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Hank Williams I'll Be A augmentedA Bachelor Till I Die Intro: Here are three alternate-octave riffs you can toy around with to simulate the lap-steel guitar. The 3rd is closest to the steel version, but I think any riff will work depending on what you're going for. The 2nd version acts as a template for starting the guitar solo after the first verse. If you can use a slide, it sounds even better. Intro chords: D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD 1st: Low-octave riff: e|--------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------------| G+G|-----------------2~~--2-4-2-----------------------| D MajorD|-------0---0-2-4-----------0-4-2-0------4---------| A augmentedA|-0-2-4---4----------------------------0-----------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------| 2nd: Same riff up an octave: e|--------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------7-10~~-10-12-10---7----------7-----| G+G|-----6-7-6-7-9-----------------7---9-7------------| D MajorD|-7-9--------------------------------------7-------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------| 3rd: Same riff, up yet another octave: e|----------------------14-17~~17-19-17----14-------------14| BB|-------14-15-14-15-17-----------------15----17-15---------| G+G|-14-16------------------------------------------------14--| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 1: D MajorD I'll take you to the picture show and babe I'll hold your hand D7D7 I'll sit up in your parlor let you cool me with your fan G+G D MajorD I'll listen to your troubles and pet you when you cry A7A7 D MajorD But get that marryin' out of your head I'll be a bachelor till I die Guitar solo (I'm 99% certain of this. Listen to the song for precise timing): D MajorD e|----------------------7----------------------------7-10--| BB|---------------7-10-----10-----10--------------/7-10-----| G+G|-------7-7-7-7-------------9/11--11\9p7---7-7------------| D MajorD|-7-9-7---------------------------------9p7---------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------| D7D7 G+G e|-10-7-----------------------------------10---10---10---10-| BB|------10--------------77777------------12---12---12---12--| G+G|---------br9p7-7-7--7-10bbr7----------12---12---12---12---| D MajorD|----------------9-----------9-8-7----12---12---12---12----| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD e|-9-10-12-10p9--7-9p7\5------7-------7-------------------------| BB|-------------------------10--------------------------10-12-10-| G+G|------------------------------bbrr10--br9-7---7-7-/11---------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------9p7----------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------| A7A7 D MajorD e|-----------------------------| BB|-----10-------------------10-| G+G|-9/11--11\9p7----7-7--9/11---| D MajorD|-------------9p7-------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------| VERSE 2: D MajorD I don't mind honky tonkin' round if that will bring you fun D7D7 But somehow I can't understand how one and one makes one G+G D MajorD I like to cuddle near you and listen to you lie A7A7 D MajorD But get that marryin' out of your head I'll be a bachelor till I die (Fiddle Solo) VERSE 3: D MajorD Now if you want a help mate you're just wasting lots of time D7D7 Cause I'm afraid of church bells how they scare me when they chime G+G D MajorD I've seen those married people just up and say goodbye A7A7 D MajorD So keep that marryin' out of your head I'll be a bachelor till I die (Steel Solo, ends with opening riff) VERSE 4: D MajorD This freedom's mighty precious in this land of liberty D7D7 I've seen what matrimony done to better men than me G+G D MajorD I don't mind keepin' comp'ny with the apple of my eye A7A7 D MajorD But keep that marryin' out of your head I'll be a bachelor till I die
Other versions of Ill Be A Bachelor Till I Die
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Ill Be A Bachelor Till I Die by Hank Williams
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