Barefoot Blue Jean Night Chords

by Jake Owen
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author halo_soccer [a] 127.
3 contributors total, last edit on Sep 23, 2019
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Chords

E
B
A

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I like playing the ones below during the instrumental breaks and chorus then barre chords during
the verses. Play a regular open E then slide up to the B chord on the 9th fret listed below.
 
    E                  B                  A
e|--0------------------0------------------0----------------------------------|
B|--9------------------0------------------0----------------------------------|
G|--9------------------8------------------6----------------------------------|
D|--9------------------9------------------7----------------------------------|
A|--0------------------9------------------7----------------------------------|
E|--X------------------X------------------X----------------------------------|
 
 
[Intro]
E    B    A    B
E    B    A    B
 
[Verse 1]
E           B
  Full moon   shinin' bright
A                   B
  Edge of the water  we were feelin' alright
E           B
  Back down  a country road
A                            N.C.
  The girls are always hot & the beer is ice cold
 
 
[Interlude]
E    B    A    B
 
 
[Verse 2]
E          B
  Cadillac   horns on the hood
A                           B
   My buddy Frankie had his Dad hook him up good
E               B
   Girls smiled   when we rode by 
       A                        N.C.
They'd   hop in the back & we'd cruise to the riverside
 
 
[Chorus]
E    B                  A
  Woah never gonna grow up
   B                   E
Woah never gonna slow down
   B                      A                   B
Woah we were shinin' like lighters in the dark in the middle of a rock show
E    B
  Woah we were doin' it right
A    B                 E
  Woah we were comin' alive
   B                     A
Woah yeah caught up in a southern summer
B
  Barefoot blue jean night
 
 
[Interlude]
E    B    A    B
 
 
[Verse 3]
E            B
   Blue eyes   and auburn hair
A                      B
Sittin' lookin' pretty   by the fire in a lawn chair 
E             B
   New to town and new to me
        A                N.C.
Her ruby red lips were sippin' on sweet tea
 
 
[Verse 4]
E                      B
  Shot me a look like a shootin' star
A                         B
  So I grabbed a beer & my ol' guitar, then we
E                    B
  Sat around 'til the break of dawn
A                        B
  Howlin' & singin'  our favorite songs
 
 
[Chorus]
E    B                  A
  Woah never gonna grow up
   B                   E
Woah never gonna slow down
   B                      A                   B
Woah we were shinin' like lighters in the dark in the middle of a rock show
E    B
  Woah we were doin' it right
A    B                 E
  Woah we were comin' alive
   B                     A
Woah yeah caught up in a southern summer
B
  Barefoot blue jean night
 
 
[Chorus]
E    B                  A
  Woah never gonna grow up
B                     E
(Hah!)   never gonna slow down
   B                      N.C.                N.C.
Woah we were shinin' like lighters in the dark in the middle of a rock show
E    B
  Woah we were doin' it right
A    B                  E
  Woah we were comin' alive
   B                     A
Woah yeah caught up in a southern summer
B
  Barefoot blue jean night
 
 
[Outro]
E    B                    A
       Barefoot blue jean night
B                         E
       Barefoot blue jean night
B                         A
       Barefoot blue jean night
B                         E
       Barefoot blue jean night
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halo_soccer
CORRECTION: If you start at open E and slide up to the B on the the 8th and 9th frets for the intro, breaks and chorus it sounds way better than using the E chord on the 9th fret like I have listed above.
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mgierhart
Try this for the intro/chorus: The E is close, but he's actually dropping the root note off the chord and using the open low-E for the bass note: [tab] e|--0-- B|--0-- G|--9-- D|--9-- A|--x-- E|--0-- [/tab] Keep in mind that he's playing a 12-string acoustic. This means that, by playing the low-E open, the string that it's paired up with (which is tuned an octave higher) gives you that middle-E that you're losing by muting the A string instead of playing the 7th fret. If you're playing it on a 6-string, it might sound better as a whole chord, but you're sacrificing mobility for the next lick (which is fine, if you have the skill to stretch and make it still sound natural) Where you have a B chord written in the intro is actually a little lick that goes like this: [tab] e|--0-----0---- B|--0-----0---- G|--9h11--11p9- D|--9-----9---- A|--x-----x---- E|--x-----x---- [/tab] Yes, he does mute the root note of the chord. I'm not going to tab out the strumming rhythm, but I think you can get the idea. Where you have the A chord in the intro, it's actually played like this: [tab] e|--0-- B|--0-- G|--9-- D|--9-- A|--0-- E|--x-- [/tab] Basically an E/A. After that, play the little lick written above for the B chord (and yes, mute both the low-E and the A strings again!) And there you have it! By the way, your tab does sound really good--keep up the great work!
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M1Tank
Good Job Cody! Your effort is appreciated.
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