Running This Country
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Dm D D D
D Dm D D D
D
[Verse]
D
If I was running this country
D
I'd build a big old bar
D
With a stage for a singer
D
And a fiddle and a steel guitar
G
If I was running this roost
D
I'd use an iron fist
E
You wouldn't hear one lick of that
A
Tailgate drum loop shit
G
It'd be nothing but Cash
D
Hank, Waylon and Willie
G D
We'd be the honky tonk party
A Dm
If I was running this country
[Instrumental]
D Dm D Dm D Dm
[Verse]
D
If I was running this country
D
I'd go back in time
D D
Between 1953 and '79
G
There'd be a man in black
D
Looking for a Muskogee
E7
And Hank Williams in the back
A
Of a big old Cadillac
G
A Buck Owens and Lefty
D
A Bob Wills and Patsy
G D
We'd be the honky tonk party
A D
If I was running this country
[Chorus]
G
They'd never vote us in
D
But buddy if they did
D A
I'd be the first ever rhinestone suit wearing President
G D G G
And I can play the part on this old guitar
D
Call it the honky tonk party
A D
If I was Running this country
[Instrumental]
G G D D
E E A G F# F E D#
Dm Dm Dm D
[Verse]
D
If I was running this country
D
I'd change a thing or two
D
We'd start the National Anthem
D
With a little bit of working man blues
G
There'd only be one law
D
You have to be an outlaw
E7
I'd make my oval office
A
Out of any old hole in the wall
G
No tax on beer
D
Free Goverment whiskey
G D
We need a Jukebox junkie
A D
To start running this country
[Chorus]
G
They'd never vote us in
D
But buddy if they did
D A
I'd be the first ever rhinestone suit wearing President
G D G G
And I can play the part on this old guitar
D
Call it the honky tonk party
A D
If I was Running this country
[Outro]
G D A A
We'd be the honky tonk party.......
Dm
If I was Running this country
D Dm D D D
How to play Running This Country
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.