WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Shooter Jennings - Outlaw You Ukulele | Ver. 1
Chorded by :Nathaniel Newman
Learned by ear so chords may not be 100%
INTRO - Dm, F, G, F 2x Dm (stay on Dm to FIRST F chord)
VERSE 1
Dm
I get home from a long day.
F
Put on the radio.
G
Lookin for some country soul.
F
But I don't find it, no.
VERSE 2
Dm
It's a dirt road free for all.
F
Some ol boys sayin they're outlaws.
G
They dress the part and they talk the talk.
F
You know they been taught to walk the walk.
PRE- CHORUS
Dm
These boys think they're tough.
G
Like they been robbin banks.
Dm
Cause they name drop Johnny Cash.
Em
And they name drop poor ol Hank.
CHORUS
Dm
Hey pretty boy in the base ball hat.
F
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
G
Country ain't just about where you're at.
F G
It's about bein true to what's inside of you.
CHORUS 2
Dm
You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
F
That you got from your record label's image group.
G
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop.
F G
Listen son, you ain't got a clue.
F
You can't buy true.
G
Tell ya what they should do.
Dm, F, G, F
They should Outlaw You.
VERSE 3
Dm
Let me paint a picture for you.
F
Nashville in '62
G
The formula had proven true.
F
They didn't let nothin new through.
VERSE 4
Dm
When Waylon came to town.
F
They didn't like his original sound.
G
They tried hard to keep him down.
F
They tried hard to starve him out.
Dm
But he kept playin shows.
And pressin on.
F
Chippin away song by song.
G
After years and years of strugglin strong.
F
He got his chance and he took it to Number one
Dm
With This Time. in 74
F
With his band in the back and four on the floor.
G
That one record busted down the door.
F
And the record labels had the control no more.
Dm
Then in '76 came the outlaws record.
F
Sold the first million in country music ever.
G
Those ol boys with long hair and braids
F G
Stayed true to their sound and freed the slaves.
BRIDGE
Dm7
And all these years later
G
the suits got back their grip.
Dm
They took the outlaw concept.
G
And they re-packaged it.
F G
And there's a million ol Waylon fans
Em
Singin Dont You Think This Outlaw Bit Has Gotten way Out Of Hand.
CHORUS
Dm
Hey pretty boy in the cowboy hat.
F
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
G
Country ain't just about where you're at.
F G
It's about bein true to what's inside of you.
CHORUS 2
Dm
You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
F
That you got from your record label's image group.
G
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop.
F G
Listen son, you ain't got a clue.
F
You can't buy true.
G
Tell ya what they should do.
Dm, F, G, F
They should Outlaw You.
They Should Outlaw You
CHORUS
(one strum per chord per line , let chord ring)
Dm
Hey pretty boy in the base ball hat.
F
You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat.
G
Country ain't just about where you're at.
F G
It's about bein true to what's inside of you.
(resume normal strumming pattern)
Dm
You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
F
That you got from your record label's image group.
G
Sing another man's song with a big drum loop.
F G
Listen son, you ain't got a clue.
F
You can't buy true.
G Dm
Tell ya what they should do.