Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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πΈ Intro:
Em | D/F# | C/G | D/A |
C/G | C/G | C/E | C/E |
Em | Bm7 | C | Bm7 |
Am7 | Am7 | C | C |
πΈ Verse 1:
Em Bm7
He sticks to his guns
C Bm7
He take the road as it comes
Am C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em Bm7
He says it's a shame
C Bm7
You know it may be a game
Am7 C
Ah, but I won't play to lose
πΈ Verse 2:
Em Bm7
He's burning the grass
C Bm7
He take up a glass
Am7 C
He swallow it neat
Em Bm7
He crosses the floor
C Bm7
He open the door
Am7 C
He take a sniff of the street
πΈ Chorus 1:
C* D C* D
And she tell him that he's crazy
D#dim Em
She's a-saying "listen baby I'm your wife"
C* D C* D
Yes She tell him that he's crazy
C* Am7sus4
For gambling a-with his life
πΈ Verse 3:
Em Bm7
But he climbs on his horse
C Bm7
You know he feel no remorse
Am7 C
He just kicks it alive
Em Bm7
His motor is fine
C Bm7
He take it over the line
Am7 C
Until he's ready to dive
πΈ Interlude:
Em | Bm7 | C | Bm7 |
Am7 | Am7 | C | C |
Em | Bm7 | C | Bm7 |
Am7 | Am7 | C | C |
πΈ Chorus 2:
C* D C* D
And she tell him that he's crazy
D#dim Em
She's a-saying "listen baby I'm your wife"
C* D C* D
Yes She tell him that he's crazy
C* Am7sus4
For gambling a-with his life
πΈ Verse 4:
Em Bm7
He sticks to his guns
C Bm
He take the road as it comes
Am7 C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em Bm7
He says it's a shame
C Bm7
You know it may be a game
Am7 C
Ah but I won't play to lose
πΈ Verse 5:
Em Bm7
He sticks to his guns
C Bm7
He take the road as it comes
Am7 C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em Bm7
He's too fast to stop
C Bm7
He take it over the top
Am7
He make a line in the news
Chords
Em : x79987
D/F# : x9777x
C/G : xx555x
D/A : xx777x
C/E : x7555x
C : 87555x
Bm7 : 797777
C* : x3555x
D : x5777x
Am7sus4 : x0.10.9.8.10 (or Am9 : x0.10.9.8.7 )
D#dim : xx7878
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- News (Bass)
- News (Tabs)
- News (Ver2) (Bass)
Song History
Published: July 12, 2022
Last Updated: February 24, 2026