Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: F minorFm
Difficulty: Intermediate
Verse:
Bb majorBb
I came in as the sun came up
Bb majorBb
She glared at me over her coffee cup
Eb MajorEb
She said, "Where've you been?" So I thought real hard
Bb majorBb
And said, "I fell asleep in that hammock in the yard"
FF
She said, "You don't know it, boy, but you just blew it"
Bb majorBb
Well I said "that's my story and I'm sticking to it."
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
That's my story Oh that's my story
FF
Well I ain't got a witness and I can't prove it
Bb majorBb
But that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Verse:
Bb majorBb
I got that deer in the headlights look
Bb majorBb
She read my face like a cover of a book
Eb MajorEb
and said, "don't expect me to believe all that static
Bb majorBb
Cause just last week I threw that hammock in the attic
FF
My skin got so thin you could see right through it
Bb majorBb
And I stuttered "that's my story and I'm stic-sticking to it"
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
That's my story Oh that's my story
FF
Well I ain't got a witness and I can't prove it
Bb majorBb
But that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Bridge:
Bb majorBb AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
(You know the time comes when a wise man knows the best that he can do
Is just look her in the eye and beg for mercy and face the bitter truth)
Verse:
Bb majorBb
Honey me and boys played cards all night
Bb majorBb
No hanky panky not a woman in sight
Eb MajorEb
I know I should have called and baby I-I'm real sorry
Bb majorBb
Let's get a cellular phone and then you won't have to worry
FF
You know how much I love ya and darling I'm ready to prove it
Bb majorBb
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
That's my story Oh that's my story
FF
Well I ain't got a witness and I can't prove it
Bb majorBb
But that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Outro:
FF
You know I ain't going to do a thing unless you approve it
Bb majorBb
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.