Can't Tell Me Nothin
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CAPO 4:
Tabbed by: Emrldeyzs
INTRO: D
VERSE 1:
D A
A 1986 Harley blowing smoke and sucking oil
Em G
My daddy said, 'Buy it and you're crazy boy'
A D
You can't tell me nothin'
VERSE 2:
D
It took two months to fix it up
A
And one day to lay her down
Em G
I got a little hitch in my get-a-long now
A D
You can't tell me nothin'
CHORUS:
A Bm Bm/A G
Talk is cheap and free advice
D A
Is worth the price you pay
A Bm Bm/A G A
I had to find out for myself the hard way
D
You can't tell me nothin'
VERSE 3:
D
Hometown homecoming sweetheart
A
Nobody thought I had a prayer
Em G
Her mama said, 'Boy, don't you come around here'
A D
You can't tell me nothin'
VERSE 4:
D
They say be careful what you wish for
A
I want to be her man
Em G
Two babies and a trailer later here I am
A D
You can't tell me nothin'
CHORUS:
A Bm Bm/A G
Talk is cheap and free advice
D A
Is worth the price you pay
A Bm Bm/A G A
I had to find out for myself the hard way
D
You can't tell me nothin'
VERSE 5:
D
They say drinking will kill you
A
The same thing for rolling smokes
Em Dsus2 G
But that's two of the three things I like most
A D
You can't tell me nothin'
D
I know what the good book preaches
A
But I know how I am
Em Dsus2 G A
I sure hope somebody up there understands
D
You can't tell me nothin'
D
You can't tell me nothin'
OUTRO: D
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What is the starting chord?
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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