Incredible song. I read that Parsons recruited Elvis’s backing band for this album.
He also attempted to get Merle Haggard to produce it but that didn’t happen. Still sounds amazing.
Full video here: https://youtu.be/gqhXWq5COik
Chords are:
Capo 3
*Intro*
G (pull-off 3rd string/2nd fret twice)
G (pull-off 3rd string/2nd fret twice)
*Verse*
G (you can add 3rd string/2nd fret whenever you like)
B11 (2-0-1-2-0-0)
Then use this run:
Em (x-x-2-0-0-0)
Em/D# (x-x-1-0-0-0)
Em/D (x-x-0-0-0-0)
C# (x-4-x-x-x-x) just play the note
Cmaj7 (x-3-2-0-0-0)
G
G/C (3-0-2-0-1-0)
(x2)
*Chorus*
Em/C# (x-4-2-0-0-0)
Cmaj7
G
G/C
Em/C# (x-4-2-0-0-0)
Cmaj7
G
G/C
…and back into verse and chorus
*Bridge*
D
D
G
G
D
D
C
C/B (x-2-0-0-1-0)
Am
D
Dsus4 (x-x-0-2-3-3)
Back into verse.
Enjoy x
He also attempted to get Merle Haggard to produce it but that didn’t happen. Still sounds amazing.
Full video here: https://youtu.be/gqhXWq5COik
Chords are:
Capo 3
*Intro*
G (pull-off 3rd string/2nd fret twice)
G (pull-off 3rd string/2nd fret twice)
*Verse*
G (you can add 3rd string/2nd fret whenever you like)
B11 (2-0-1-2-0-0)
Then use this run:
Em (x-x-2-0-0-0)
Em/D# (x-x-1-0-0-0)
Em/D (x-x-0-0-0-0)
C# (x-4-x-x-x-x) just play the note
Cmaj7 (x-3-2-0-0-0)
G
G/C (3-0-2-0-1-0)
(x2)
*Chorus*
Em/C# (x-4-2-0-0-0)
Cmaj7
G
G/C
Em/C# (x-4-2-0-0-0)
Cmaj7
G
G/C
…and back into verse and chorus
*Bridge*
D
D
G
G
D
D
C
C/B (x-2-0-0-1-0)
Am
D
Dsus4 (x-x-0-2-3-3)
Back into verse.
Enjoy x
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- Merle Haggard
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