Mistress Named Music Cma Medley chords by Eric Church
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 3rd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
1) Mistress Named Music
Verse 1:
C
I still remember Miss Bessie singing
D
Black, wrinkled fingers on ivory keys
C D
Just five years old, my church shoes a-dangling
C G C
Yeah, she's long gone and I'm still chasing this song
Chorus:
G D G D
With a guitar full of freedom and a head full of lines
G D Em D
That nightlife full of demons has been a hell of a ride
D G C G
I got a crazy heart, but I was born to lose it
D G Em D
Married to a dream with a mistress named music
Verse 2:
C
No hope and squarely solitary
D
Enough whiskey and Coke, boys, to get me in a bind
C D
Amps juiced, the whole damn block could hear me
C
Even that cop car rolling past
G
By the time they hit the front door
D
I was out the back
Chorus:
G D G D
With a guitar full of freedom and a head full of lines
G D Em D
That nightlife full of demons has been a hell of a ride
D G C G
I got a crazy heart, but I was born to lose it
D G Em D
Married to a dream with a mistress named music
(na na na...............)
D C G D C Em D
Verse 3:
C
White calloused fingers on bronze and nylon
C D
These same old boots are still tapping time
C D
Not quite the buzz I used to tie on
C G
But 'til I'm gone, I'll be chasing this song
N.C.
Spoken: Now let's chase some songs
2) Drink in My Hand
Verse 1:
G Em C G
Early Monday morning, til Friday five
G Em C G
Man I work, work, work but I don't climb, climb, climb
G Em C G
Boss man can shove that overtime up his can
G Em C G
All I want to do is put a drink in my hand
Chorus:
D C G
To fill it up, or throw it down
D C G
I got a 40 hour week worth of trouble to drown
G Em C G
No need to complicate it, I'm a simple man
G Em C G
All you got to do is put a drink in my hand
Verse 2:
G Em C G
Yea the parking lot is muddy, can't get to the door
G Em C G
I'll take my jacked up drop er' down in 4x4
G Em C G
Chill down a long neck, one with the band
G Em C G
All you got to do is put a drink in my hand
Chorus:
D C G
To fill it up, or throw it down
D C G
I'm about to tear a new one in this old town
G EM C G
5,4,3,2,1 I'm a rocket man
G Em C G
All you got to do is put a drink in my hand
G C G C
3) Mr. Misunderstood
Intro:
G C G C
Verse 1:
G
Hey there, weird kid in your high-top shoes
C
Sitting in the back of the class; I was just like you
G
Always left out, never fit in
C
Owning that path you're walking in
G C G C
Mr. Misunderstood, Mr. Misunderstood
Verse 2:
G
Now, your buddies get their rocks off on Top 40 radio
C
But you love your daddy's vinyl, old-time rock and roll
G
Elvis Costello, Ray Wylie Hubbard,
C
and think Jeff Tweedy is one bad mother
G C G C
Mr. Misunderstood, Mr. Misunderstood
Chorus:
D
One day you'll lead the charge, you'll lead the band
C G
Guitar Hero with lightning hands
D
And the girls will like your tattoos and the veins in your arms
C G
They'll be helpless to your musical charms
G C
And they'll all hold up their hands
G C
And they'll all wanna dance
G C G C
With Mr. Misunderstood, Mr. Misunderstood
Verse 3:
G C G C
First time I met Alabama Hannah, I was skinny as a rail
G C G C
Red hair tied up in a blue bandanna; she was hotter than the devil's Hell
G C G C
She turned me on to Back Porch Pickers, Jackson Pollock, and gin
G C G C
Her daddy didn't trust my intentions, so he turned to his daddy's old .410
G C G C
I'm Mr. Misunderstood, Mr. Misunderstood
Chorus 2:
D
Had an ax to grind, so off I went
C G
Mad at the sun for coming up again
D
I lost religion, found my soul in the blues
C G
Rubbed the velvet off my blue suede shoes
G C
Yeah, everybody held up their hands
G C
And every soul in Nashville danced
G C G C
With Mr. Misunderstood, Mr. Misunderstood
4) Talladega
Intro:
F C Am G
F C Am G
Verse 1:
F C
It was the summer before the real world started and,
Am G
The deal was we would get to go, if we
F C
Cleaned it up, and got it running,
Am G
Daddy's old Winnebago.
Verse 2:
F C
Wing and a prayer down 65,
Am G
Five best friends on four bald tires,
F C
I can still see Billy smiling
G
When we finally made it.
Chorus:
F C
To Talladega, boys raised up,
Am G
Whiskey in your glass,
F C
here's to turning up, slowing down
Am G
and cars that go real fast,
F C
We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing,
Am G F
And thinking as that checkered flag was waving,
G
Sure would like to stay in,
F C Am G
Talladega.
5) Desperate Man
Intro:
D
(Poo poo poo-poo-poo-poo-poo)
C G
(Poo poo poo-poo-poo-poo-poo)
D
(Poo poo poo-poo poo poo poo)
Verse 1:
D
I've seen the Joshua Tree
C G
Got down on my knees
D
Threw the Virgin Mother a prayer
D
I've walked glass barefooted
C
Strolled 'cross the devil's hot coal
G D
I've tried everything, I swear
Chorus:
D G
Oh but hey what can I say
C D
I'm a desperate man
G
I said hey, what can I say?
C F5 D
I'm just a desperate man
D
(Poo poo poo-poo-poo-poo-poo)
C G
(Poo poo poo-poo-poo-poo-poo)
D
(Poo poo poo-poo poo poo poo)
6) Some of It
Verse 1:
C
Beer don't keep
C
Love's not cheap
F C
And trucks don't wreck themselves
G
Mama ain't a shrink
G
Daddy ain't a bank
Am G
And God ain't wishin' well
C
Money ain't rich
C
Everybody sins
F C
And nobody wins in a fight
Am G F
And sometimes wrong is right
Chorus:
C
Some of it you learn the hard way
G
Some of it you read on a page
Am
Some of it comes from heartbreak
F
Most of it comes with age
C
And none of it ever comes easy
G
A bunch of it you maybe can't use
Am G
I know I don't prob'ly know what think I do
F
But there's somethin' to
C
Some of it
7) Smoke a Little Smoke
Verse 1:
A
Turn the quiet up, turn the noise down
A
Let this ol' world just spin around
A
I wanna feel it swing, wanna feel it sway
E D
And put some feel good in my soul
D E A
Drink a little drink, smoke a little smoke
Verse 2:
A
Want a little more right, and a little less left
A
Little more right now, a little less what's next
A
Act like tomorrow's ten years away
E D
And just kick back and let the feelin' flow
D E A
Drink a little drink, smoke a little smoke
Bridge:
C#m D
I set my sails for a new direction
A
But the wind got in my way
C#m D
I changed my course but my definition of change
E
Just ain't the same
Verse 3:
A
I'm gonna sit right here stay away from there
A
I'm gonna make pretend I just don't care
A
And I could get up. go get her back
E D
Or maybe I'll just let her go
D E D
Drink a little drink, smoke a little smoke
D A
Drink a little drink, smoke a little smoke
D
Drink a little drink, smoke a little smoke
8) Pledge Allegiace to the Hag
Verse 1:
G C G
There's a little dive on a dead-end road
D G
Called the Cross-Eyed Cricket Waterin' Hole
C G
Where you can hear the sound of a steel guitar
D G
An' get loud an' rowdy with PBR
D C
But at the top of every hour, man, you can hear a pin drop
D C
As ol' Jack drops a quarter an' plays Merle on that jukebox, an' we stop
Chorus:
G
An' tip our hats
D C G D
An' raise our glasses of cold, cold beer
G
They say country's fadin'
D C G D
But we still wavin' that flag around here
C G A
An' when it's time to go, you know you're welcome back
C D G
Where the people pledge allegiance to the Hag
8) Round Here Buzz
Verse 1:
C
Another Friday night
C
There's a line of cars leaving
C
Home team's got an out-of-towner
F
Me, I'm sitting on the hood of mine drinking
F C
I'm just a parking lot down-and-outer
Verse 2:
C
Under that high school bleacher
C
I drove that preacher's daughter crazy
F
Her mama was my homeroom teacher
F C
And her dad was hell bent on saving me
Bridge:
G
Yeah, I'm sure there's higher highs
G
Where the high risers rise
F
But me, I'm gonna sit right here tonight, and
Chorus:
C
Catch me a 'round here buzz
F
Cause you ain't 'round here none
C
Keep putting 'em down here, 'nother round here
F
'Til my down goes up
C
Lit up like that one stoplight
F Am
Across from that welcome sign
G F
Ever since you caught that out there bug
C
I catch me a 'round here buzz
9) Cold One
Verse 1:
D G D
It was a perfect day for the end of May, they say a record high
D G D
I stared at that green water when out of the blue out of surprise
D G D
She had her feet up on the cooler as she put our love on ice
D G A D
She grabbed a beer, said, "I'm out of here," and walked out of my life
Chorus:
D G D
That was a cold one, I never will get back
D G
Yeah she had to leave, did she have to leave me one beer short of a twelve pack?
D G D
She left me hanging high and dry in that hell high summer sun
D A D
Damn babe, that was a cold one
10) Like a Wrecking Ball
Verse 1:
G Em C D G
I, I been gone I been gone too long singing my songs on the road.
Em C D
Another town, one more show and I'm coming home
Em C
Don't give a damn what these keys are for
Em D
I'm gonna knock down that front door, and
Chorus:
C D G
Imma find out what that house is made of.
C D G
Been too many nights since its felt us make love.
C D Em D C
I wanna rock some Sheetrock, knock some pictures off the wall.
C D G Em F C
Love you baby, like a wrecking ball.
11) Homeboy
Intro:
A G D
Verse 1:
A
You were too bad for a little square town,
G D
With your hip-hop hat and your pants on the ground,
A
Heard you cussed out mama, pushed daddy around
G D
before you tore off in his car
Verse 2:
A
Here you are running these dirty old streets
G D
Tattoo on your neck, fake gold on your teeth
A
Got the hood here snowed, but you cant fool me
G D
We both know who you are
Chorus:
A
Homeboy, youre gonna wish one day,
G D
That you were sittin on a gate of a truck by the lake
A G D
With your high school flame on one side, ice cold beer on the other
A G
Aint no shame in a blue collar forty, little house, little kid, little
D
small town story
A G D
If you dont ever do anything else for me, just do this for me brother,
A
Come on home, boy.
12) Record Year
Verse 1:
D A
Since you turned the tables on me, I've been steady and learnin' lonely
Bm G
Keepin' this turntable spinning', everything from Jones to Jennings
D A
Slowly plannin' my survival, in a three-foot stack of vinyl
Bm G
Since you had to walk on outta here, I've been havin' a record year
Verse 2:
D A
I bet you thought before you left,I'd just sit in silence by myself
Bm G
Turn this house into a jail, dyin' slow in a livin' hell
D A
But, love's got a funny way of keepin' score, and your leavin' lit up my
scoreboard
Bm G
I usually make it through side A sober, all bets are off when I flip her over
Em F#m G
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer, I'm havin' a record year
Chorus:
D A G A
Quarter notes and Hank's half time, are poundin' on this heart of mine
D A G
Song to song, I pass my time, with these speakers on ten
D A G A
Your good-and-gone keeps me up all night, along with Songs In The Key Of Life
D A G
I'm either gonna get over you, or I'm gonna blow out my ears
Em F#m G
Yeah, you're out there now, doin' God knows how, and I'm stuck here
N.C.
Havin' a record year
13) Give Me Back My Hometown
Verse 1:
G
Damn I used to love this view, sit here and drink a few
Em C
Main street and the high school, lit up on Friday night
G
Down there it's another touchdown, Man this year’s team is stout
Em C
I can hear em going crazy, and up here so am I
Pre-Chorus 1:
D C
Thinkin about you sittin there sayin I hate this, I hate it
D C D
If you couldn’t stand livin here why’d you take it, take it?
Chorus:
G D Em C G
Give me back my hometown
G D G
Cause this is my hometown
Verse 2:
G
All the colors of my youth, the red the green the hope the truth
Em C
Are beating me black and blue cause your in every scene.
G
My friends try to cheer me up, we get together at the Pizza Hut
Em C
I didn’t have the heart to tell em that was our place
Pre-Chorus 2:
D C
These sleepy streetlights on every sidewalk, side street
D C D
Shed a light on everything that used to be
Chorus:
G D Em C G
Give me back my hometown
G D G
Cause this is my hometown
Em C Em C
14) Sinners Like Me
Intro:
C G D G
C G D G
Verse 1:
C G
I was 15
D G
When my daddy's old man
C G D
Caught me half way through my first beer
C G
He laughed so hard
D Em
when my face turned green
C G D G
he said you come from a long line of sinners like me
Verse 2:
C G D G
now me and my brother go to see him sometimes
C G D
but he don't have much to say anymore
C G D Em
so we sit on his headstone with a fifth of Jack D
C G D G
here's to a long line of sinners like me
15) Creepin'
D C G D
D C G D
Verse 1:
D
Like a honey bee beatin' on my screen door
D
I got a little buzz and my head is sore
D
From my bed I can feel the sun
D
Lord I hear the mornin' come
D
Just a creepin', creepin', creepin'
Verse 2:
D
You shot outta here like a bullet from a gun
D
A flick of the switch, a thief on the run
D
Since the day you left me baby
D
I can feel the lonely, I can feel the crazy
D
Just a creepin', creepin', creepin'
Chorus:
D C
You head for the future, run from the past
G D
Hide from the mirror and live in a glass
D C
What dreams forget, the whiskey remembers
G D
Kinda like molasses in late December
D
Just a creepin', creepin', creepin'
16) Springsteen
Intro:
D G Bm A
Verse 1:
D
To this day when I hear that song,
D
I see you standing there on that lawn,
G
Discount shades, store bought tan,
Bm A
flip-flops and cut off jeans.
D
Somewhere between that setting sun,
D
I'm On Fire and Born To Run,
G
You looked at me and I was done,
Bm A
but we were just getting started.
D
I was singing to you, you were singing to me,
D
I was so alive, never been more free,
G Bm A
Fired up my daddy's lighter and we sang oh-woah-oh-woah-ohh.
D
Stayed there till they forced us out,
D
We took the long way to your house,
G
And I can still hear the sound,
Bm A
Of you saying don't go.
Chorus:
D
When I think about you,
A
I think about 17,
Bm
I think about my old Jeep,
G
I think about the stars in the sky.
Bm A
Funny how a melody sounds like a memory,
D G D Em Em
Like a soundtrack to a July Saturday night,
D G Bm A
Springsteen.
Verse 2:
D
If I bumped in to you by happenstance,
D
You probably wouldn't even know who I am,
G
But if I whispered your name,
Bm A
I bet there'd still be a spark.
D D
From back when I was gasoline and this old tattoo had brand new ink,
G Bm A
And we didn't care what your mom would think 'bout your name on my arm.
D
Baby is it spring or is it summer,
D
The guitar sound or the beat of the drummer,
G Bm A
You hear sometimes late at night on your radio.
D
Even though you're a million miles away,
D
When you hear Born In The USA,
G Bm A
Do you relive those Glory Days from so long ago?
Chorus:
D
When you think about me,
A
Do you think about 17,
Bm
Do you think about my old Jeep,
G
Think about the stars in the sky.
Bm A
Funny how a melody sounds like a memory,
D G D Em Em
Like a soundtrack to a July Saturday night,
D G Bm A
Springsteen, Springsteen.
Break:
D D G Bm A
Whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh, Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, Ohh-ohh.
Ending:
D A
Funny how a melody sounds like a memory
Bm G D Em
Like a soundtrack to a CMA Fest Friday night
D G
17) Mistress Named Music Final Chorus:
G D G D
With a guitar full of freedom and a head full of lines
G D Em D
That nightlife full of demons has been a hell of a ride
D G C G
I got a crazy heart, but I was born to lose it
D G Em D
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