Chords for Merle Haggard Live
Tempo:
129.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, Daddy, [G] rest his soul, [D] left my mama heavy [G] load, she tried so very hard to fit [A] his shoes.
[Cm]
[D] Working hours without [G] rest, wanted [D] me to have the best, she tried to raise me [A] right but I refused.
I spent 21 years in prison, [G] spent a life without parole, [Bm]
she tried [A] [Cm]
to [D] raise me better, [G] better than [D] I denied.
That lady saw me, made [A] a flame, but Mama [D] tried.
She
[C] kept [G]
me quiet, but I [Eb] loved [F]
her, that's what I'm [C] proud of.
I'm a [F] true man, [G] ain't that a proud man.
[C]
Welcome home to Jackson.
Go wave your hand, you can be talking, man, and you can [G] think, oh, love yourself.
[C]
[G] I'll be waiting in [F] Jackson, [G]
see if he [C] cares.
When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow,
all them women gonna beg, teach them what they don't know.
[Eb] [F]
I'm going to Jackson, dirt loose, [C]
I'm going down [F]
to Jackson, [G] goodbye, that's all [C] she wrote.
Listen to my nephew in Jackson, I'm a dancin' on a pony cake.
There lays your round tail like a scalded ale, with your tail dripping [F] cream, Lord, lay [Bbm] me on [F]
Jackson.
You can be talking, [C]
man, I'll be waiting [F] in Jackson, [G] behind my late [C] pants, man.
We got married in a big old town, right up the bridge, but we've been talking about Jackson.
[G] This was a part of me, I just don't know.
[C]
[G]
[B] I'm going to Jackson, I'm going to leave this house, no, thank you, [Ab] old man, my little Whitney.
[E]
That's alright.
[Db] That's [B] alright, now, mama, [Gb]
anyway.
[Ab] I said I'll be-be-beating, I'll be-be [G]-beating, I'll be-be-beating.
We're gonna have [A] some fun, that's alright.
That's [B] alright, now, mama, anyway.
[Em] I'm not going to lie now, [E] mama.
It's [Bm] weird.
[B] [E]
[Em]
[E] Thank you.
[B]
[Cm]
[D] Working hours without [G] rest, wanted [D] me to have the best, she tried to raise me [A] right but I refused.
I spent 21 years in prison, [G] spent a life without parole, [Bm]
she tried [A] [Cm]
to [D] raise me better, [G] better than [D] I denied.
That lady saw me, made [A] a flame, but Mama [D] tried.
She
[C] kept [G]
me quiet, but I [Eb] loved [F]
her, that's what I'm [C] proud of.
I'm a [F] true man, [G] ain't that a proud man.
[C]
Welcome home to Jackson.
Go wave your hand, you can be talking, man, and you can [G] think, oh, love yourself.
[C]
[G] I'll be waiting in [F] Jackson, [G]
see if he [C] cares.
When I breeze into that city, people gonna stoop and bow,
all them women gonna beg, teach them what they don't know.
[Eb] [F]
I'm going to Jackson, dirt loose, [C]
I'm going down [F]
to Jackson, [G] goodbye, that's all [C] she wrote.
Listen to my nephew in Jackson, I'm a dancin' on a pony cake.
There lays your round tail like a scalded ale, with your tail dripping [F] cream, Lord, lay [Bbm] me on [F]
Jackson.
You can be talking, [C]
man, I'll be waiting [F] in Jackson, [G] behind my late [C] pants, man.
We got married in a big old town, right up the bridge, but we've been talking about Jackson.
[G] This was a part of me, I just don't know.
[C]
[G]
[B] I'm going to Jackson, I'm going to leave this house, no, thank you, [Ab] old man, my little Whitney.
[E]
That's alright.
[Db] That's [B] alright, now, mama, [Gb]
anyway.
[Ab] I said I'll be-be-beating, I'll be-be [G]-beating, I'll be-be-beating.
We're gonna have [A] some fun, that's alright.
That's [B] alright, now, mama, anyway.
[Em] I'm not going to lie now, [E] mama.
It's [Bm] weird.
[B] [E]
[Em]
[E] Thank you.
[B]
Key:
G
C
F
D
A
G
C
F
_ _ _ Oh, Daddy, [G] rest his soul, [D] left my mama heavy [G] load, she tried so very hard to fit [A] his shoes.
_ [Cm] _
[D] Working hours without [G] rest, wanted [D] me to have the best, she tried to raise me [A] right but I refused.
_ I spent 21 years in prison, [G] spent a life without parole, [Bm]
she tried _ _ [A] _ _ [Cm] _
to [D] _ raise me better, [G] better than [D] I denied.
That lady saw me, made [A] a flame, but Mama [D] tried.
She _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] kept _ [G]
me quiet, but I [Eb] loved _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ her, that's what I'm [C] proud of.
_ _ _ _ I'm a [F] true man, _ _ [G] ain't that a proud man.
[C] _
_ _ Welcome home to Jackson. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Go wave your hand, you can be talking, man, and you can [G] think, oh, love yourself.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] I'll be waiting in [F] Jackson, _ [G] _
see if he [C] cares. _ _
When I breeze into that city, _ _ people gonna stoop and bow, _ _ _
all them women gonna beg, _ _ teach them what they don't know.
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ I'm going to Jackson, dirt loose, [C]
I'm going _ _ down _ [F]
to Jackson, _ [G] _ goodbye, that's all [C] she wrote.
_ _ _ _ Listen to my nephew in Jackson, I'm a dancin' on a pony cake.
_ There lays your round tail like a scalded ale, with your tail dripping [F] cream, Lord, lay [Bbm] me on [F]
Jackson.
_ _ _ You can be talking, [C]
man, _ _ I'll be waiting [F] in Jackson, _ _ [G] behind my late [C] pants, man.
_ _ _ _ _ We got married in a big old town, _ right up the bridge, but _ _ we've been talking about Jackson. _ _
[G] This was a part of me, I just don't know.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ I'm going to Jackson, I'm going to leave this house, no, thank you, [Ab] old man, my little Whitney.
_ _ _ [E]
That's _ _ _ alright. _ _
[Db] That's [B] alright, now, mama, _ [Gb]
anyway.
_ _ _ [Ab] I said I'll be-be-beating, I'll be-be [G]-beating, I'll be-be-beating. _ _ _
We're gonna have [A] some fun, _ _ that's alright. _
That's [B] alright, now, mama, _ _ anyway.
[Em] _ _ I'm not going to lie now, [E] mama.
_ It's [Bm] weird.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Thank you.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [Cm] _
[D] Working hours without [G] rest, wanted [D] me to have the best, she tried to raise me [A] right but I refused.
_ I spent 21 years in prison, [G] spent a life without parole, [Bm]
she tried _ _ [A] _ _ [Cm] _
to [D] _ raise me better, [G] better than [D] I denied.
That lady saw me, made [A] a flame, but Mama [D] tried.
She _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] kept _ [G]
me quiet, but I [Eb] loved _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ her, that's what I'm [C] proud of.
_ _ _ _ I'm a [F] true man, _ _ [G] ain't that a proud man.
[C] _
_ _ Welcome home to Jackson. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Go wave your hand, you can be talking, man, and you can [G] think, oh, love yourself.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] I'll be waiting in [F] Jackson, _ [G] _
see if he [C] cares. _ _
When I breeze into that city, _ _ people gonna stoop and bow, _ _ _
all them women gonna beg, _ _ teach them what they don't know.
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ I'm going to Jackson, dirt loose, [C]
I'm going _ _ down _ [F]
to Jackson, _ [G] _ goodbye, that's all [C] she wrote.
_ _ _ _ Listen to my nephew in Jackson, I'm a dancin' on a pony cake.
_ There lays your round tail like a scalded ale, with your tail dripping [F] cream, Lord, lay [Bbm] me on [F]
Jackson.
_ _ _ You can be talking, [C]
man, _ _ I'll be waiting [F] in Jackson, _ _ [G] behind my late [C] pants, man.
_ _ _ _ _ We got married in a big old town, _ right up the bridge, but _ _ we've been talking about Jackson. _ _
[G] This was a part of me, I just don't know.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ I'm going to Jackson, I'm going to leave this house, no, thank you, [Ab] old man, my little Whitney.
_ _ _ [E]
That's _ _ _ alright. _ _
[Db] That's [B] alright, now, mama, _ [Gb]
anyway.
_ _ _ [Ab] I said I'll be-be-beating, I'll be-be [G]-beating, I'll be-be-beating. _ _ _
We're gonna have [A] some fun, _ _ that's alright. _
That's [B] alright, now, mama, _ _ anyway.
[Em] _ _ I'm not going to lie now, [E] mama.
_ It's [Bm] weird.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Thank you.
_ _ [B] _ _