Great Moments in Country Guitar #20: Glen Campbell Plays Ya'll Come

How to Play If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away by Justin Moore

Capo 4

Intro: G, Cadd9, G, Cadd9

G                         Cadd9
Every day I drive to work across Flint River bridge
  G                                 Cadd9
A hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpa fished
           D/F                                Cadd9
There's a piece of his old fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road
   D/F                                 Cadd9
He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was twenty years ago
Bm7                     Cadd9
      And what I wouldn't give
Bm7                                  Cadd9       D/F
To ride around in that old truck with him

  G
If heaven wasn't so far away
    Cadd9
I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
   D/F
Introduce them to their grandpa
    Cadd9
Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks
G
Find my long lost cousin John
    Cadd9
The one we left back in Vietnam
 D/F
Show him a picture of his daughter now
 Cadd9
She's a doctor and he'd be proud
 Em7                 D/F             Cadd9
Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days
        Em7             D/F                Cadd9
In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave
      Em7                 D/F           Cadd9
Yeah losing them wouldn't be so hard to take
                    D/F     G         Intro
If heaven wasn't so far away

G                                                 Cadd9
I'd hug all three of those girls we lost from the class of '99
G                                        Cadd9
And I'd find my bird dog Bo and take him huntin' one more time
    D/F                              Cadd9
I'd ask Hank why he took those pills back in '53
    D/F                               Cadd9
And Janis to sing the second verse of "Me and Bobby McGee"
Bm7                Cadd9
Sit on a cloud and visit for a while
     Bm7                        Cadd9      D/F
It'd do me good just to see them smile
 G
If heaven wasn't so far away
    Cadd9
I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
   D/F
Introduce them to their grandpa
    Cadd9
Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks
G
Find my long lost cousin John
    Cadd9
The one we left back in Vietnam
 D/F
Show him a picture of his daughter now
 Cadd9
She's a doctor and he'd be proud
 Em7                 D/F                  Cadd9
Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days
        Em7             D/F                Cadd9
In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave
      Em7                 D/F           Cadd9
Yeah losing them wouldn't be so hard to take
   Cadd9            D/F
If heaven wasn't so far
   Cadd9            D/F
If heaven wasn't so far
   Cadd9            D/F    G     Intro
If heaven wasn't so far away

So far away

So far away

How to Play The Cave by Mumford & Sons

Great Moments in Country Guitar #20: Glen Campbell Plays Witchita Lineman

Here's another one from Glen as we salute our country music legend of the week.

How to Play Here in the Real World by Alan Jackson

Capo 1st fret
Slow tune

Intro:
G-A-D-G-D

D             G     A
Cowboys don't cry,
                 D
And heroes don't die.
                 G     A
And good always wins
          D
Again and again.
              G            A
And love is a sweet dream
      A7           D
That always comes true
                          G        A
Oh, if life were like the movies,
      A7      D    G    D
I'd never be blue.


Chorus:
 D7             G           A
But here in the real world,
                      D
It's not that easy at all,
                       G             A7
'Cause when hearts get broken,
                      D
It's real tears that fall.
      D7                   G      A
And darlin', it's sad but true,
                                    D
But the one thing I've learned from you,
                     Em     D       G
Is how the boy don't always get the girl,
A7                G     Intro
Here in the real world.


I gave you my love,
But that wasn't enough,
To hold your heart
When times got tough.
And tonight on that silver screen,
It'll end like it should,
Two lovers will make it through
Like I hoped we would.

Repeat Chorus

At the end of second chorus play  D-A7-D  to wrap it up.

How to Play Barefoot Blue Jean Night by Jake Owen

Intro:

E B A B x2

Verse 1:

E B
Full moon shinin' bright
A B
Edge of the water we were feelin' alright
E B
Back down a country road
A (stop)
The girls are always hot & the beer is ice cold

E B A B

Verse 2:

E B
Cadillac horns on the hood
A B
My buddy Frankie had his dad hook him up good
E B
Girls smiled when we rode by
A (stop)
They'd hop in the back & we'd cruise to the riverside


Chorus:

E B
Wohh never gonna grow up
A B
Wohh never gonna slow down
E B A
Wohh we were shinin' like lighters in the dark
B
In the middle of a rock show
E B
Wohh we were doin' it right
A B
Wohh we were comin' alive
E B A
Wohh Yeah caught up in a southern summer
B
Barefoot blue jean night

E B A B

Verse 3:

E B
Blue eyes & auburn hair
A B
Sittn' lookin' pretty by the fire in a lawn chair
E B
New to town and new to me
A (stop)
Her ruby red lips were sippin' on sweet tea

Verse 4:

E B
Shot me a look like a shootin' star
A B
So I grabbed a beer & my ole guitar, then we
E B
Sat around til the break of dawn
A B
Howlin' & singin' to our favorite songs

Chorus:

E B
Wohh never gonna grow up
A B
Wohh never gonna slow down
E B A
Wohh we were shinin' like lighters in the dark
B
In the middle of a rock show
E B
Wohh we were doin' it right
A B
Wohh we were comin' alive
E B A
Wohh Yeah caught up in a southern summer
B
Barefoot blue jean night


Chorus:

E B A B
Wohh never gonna grow up
E B
Never gonna slow down
A (once)
We were shinin' like lighters in the dark

In the middle of a rock show
E B
Wohh we were doin' it right
A B
Wohh we were comin' alive
E B A
Wohh Yeah caught up in a southern summer
B
Barefoot blue jean night

Outro:

The outro is just this a bunch of times over the same chord progression:

E B A E
Wohh Barefoot blue jean night

Great Moments in Country Guitar #19: Glen Campbell Plays William Tell Overture

In light of the recent announcement concerning Glen Campbell's alzheimer's, we are featuring him and his amazing contribution to country music this week.

How to Play You and Tequila by Kenny Chesney

G C G C
Baby here I am again, kicking dust in the canyon wind
G C G C
Waiting for that sun to go down
G C G C
Made it up Mulholland Drive, hell-bent on getting high
G C G
High above the lights of town

D G
You and tequila make me crazy
D G
You run like poison in my blood
Bm Em
One more night might kill me, baby
C D G C G C
One is one too many, one more is never enough

G C G C
For 30 days and 30 nights, I've been putting up a real good fight

G C G C
There were times I thought you'd win
G C G C
It's so easy to forget the bitter taste morning left
G C G
Swore I wouldn't go back there again

D G
You and tequila make me crazy
D G
You run like poison in my blood
Bm Em
One more night might kill me, baby
C D Em
One is one too many, and one more is never enough
Em A
When it comes to you, oh the damage I could do
Em C
It's always your favorite sins that do you in

{INSTRUMENTAL BREAK}

D G
You and tequila make me crazy
D G
You run like poison in my blood
Bm Em
One more night might kill me, baby
C D G C G C
One is one too many, and one more is never enough

How to Play Your Man by Josh Turner

Intro Tabs

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Intro: A E B E
(No Chords)
A
Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low
A E
Put some music on thats soft and slow
B
Baby we ain't got no place to go
E(Stop)
I hope you understand
(No Chords)
A
I've been thinking bout this all day long
A E
Never felt a feeling quite this strong
B
I can't believe how much it turns me on
E
Just to be your man
F#m
Theres no hurry,don't you worry
E
we can take our time
F#m G#m
Come a little closer,lets go over
A E (Stop)
What I had in mind
(No Chords)
A
Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low
E
Put some music on that soft and slow
B
Baby we ain't got no place to go
E (Stop)
I hope you understand
(No Chords)
A
I've been thinking buot this all day long
A E
Never felt a feeling quite this strong
B
I can't believe how much it turns me on
E
Just to be your man

Solo: E A E B E
F#m
Ain't nobody, ever loved nobody
E
The way that I love you
F#m G#m
We're alone now, you don't know how
A E (Stop)
Long I've wanted to
(No Chords)
A
Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low
A E
Put some music on that's soft and slow
B
Baby we ain't got no place to go
E (Stop)
I hope you understand
(No Chords)
A
I've been thinking bout this all day long
A E
Never felt a feeling that was quite this strong
B
I can't believe how much it turns me on
E
Just to your man
E B
I can't believe how much it turns me on
E
Just to be your man

Solo: E A E B E