Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
G+G
I moved to Nashville back in ‘91
E minorEm
I was hopin for heaven but I met the Devil’s son
D MajorD
David Allan Coe was right ‘bout a long hard ride
C majorC D MajorD
Hell you ought to see the little red truck I drive
G+G
Well I refused to be something I’m not
E minorEm
So I didn’t make the Music City News a lot
D MajorD
But I don’t give a damn about that now
C majorC D MajorD
Cause some people like the way I sound
Chorus:
G+G
Things are fixin’ to get real good
E minorEm
In the honky tonks you know I’m understood
D MajorD
I been to the school of hard knocks and hardwood and
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Things are fixin to get real good
Verse 2:
G+G
I made a lot of good friends they came from all around
E minorEm
We chased women and dreams while searching for a sound
D MajorD
But we sank right down the musical tubes
C majorC D MajorD
Getting lost in the crowd and drinkin’ too much booze
G+G
Lord knows I done a lot of things wrong
E minorEm
But I wrote em all down in my country songs
D MajorD
Sometimes you gotta go to hell and back
C majorC D MajorD
Just to know where you’re at
Chorus:
G+G
Things are fixin’ to get real good
E minorEm
In the honky tonks you know I’m understood
D MajorD
I been to the school of hard knocks and hardwood and
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Things are fixin to get real good
Chorus:
G+G
Things are fixin’ to get real good
E minorEm
In the honky tonks you know I’m understood
D MajorD
I been to the school of hard knocks and hardwood and
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Things are fixin to get real good
Outro:
G+G
Yeah I’ve done my dance on sawdust and hardwood
C majorC D MajorD G+G
And things are fixin’ to get real good
N.C.
Yeah they are
G+G
I have done my dance on sawdust and hardwood
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Things are fixin’ to get real good