Chords for Nothing But A Breeze
Tempo:
117.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[D] [G]
Life is just too short for some folks, [C] and for other folks it just [G] drags on.
Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey, [C] others figure tea is [D] too strong.
[G] Well, I'm the type of guy that wants it right down the middle [C] now.
I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth.
[Em] Oh, me, I want to live with my feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue north,
in a small suburban garden.
Mm, [C] now, not a single neighbor [G] knows our name.
I know the woman wishes we would move someplace
where [C] the houses aren't all [D] the same.
Oh, [E] Jessie, I wish [G] you would take me where the grass is greener.
[C] I couldn't really say where that may [G] be.
I know [Em] it's someplace high on [C] a mountain top [D] and down by the deep [G] blue sea.
[C] And there we do just [Em] as we please.
[C] It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze.
[G] And one day I'll be old great-grandpa, [C] and all the pretty girls will [G] call me sir.
And now, where they're asking me how things are,
[C] well, soon they'll ask me how [D] things were.
Well, [G] now, I don't mind being an old great-grandpa,
[C] as long as you be my great [G]-grandma.
But [Em] I wish we would move with our [C] tea and cookies
[D] to the shade of the old [G] palm park.
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [Em]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] And there we do just [Em] as we please.
[C] It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze.
Yes, [G] and life is just too short for some folks.
[C] For other folks, it just [G] drags on.
Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey.
[C] Others think the tea is [D] too strong.
[G] Well, I am the type of guy that wants to drive the middle.
[C] Now, I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth.
[Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North.
[C] [G]
[D]
[B] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North.
[Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] big old feet in [D] Dixie and my head up in the cool blue [G] North.
[N]
[D] [G]
Life is just too short for some folks, [C] and for other folks it just [G] drags on.
Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey, [C] others figure tea is [D] too strong.
[G] Well, I'm the type of guy that wants it right down the middle [C] now.
I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth.
[Em] Oh, me, I want to live with my feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue north,
in a small suburban garden.
Mm, [C] now, not a single neighbor [G] knows our name.
I know the woman wishes we would move someplace
where [C] the houses aren't all [D] the same.
Oh, [E] Jessie, I wish [G] you would take me where the grass is greener.
[C] I couldn't really say where that may [G] be.
I know [Em] it's someplace high on [C] a mountain top [D] and down by the deep [G] blue sea.
[C] And there we do just [Em] as we please.
[C] It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze.
[G] And one day I'll be old great-grandpa, [C] and all the pretty girls will [G] call me sir.
And now, where they're asking me how things are,
[C] well, soon they'll ask me how [D] things were.
Well, [G] now, I don't mind being an old great-grandpa,
[C] as long as you be my great [G]-grandma.
But [Em] I wish we would move with our [C] tea and cookies
[D] to the shade of the old [G] palm park.
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [Em]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] And there we do just [Em] as we please.
[C] It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze.
Yes, [G] and life is just too short for some folks.
[C] For other folks, it just [G] drags on.
Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey.
[C] Others think the tea is [D] too strong.
[G] Well, I am the type of guy that wants to drive the middle.
[C] Now, I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth.
[Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North.
[C] [G]
[D]
[B] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North.
[Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] big old feet in [D] Dixie and my head up in the cool blue [G] North.
[N]
Key:
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D
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Life is just too short for some folks, [C] and for other folks it just [G] drags on. _
_ Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey, [C] others figure tea is [D] too strong. _
[G] Well, I'm the type of guy that wants it right down the middle [C] now.
I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth. _
[Em] Oh, me, I want to live with my feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue north, _
_ in a small suburban garden.
Mm, [C] now, not a single neighbor [G] knows our name. _
I know the woman wishes we would move someplace
where [C] the houses aren't all [D] the same.
Oh, [E] Jessie, I wish [G] you would take me where the grass is greener.
[C] I couldn't really say where that may [G] be.
I know [Em] it's someplace high on [C] a mountain top [D] and down by the deep [G] blue sea. _
[C] And there we _ do just [Em] as we please. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze. _ _ _ _
[G] And one day I'll be old great-grandpa, _ [C] and all the pretty girls will [G] call me sir. _
And now, where they're asking me how things are,
[C] well, soon they'll ask me how [D] things were.
Well, [G] now, I don't mind being an old great-grandpa,
[C] as long as you be my great [G]-grandma. _
But [Em] I wish we would move with our [C] tea and cookies
[D] to the shade of the old [G] palm park.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] And there we _ _ do just [Em] as we please. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze. _ _
Yes, [G] and life is just too short for some folks.
[C] For other folks, it just [G] drags on. _
_ Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey.
[C] Others think the tea is [D] too strong.
[G] Well, I am the type of guy that wants to drive the middle.
[C] Now, I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth. _
_ [Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North. _
_ [Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] big old feet in [D] Dixie and my head up in the cool blue [G] North.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Life is just too short for some folks, [C] and for other folks it just [G] drags on. _
_ Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey, [C] others figure tea is [D] too strong. _
[G] Well, I'm the type of guy that wants it right down the middle [C] now.
I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth. _
[Em] Oh, me, I want to live with my feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue north, _
_ in a small suburban garden.
Mm, [C] now, not a single neighbor [G] knows our name. _
I know the woman wishes we would move someplace
where [C] the houses aren't all [D] the same.
Oh, [E] Jessie, I wish [G] you would take me where the grass is greener.
[C] I couldn't really say where that may [G] be.
I know [Em] it's someplace high on [C] a mountain top [D] and down by the deep [G] blue sea. _
[C] And there we _ do just [Em] as we please. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze. _ _ _ _
[G] And one day I'll be old great-grandpa, _ [C] and all the pretty girls will [G] call me sir. _
And now, where they're asking me how things are,
[C] well, soon they'll ask me how [D] things were.
Well, [G] now, I don't mind being an old great-grandpa,
[C] as long as you be my great [G]-grandma. _
But [Em] I wish we would move with our [C] tea and cookies
[D] to the shade of the old [G] palm park.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] And there we _ _ do just [Em] as we please. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ It ain't nothing [D] but a breeze. _ _
Yes, [G] and life is just too short for some folks.
[C] For other folks, it just [G] drags on. _
_ Some folks like the taste of smoky whiskey.
[C] Others think the tea is [D] too strong.
[G] Well, I am the type of guy that wants to drive the middle.
[C] Now, I don't like all this bouncing [G] back and forth. _
_ [Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] feet in Dixie [D] and my head in the cool [G] blue North. _
_ [Em] Me, I want to live with my [C] big old feet in [D] Dixie and my head up in the cool blue [G] North.
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