Shooter Jennings – Outlaw You chords

Chorded by :Nathaniel Newmane-mail : nathanielnewmanmusic  gmail.comDate : 9/2/2011

Learned by ear so chords may not be 100%


INTRO - Em, G, D, C 2x Em (stay on Em to FIRST G chord)


VERSE 1

                                  EmI get home from a long day.
                    GPut on the radio.
                                  DLookin for some country soul.
                             CBut I don't find it, no.

VERSE 2
                         EmIt's a dirt road free for all.
                                                GSome ol boys sayin they're outlaws.
                                                  DThey dress the part and they talk the talk.
                                                   CYou know they been taught to walk the walk.

PRE- CHORUS

 EmThese boys think they're tough.
                            DLike they been robbin banks.
   AmCause they name drop Johnny Cash.
                        BmAnd they name drop poor ol Hank.
 
CHORUS

EmHey pretty boy in the base ball hat.
GYou couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
DCountry ain't just about where you're at.
C                                                 DIt's about bein true to what's inside of you.

CHORUS 2
EmYou say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
  GThat you got from your record label's image group.
   DSing another man's song with a big drum loop.
  C                                       DListen son, you ain't got a clue. 
  CYou can't buy true.
                            DTell ya what they should do.
                       Em, G, D, CThey should Outlaw You.


VERSE 3 
              EmLet me paint a picture for you.
                GNashville in '62
                                DThe formula had proven true.
                          CThey didn't let nothin new through.

VERSE 4
                            EmWhen Waylon came to town.
                                GThey didn't like his original sound.
                                DThey tried hard to keep him down.
                                CThey tried hard to starve him out.
                 EmBut he kept playin shows.

And pressin on.
                GChippin away song by song.
                            DAfter years and years of strugglin strong.
                                              CHe got his chance and he took it to Number one
                  EmWith This Time. in 74
                                  GWith his band in the back and four on the floor.
                       DThat one record busted down the door.
                                     CAnd the record labels had the control no more.
                EmThen in '76 came the outlaws record.
                        GSold the first million in country music ever.
                    DThose ol boys with long hair and braids
                             C                                        DStayed true to their sound and freed the slaves.

BRIDGE

Am7And all these years later
           Dthe suits got back their grip.
                                 EmThey took the outlaw concept.
                          DAnd they re-packaged it.
         C                              DAnd there's a million ol Waylon fans
                               BmSingin Dont You Think This Outlaw Bit Has Gotten way Out Of Hand.

CHORUS

EmHey pretty boy in the cowboy hat.
GYou couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
DCountry ain't just about where you're at.
C                                                           DIt's about bein true to what's inside of you.

CHORUS 2

EmYou say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
  GThat you got from your record label's image group.
   DSing another man's song with a big drum loop.
  C                                       DListen son, you ain't got a clue. 
  CYou can't buy true.
                            DTell ya what they should do.
                          Em, G, D, CThey should Outlaw You.

They Should Outlaw You


CHORUS

(one strum per chord per line , let chord ring)

EmHey pretty boy in the base ball hat.
GYou couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
DCountry ain't just about where you're at.
C                                                           DIt's about bein true to what's inside of you. 

(resume normal strumming pattern)

EmYou say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
  GThat you got from your record label's image group.
   DSing another man's song with a big drum loop.
  C                                       DListen son, you ain't got a clue. 
  CYou can't buy true.
                            D          EmTell ya what they should do.