Steel Toe Boots
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Intro
C Csus4 C
[Verso 1]
C Csus4 C
Why am I much younger than I feel?
Am G C
Can't blame a baseball wound that never healed,
Am G F C
I couldn't hit a curve, so I had to go to work,
Am F C C
10 years that I've been in this oil field.
[Verso 2]
C F C
And the few days that I'm off work, they go by quick,
Am G C
And I swore this job would stop when we had kids,
Am G F C
Oh, I want to be around, but there ain't nobody in town,
Am G C C
That pays half as much as this rig.
[Refrão]
Am G
So I'll fill my diesel truck,
F C
Try not to damn my love,
Am G C
Packed my longings so I can say: Put down!,
Am G
As I fight these out west winds,
F C
I'll pencil up a plane,
Am G C
To never wear these steel toe boots again.
Interlude
Am G F C
Am G C Csus4 C
[Verso 3]
C F C
Will someday soon I hope I have enough.
Am G C
I'm sick of missing all of my kids stuff.
Am G F C
I'm one for three all talking in my kids Christmas Eve.
Am G C
Yeah, someday soon I've got to have enough.
[Refrão]
Am G
So I'll fill my diesel truck.
F C
Try not to damn my love,
Am G C
Packed my longings so I can say: Put down!,
Am G
As I fight these out west winds,
F C
I'll pencil up a plane,
Am G C
To never wear these steel toe boots again.
Interlude
Am G F C
Am G C Csus4 C
Am G F C
Am G C Csus4 C
[Verso 4]
C F C
when that truck says that I don't drive I'll go home,
Am G C
And I'll never leave my wife and not alone,
Am G F C
I'll share simple things like coaching my kids team
Am G C
And never wear these steel toe boots again,
Am G F C
No, I'll never wear these steel toe boots, never again,
Am G C
Never wear these steel toe boots again,
Outro
Am G F C
Am G C Csus4 C
Am G F C
Am G C
How to play Steel Toe Boots
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.