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Chorded by :Nathaniel Newman
e-mail : nathanielnewmanmusic gmail.com
Date : 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
Em
I get home from a long day.
G
Put on the radio.
D
Lookin for some country soul.
C
But I don't find it, no.
VERSE 2
Em
It's a dirt road free for all.
G
Some ol boys sayin they're outlaws.
D
They dress the part and they talk the talk.
C
You know they been taught to walk the walk.
PRE- CHORUS
Em
These boys think they're tough.
D
Like they been robbin banks.
Am
Cause they name drop Johnny Cash.
Bm
And they name drop poor ol Hank.
CHORUS
Em
Hey pretty boy in the base ball hat.
G
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
D
Country ain't just about where you're at.
C D
It's about bein true to what's inside of you.
CHORUS 2
Em
You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
G
That you got from your record label's image group.
D
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop.
C D
Listen son, you ain't got a clue.
C
You can't buy true.
D
Tell ya what they should do.
Em, G, D, C
They should Outlaw You.
VERSE 3
Em
Let me paint a picture for you.
G
Nashville in '62
D
The formula had proven true.
C
They didn't let nothin new through.
VERSE 4
Em
When Waylon came to town.
G
They didn't like his original sound.
D
They tried hard to keep him down.
C
They tried hard to starve him out.
Em
But he kept playin shows.
And pressin on.
G
Chippin away song by song.
D
After years and years of strugglin strong.
C
He got his chance and he took it to Number one
Em
With This Time. in 74
G
With his band in the back and four on the floor.
D
That one record busted down the door.
C
And the record labels had the control no more.
Em
Then in '76 came the outlaws record.
G
Sold the first million in country music ever.
D
Those ol boys with long hair and braids
C D
Stayed true to their sound and freed the slaves.
BRIDGE
Am7
And all these years later
D
the suits got back their grip.
Em
They took the outlaw concept.
D
And they re-packaged it.
C D
And there's a million ol Waylon fans
Bm
Singin Dont You Think This Outlaw Bit Has Gotten way Out Of Hand.
CHORUS
Em
Hey pretty boy in the cowboy hat.
G
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
D
Country ain't just about where you're at.
C D
It's about bein true to what's inside of you.
CHORUS 2
Em
You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
G
That you got from your record label's image group.
D
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop.
C D
Listen son, you ain't got a clue.
C
You can't buy true.
D
Tell ya what they should do.
Em, G, D, C
They should Outlaw You.
They Should Outlaw You
CHORUS
(one strum per chord per line , let chord ring)
Em
Hey pretty boy in the base ball hat.
G
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
D
Country ain't just about where you're at.
C D
It's about bein true to what's inside of you.
(resume normal strumming pattern)
Em
You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
G
That you got from your record label's image group.
D
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop.
C D
Listen son, you ain't got a clue.
C
You can't buy true.
D Em
Tell ya what they should do.
