Chords for Let This Be A Lesson To You (Drunk Driver)
Tempo:
68.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Let this be a [B] lesson to [F#] you, let this be [B] a lesson to you.
[F#] I [B]
[F#] have [B] a true story about [F#] a young man, [B] Lord have mercy.
[F#] You know what [B] it's about, [F#] drunk and [B] drivers.
[F#] There [B] was a young man come [F#] from a good family.
[B] His mother and father taught [F#] him right from wrong.
[B] But he wouldn't listen, [F#] he started drinking.
[B] His mother warned [F#] him not to [B] drink while driving.
[F#] But one night [B] while driving drunk he [F#] hit a little girl, [B] she died instantly.
[F#] Oh I feel my heifer coming down.
[B] She told him, [F#] she [B] told him
[F#] not to drive drunk.
[B]
[F#] You know what happened, [B] they took him to jail.
[F#] His [B] parents come to visit him.
[F#] [B] Oh his mother was sad, [F#] [B] she said son,
[F#] [B] she said son, [F#] she said son, she said son, she said
son, [B] I told you, [F#] she [B] said son I told you.
[F#] Let it [B] be,
[F#] let it [B] be, wait, [F#] wait, wait.
[B] Oh I feel her [F#] right now.
[B] After six months [F#] he [B] was released from jail.
[F#] He [B] promised his mother that [F#] he would never, [B] that he would never [F#] drive drunk again.
But [B]
[F#] it was sad.
[B]
[F#] The young man [B] didn't [F#] keep his promise.
[B] And one night
[F#] while [B] driving drunk [F#] he hit a lady, [B]
they took [F#] him back to jail.
[B]
[F#] God have mercy.
But this [B] time [F#] his dad [B] came to see.
[F#] And he asked his daddy, [B] where is mom?
[F#] His [B] father looked at him, [F#] tears [B] streaming [G#m]
down.
[F#] [B] He said son, [F#] you don't know, [B] the lady you hit [F#] was your mother.
[B] His father walked away with [F#] his head [B] dropped inside.
[F#] And the young man just [B] stood there.
And [F#] I can imagine the [B] young man hearing his mother's voice.
Oh [F#] I can [B] imagine hearing the [F#] lady, hearing the [B] young man,
[F#] hearing his mother's voice.
[B] You know what?
Let
[F#] this be, let [B] this be, let this be, [B] let this be, let this be, [F#] let this be, [B]
[F#] let this
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[F#] I [B]
[F#] have [B] a true story about [F#] a young man, [B] Lord have mercy.
[F#] You know what [B] it's about, [F#] drunk and [B] drivers.
[F#] There [B] was a young man come [F#] from a good family.
[B] His mother and father taught [F#] him right from wrong.
[B] But he wouldn't listen, [F#] he started drinking.
[B] His mother warned [F#] him not to [B] drink while driving.
[F#] But one night [B] while driving drunk he [F#] hit a little girl, [B] she died instantly.
[F#] Oh I feel my heifer coming down.
[B] She told him, [F#] she [B] told him
[F#] not to drive drunk.
[B]
[F#] You know what happened, [B] they took him to jail.
[F#] His [B] parents come to visit him.
[F#] [B] Oh his mother was sad, [F#] [B] she said son,
[F#] [B] she said son, [F#] she said son, she said son, she said
son, [B] I told you, [F#] she [B] said son I told you.
[F#] Let it [B] be,
[F#] let it [B] be, wait, [F#] wait, wait.
[B] Oh I feel her [F#] right now.
[B] After six months [F#] he [B] was released from jail.
[F#] He [B] promised his mother that [F#] he would never, [B] that he would never [F#] drive drunk again.
But [B]
[F#] it was sad.
[B]
[F#] The young man [B] didn't [F#] keep his promise.
[B] And one night
[F#] while [B] driving drunk [F#] he hit a lady, [B]
they took [F#] him back to jail.
[B]
[F#] God have mercy.
But this [B] time [F#] his dad [B] came to see.
[F#] And he asked his daddy, [B] where is mom?
[F#] His [B] father looked at him, [F#] tears [B] streaming [G#m]
down.
[F#] [B] He said son, [F#] you don't know, [B] the lady you hit [F#] was your mother.
[B] His father walked away with [F#] his head [B] dropped inside.
[F#] And the young man just [B] stood there.
And [F#] I can imagine the [B] young man hearing his mother's voice.
Oh [F#] I can [B] imagine hearing the [F#] lady, hearing the [B] young man,
[F#] hearing his mother's voice.
[B] You know what?
Let
[F#] this be, let [B] this be, let this be, [B] let this be, let this be, [F#] let this be, [B]
[F#] let this
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
Key:
B
F#
G#m
B
F#
G#m
B
F#
Let this be a [B] lesson to [F#] you, let this be [B] a lesson to you.
[F#] I _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ have [B] a true story about [F#] a young man, _ [B] Lord have mercy. _
_ [F#] _ _ You know what [B] it's about, _ _ [F#] drunk and _ [B] drivers. _
_ [F#] _ _ There [B] was a young man come [F#] from a good family.
[B] His mother and father taught [F#] him right from wrong.
[B] But he wouldn't listen, _ [F#] he started drinking.
_ [B] His mother warned [F#] him not to [B] drink while driving. _
[F#] But one night _ [B] while driving drunk he [F#] hit a little girl, _ [B] she died instantly. _
[F#] Oh I feel my heifer coming down.
[B] She told him, [F#] _ _ she [B] told him _
_ [F#] _ not to drive drunk.
[B] _ _ _
[F#] You know what happened, _ [B] they took him to jail.
_ [F#] _ _ His [B] parents come to visit him.
[F#] _ _ _ [B] Oh his mother was sad, _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] she said son, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] she said son, _ [F#] _ _ she said son, she said son, she said
son, [B] I told you, _ [F#] _ _ she [B] said son I told you.
_ [F#] Let it _ [B] be, _ _
_ [F#] let it [B] be, _ wait, [F#] wait, wait.
_ _ [B] _ Oh I feel her [F#] right now.
_ _ [B] After six months _ [F#] _ _ he [B] was released from jail. _
_ [F#] _ _ He [B] promised his mother that [F#] he would never, _ _ [B] that he would never _ [F#] drive drunk again.
But [B] _ _ _
[F#] it was sad.
_ [B] _ _ _
[F#] The young man _ _ [B] _ didn't _ [F#] keep his promise.
[B] And one night _
_ [F#] _ _ while [B] driving drunk [F#] he hit a lady, _ _ [B] _ _
they took [F#] him back to jail.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] God have mercy.
But this [B] time _ _ [F#] his dad _ [B] came to see. _ _
[F#] And he asked his daddy, [B] where is mom? _
_ [F#] _ _ His [B] father looked at him, _ [F#] _ _ tears [B] streaming [G#m]
down.
[F#] _ _ _ [B] He said son, _ [F#] you don't know, _ [B] the lady you hit [F#] was your mother.
_ [B] His father walked away with [F#] his head _ [B] dropped inside. _
[F#] And the young man just [B] stood there.
And [F#] I can imagine the [B] young man hearing his mother's voice.
Oh [F#] I can [B] imagine _ hearing the [F#] lady, _ hearing the [B] young man, _ _
[F#] _ hearing his mother's voice.
[B] You know what?
Let _
_ [F#] this be, let [B] this be, _ let _ this be, [B] let this be, let this be, [F#] let this be, _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] let this
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] I _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ have [B] a true story about [F#] a young man, _ [B] Lord have mercy. _
_ [F#] _ _ You know what [B] it's about, _ _ [F#] drunk and _ [B] drivers. _
_ [F#] _ _ There [B] was a young man come [F#] from a good family.
[B] His mother and father taught [F#] him right from wrong.
[B] But he wouldn't listen, _ [F#] he started drinking.
_ [B] His mother warned [F#] him not to [B] drink while driving. _
[F#] But one night _ [B] while driving drunk he [F#] hit a little girl, _ [B] she died instantly. _
[F#] Oh I feel my heifer coming down.
[B] She told him, [F#] _ _ she [B] told him _
_ [F#] _ not to drive drunk.
[B] _ _ _
[F#] You know what happened, _ [B] they took him to jail.
_ [F#] _ _ His [B] parents come to visit him.
[F#] _ _ _ [B] Oh his mother was sad, _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] she said son, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] she said son, _ [F#] _ _ she said son, she said son, she said
son, [B] I told you, _ [F#] _ _ she [B] said son I told you.
_ [F#] Let it _ [B] be, _ _
_ [F#] let it [B] be, _ wait, [F#] wait, wait.
_ _ [B] _ Oh I feel her [F#] right now.
_ _ [B] After six months _ [F#] _ _ he [B] was released from jail. _
_ [F#] _ _ He [B] promised his mother that [F#] he would never, _ _ [B] that he would never _ [F#] drive drunk again.
But [B] _ _ _
[F#] it was sad.
_ [B] _ _ _
[F#] The young man _ _ [B] _ didn't _ [F#] keep his promise.
[B] And one night _
_ [F#] _ _ while [B] driving drunk [F#] he hit a lady, _ _ [B] _ _
they took [F#] him back to jail.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] God have mercy.
But this [B] time _ _ [F#] his dad _ [B] came to see. _ _
[F#] And he asked his daddy, [B] where is mom? _
_ [F#] _ _ His [B] father looked at him, _ [F#] _ _ tears [B] streaming [G#m]
down.
[F#] _ _ _ [B] He said son, _ [F#] you don't know, _ [B] the lady you hit [F#] was your mother.
_ [B] His father walked away with [F#] his head _ [B] dropped inside. _
[F#] And the young man just [B] stood there.
And [F#] I can imagine the [B] young man hearing his mother's voice.
Oh [F#] I can [B] imagine _ hearing the [F#] lady, _ hearing the [B] young man, _ _
[F#] _ hearing his mother's voice.
[B] You know what?
Let _
_ [F#] this be, let [B] this be, _ let _ this be, [B] let this be, let this be, [F#] let this be, _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] let this
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
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