Old School
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Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:No capo
CHORDS
GUITAR
UKULELE
PIANO
D
C
G
A
Dm
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[Intro]
D D D D
D D D D
[Verse]
D D
Shake a man's hand and look him in the eye
C G
Is that so hard to do?
G C
Don't blow smoke, don't tell lies
G D
Son, just tell the truth
D D
There's rumors going round all around town
C C
You've been talking shit
G G
You say I can't play and ya say I can't sing
C D
And my songs they won't be hits
D D
I've never been a violent man
C C
I'd rather be drinkin' beer
G G
But that's the name Granddaddy gave me
C G D
And let me make it clear
[Chorus]
D D
You're gonna shut.. your mouth
C C
Or say it to my face
D D
Or I'm gonna use.. your ass
A A
Like a broom to sweep this place
D C
Go on and call up your friends
G C D D
You better bring a few
D D A
Cause I come from a different time
A D D D D
Where the men were all Old School
[Verse]
D D
I've seen your kind a thousand times
C C
All baby faced and cute
G G
No calluses on your hands
C D Dm
No scuffs upon your boots
D D
You probably think the holler
C C
Is a rap song in your car
G G
You don't know the first damn thing
C D
About playing these smoky bars
[Chorus]
D D
You're gonna shut.. your mouth
C C
Or say it to my face
D D
Or I'm gonna use... your ass
A A
Like a broom to sweep this place
D C
Go on and call up your friends
G C D D
You better bring a few
D D A
Cause I come from a different time
A D D D D
Where the men were all Old School
[Verse]
D D
I don't care if you wanna speak your mind, son
C C
If you got somethin' to say
G G D D
All I ask you stand up, and grow some balls and say it to my face
D D
Cause if I keep hearing whispers, son
C C
You're still talking shit
G G
You're gonna owe me gas money to get back over here
C G
and it's gonna be "talk shit - get hit"
[Chorus]
D D
You're gonna shut... your mouth
C C
Or say it to my face
D D
Or I'm gonna use.... your ass
A A
Like a broom to sweep this place
D C
Go on and call up your friends
G C D D
You better bring a few
D D Dm A
Cause I come from a different time
A D D
Where the men were all Old School
D D A A
I come from a different time
A A D A D
Cause my Granddaddy sure was Old School
[Outro]
D D
It's up to you, son
D D D
It's "talk shit - get hit"
D D
What's that? I don't hear nothin'
D
Yeah, that's what I thought
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D
D D
I'm waiting
How to play Old School
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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.