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Old Town Road by John Mayer

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ft. Lil Nas X

Chords:: F# G# B/C#
F#   2 X 4 3 2 X
G#   4 X 6 5 4 4
B/C# 7 X 6 7 6 X -> questionable on this

He adds embellishments and hammer-on's for the melody line. The hammer-on on the F# chord is played for its
own bar. Listen and you should be able to hear what he is doing. He starts off with a bassline intro.

Intro:
e|--X--X--X--X--4------4-X--X--X------------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2--4----4---6--7--7------------------------------------|
G|--3--3-h4--4--5-6------8-6h8-8------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--6--------6--6--6------------------------------------|
A|--X--X--X--X--X--------X--X--X------------------------------------|
E|--2--2--2--2--4--------7--7--7------------------------------------|

Chorus:
                G#                   B/C#
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
          F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
          G#                   B/C#
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
           F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

Verse 1:
          G#
I got the horses in the back
B/C#
Horse tack is attached
F#
Hat is matte black
Got the boots that's black to match
G#
Ridin' on a horse, ha
B/C#
You can whip your Porsche
F#
I been in the valley

You ain't been up off that porch, now

Pre-chorus:
G#                   B/C#
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
F#
You can't tell me nothin'
G#                    B/C#
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
F#
You can't tell me nothin'

Verse 2:
G#
Ridin' on a tractor
B/C#
Lean all in my bladder
F#
Cheated on my baby

You can go and ask her
G#
My life is a movie
B/C#
Bull ridin' and boobies
F#
Cowboy hat from Gucci
F#
Wrangler on my booty

Pre-chorus:
G#                   B/C#
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
F#
You can't tell me nothin'
G#                    B/C#
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
F#
You can't tell me nothin'

Chorus:
                G#                   B/C#
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
          F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
          G#                   B/C#
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
           F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

Verse 3:
G#                    B/C#
Hat down, cross town, livin' like a rockstar
F#
Spent a lot of money on my brand new guitar
G#                   B/C#
Baby's got a habit: diamond rings and Fendi sports bras
F#
Ridin' down Rodeo in my Maserati sports car
G#                       B/C#
Got no stress, I've been through all that
           F#
I'm like a Marlboro Man so I kick on back
             G#                   B/C#
Wish I could roll on back to that old town road
        F#
I wanna ride 'til I can't no more

Chorus:
                G#                   B/C#
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
          F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
          G#                   B/C#
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
           F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
                G#                   B/C#
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
          F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
          G#                   B/C#
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
           F#
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more



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