A Beautiful Time chords - Willie Nelson

How to Play "A Beautiful Time" Guitar chords

INTRO:
   A          A
E -0--------|-0----------|
B -2--------|-2----------|
G -2--------|-2----------|
D -2--------|-2--4-2-----|
A -0--0-0-0-|-0------4-0-|
E -x--------|-x----------|
 
 
VERSE:
 A
Drinking a black coffee
D
In a little motel lobby
 A                           E7  E7
Waiting on the band to come down
 
 A                      A7
Then travelling across Texas
D                  D7
In an old station wagon
 
     A           E7        A   A
I'm dragging my trailer around

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          A7
I do the driving
 D
They do the drinking
 A                     E7  E7
That's how I keep us alive
 
    A            A7
Now we played a good show
 D             D7
Last night in Waco
 
A                E7         A
We still got an eight hour drive
 
   A
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -5-4-2-0-
 
 
CHORUS:
      E                 D                 D
If I ever get old I'll still love the road
                A           E   E7
Still love the way that it winds
 
          A                A7
When the last song's been played
      D            D7
I'll look back and say
 
   A          E7        A   A
I sure had a beautiful time
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
A  A  D  D  A  E7  A  A
 
 
VERSE:
                         A7
Now we're packed up and rolling
 D
Who cares where we're going
A                                   E    E7
 The radio's playing sweet country sounds
 
 A                 A7
Got the sun on my skin
D                 D7
My hair's in the wind
 
     A          E              A
And all of the windows rolled down
 
   A
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -5-4-2-0-
 
 
CHORUS:
      E                 D                 D
If I ever get old I'll still love the road
                A           E   E7
Still love the way that it winds
 
          A                A7
When the last song's been played
      D            D7
I'll look back and say
 
   A          E         A   A
I sure had a beautiful time
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
A  A  D  D  A  A  E7
A  A7  D  D
A  E7  A  A
 
 
VERSE:
                  A7
They're having a party
D
In the back seat well lordy
 A                             E7  E7
Looks like they're all out of beer
 
 A                   A7
They're laughing at good jokes
 D           D7
Rolling the good smoke
 
 A                      E7               A
Well I know y'all will pass that one up here
 
   A
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -5-4-2-0-
 
 
CHORUS:
      E                 D
If I ever get old I'll still love the road
                     A           E   E7
I'll still love the way that it winds
 
          A                A7
When the last song's been played
      D            D7
I'll look back and say
 
   A          E7        A   D
I sure had a beautiful time
 
   A          E         A  E  A  A
I sure had a beautiful time
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO:
D  D  A  A  E  E
A  A7  D  D  A  E7 A  A
A  A7  D  D  A  A  E7  E7
A  A7  D  D  A  E7  A  A - FADE OUT