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Bad Time To Be An Outlaw Chords by The Bottle Rockets

Bad Time To Be An Outlaw by The Bottle Rockets

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Intro:
 
B   D  D#  E
E
 
Verse 1:
 
 E7              E
Outlaw country, that's my gig
 E
This kinda music don't make it big
 A                       A
But when cotton's tall, it's outta sight
 E
To know you're doin' something right
            B                  D
But it's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 
 
Verse 2:
 E                    E
See my car it broke, my furnace broke
 E                  E
My A/C broke, my telephone broke
 A
And all them things they cost big bucks
 E
My music's good but my income sucks
          B             D
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
[Fill]
 
E  E  A  E
B  D  E
 
Verse 3:
 E
That Nashville Pop, it's not my deal
 E
Even though that cash flow's real
 A
But these days "What Would Waylon Do "
 E
Don't make much money – sad but true
        B                  D   E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 
 
Chorus 1:
 E
Bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 A
I'm proud that it's my callin' card
 E
But not so much when times are hard
 B                     D
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 
[Fill]
E  E  A  E
B  D  E
 
Verse 4:
 E
Don't get me wrong: I love what I do
 E
And I couldn't even change it if I wanted to
 A
But random selection of the universe
 E
Has got me think my job's a curse
        B                 D
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 
 
Chorus 2:
 E
Bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 A
Mad at my integrity
 E
As I go in debt for HVAC
        B                D
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 
 
Chorus 3:
 E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 A
Carrie Underwood don't make country sound
 E
But she can afford it when shit breaks down
        B               D
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 
 
Chorus 4:
 E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 A
I'm glad I ain't no Thomas Rhett
 E
Just 'cause them bills ain't came in yet
         B              D
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 
Outro:
 
 E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(bad time to be an outlaw)
 A
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
 E
(Bad time to be an outlaw)
 E                D
It's a bad time (bad time)
 E
It's a bad time to be an outlaw
B     D     D#   E    (E)

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Bad Time To Be An Outlaw Chords by The Bottle Rockets
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Difficulty: Intermediate 💪