All I Can Do Is Write About It - Lynyrd Skynyrd

All I Can Do Is Write About It

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Intro: G D Em C
 
G D Em C
Well this life that I've lead has took me everywhere
G D C
There ain't no place I ain't never gone
G D Em C
But its kind of like the saying that you heard so many times
G D C G D Em C
Well there just ain't no place like home
G D Em C
Did you ever see a she-gator protect her young
G D C
Or a fish in a river swimming free
G D Em C
Did you ever see the beauty of the hills of Carolina
G D C
Or the sweetness of the grass in Tennessee
G D C
And Lord I can't make any changes
G D C
All I can do is write 'em in a song
G D Em C
I can see the concrete slowly creepin'
G D C
Lord take me and mine before that comes
 
( G D Em C ) (2x)
 
G D C
Do you like to see a mountain stream a-flowin'
G D C
Do you like to see a youngun with his dog
G D Em C
Did you ever stop to think about, well, the air your breathin'
G D C
Well you better listen to my song
 
G D C
And Lord I can't make any changes
G D C
All I can do is write 'em in a song
G D Em C
I can see the concrete slowly creepin'
G D C
Lord take me and mine before that comes
 
( A E D ) (4x)
 
G D C
I'm not tryin' to put down no big cities
G D C
But the things they write about us is just a bore
G D Em C
Well you can take a boy out of ol' Dixieland
G D C
But you'll never take ol' Dixie from a boy
 
G D C
And Lord I can't make any changes
G D C
All I can do is write 'em in a song
G D Em C
I can see the concrete slowly creepin'
G D C
Lord take me and mine before that comes
 
G D Em C
'Cause I can see the concrete slowly creepin'
G D C
Lord take me and mine before that comes

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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