his cell [F#m] phone out, feeling
like a [A] total fangirl.
Let's spotlight a few other people.
[G] There's [A] Lady Antebellum loving life.
J.
Gowen is like, dang, this is good!
Jewel is making eyes at JT like she's ready to have his [C] babies, and she [D] don't care who knows it.
[G] There's this random creepy looking dude.
And [C] of course there's Stapleton on stage, [A] clearly having the time of his life.
[A#] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] Guys, this is a nearly 8 minute long performance for [G] an artist few people [C] watching had ever
heard [Am] of, but let's be [D] honest, it was all about [C] JT.
He [G] even tried to release Drink U [Am] Away as a country radio single a week later, but it
didn't [D] work out.
You'd think someone would [G] release Tennessee Whiskey as [Am] a duet to radio, but instead, Stapleton
came with [Bm] nobody to blame.
Yeah, a [C] multi [G]-platinum smash that literally [Am] made Stapleton a star overnight and allowed
him to become an instant [G] headliner, it was never a single.
That don't make no [D#] sense!
Chris would go 3 for 3 that night, he's earned about a million more awards since then, [G#] and
now he's [D#] generally recognized as the most talented person in [G#m] country music.
But be honest, would we be here if it hadn't been for Justin Timberlake?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below, and then subscribe so you never
[D#] miss an episode.
My name is Anya Hammer, I'll see you next time. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _