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