Strait Country
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste:
4th traste
As recorded by Brett Kissel
(From the 2023 Album THE COMPASS PROJECT - WEST ALBUM)
Capo 4th fret
[Intro]
C F C F C Dm C
F G
[Verse 1]
C F
I grew up with just a few heroes back when I was small
C F
My daddy, and both of my grandpas, but that wasn't all
G Em F
When I got my first guitar, the first song that I ever played
C F C F G F
Was by George Strait
[Verse 2]
C F
I started picking 'round town, I'd go down to the ol' rodeo
C F
I'd sing Amarillo, and all of the songs that they'd know
G Em F
When I played for a crowd, well, they'd always cheer loud for me
C
When I played Strait country
F G F
Oh, Strait country
[Chorus]
G
There ain't no other guy
F
Who quite changed my life
G
I sang right along
F
With his style and his songs
G Em F
He made an impression on me
C
Oh, Strait country
F G F
Oh, Strait country
[Verse 3]
D G
Well, I packed up for Music City when I was nineteen
D G
Left my band, and a girlfriend, oh Lord, it was so hard to leave
A G
But I took every record that he ever made
A G
And I told myself I'd make it someday
A F#m G
'Cause all that I wanted to be
D Em D
Was Strait country
[Chorus]
A
There ain't no other guy
G
Who quite changed my life
A
I sang right along
G
With his style, and his songs
A D G
He made an impression on me
D
Yeah, Strait country
G
Oh, Strait country
D
Strait country
G A G A
Oh, Strait country
[Outro]
D G
I grew up with just a few heroes back when I was small
D G
My daddy and both of my grandpas, but that wasn't all
How to play Strait Country
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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