[Riff 1]
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E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
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B|--------------------------|
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D|----------4-2-------------|
A|-------4------4-2---------|
E|--4h7-------------4-3-2-0-|
[Intro]
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B|---------5p4-------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6--6------6ph--4-4h6--3--3h4--4--4p3---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------6--6\4-2------|
A|--------------------------------------------------4----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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B|---------5p4-------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6--6------6ph--4-4h6--3--3h4--4--4p3---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------6--6\4-2------|
A|--------------------------------------------------4----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C#5 E5
My first record was "The Pressure Is On"
B F#
Ain't it funny how your life can change with a song
C#5 E5 F#
That's the first time I ever heard Country Boy Can Survive"
C#5 E5
Now I got a guitar and a little band
B F#
I live hard, I live fast, just like the man
C#5 E5 F#
'Cause you can't just play it, boy it's got to be part of your life
[Pre-Chorus 1]
E F# C#5 *Riff 2*
Guess I'm finally whiskey bent now and hell bound
E F# C#5
I've been low but I ain't ever been this far down
[Chorus 1]
E F#
I need a backroad somewhere deep in the pines
B B/A# F#
Spining my wheels until the sun shines
E F# C#5 *Riff 2*
Because I'm back at the bottom and I ain't got nothing to lose
E F#
Yea I've prayed to the Lord I've struggled and strived
B B/A# F#
I'll never get out this world alive
E* F#*
So Hank won't you help me, because I'm lowdown singing the blues
[Instrumental]
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G|--4h6--6------6ph--4-4h6--3--3h4--4--4p3---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------6--6\4-2------|
A|--------------------------------------------------4----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
C#5 E5
Almost OD'd in Denver just the other night
B F#
I was high in the Rockies on a 13 hour flight
C#5 E5 F#
Trying to get home to my country state of mind
C#5 E5
Now these blues they come and go just like the rain
B F#
I need a little more help to ease the pain
C#5 E5 F#
Mr. Weatherman won't you please push these clouds away
[Pre-Chorus 1]
E F# C#5 *Riff 2*
Leave me alone 'cause I'm singing all damn night
E F# C#5
There's a tear in my beer, I guess I finally know why
[Chorus 1]
E F#
I need a backroad somewhere deep in the pines
B B/A# F#
Spining my wheels until the sun shines
E F# C#5 *Riff 2*
Because I'm back at the bottom and I ain't got nothing to lose
E F#
Yea I've prayed to the Lord I've struggled and strived
B B/A# F#
I'll never get out this world alive
E* F#*
So Hank won't you help me, because I'm lowdown singing the blues
[Solo]
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B|---------5p4-------------------------------------------|
G|--4h6--6------6ph--4-4h6--3--3h4--4--4p3---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------6--6\4-2------|
A|--------------------------------------------------4----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| x2
C#5 E5 B F# x2
[Chorus 1]
E F#
I need a backroad somewhere deep in the pines
B B/A# F#
Spining my wheels until the sun shines
E F# C#5 *Riff 2*
Because I'm back at the bottom and I ain't got nothing to lose
E F#
Yea I've prayed to the Lord I've struggled and strived
B B/A# F#
I'll never get out this world alive
E F# C#5 *Riff 2*
So Hank, won't you help me 'cause I'm lowdown singing the blues
E F# C#5 *Riff 2*
So Hank, won't you help me 'cause I'm lowdown singing the blues
E* F#*
So Hank, come on, won't you help me...
[Outro]
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G|--4h6--6------6ph--4-4h6--3--3h4--4--4p3----------6----|
D|-----------------------------------------6--6\4-2-6----|
A|--------------------------------------------------4----|
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