Chill-axin chords by Toby Keith

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: D

♫ Intro:

D    Bm7  A  D    Bm7  A x2

♫ Verse 1:
 D         Bm7  A          D       Bm7      A       Em    A    Em    A
High tide's up   and the water's coming in on the shore
        G     Em     A               Em         A          G      D    Bm7  A  Em  A
Usually wait until vacation   but I sure can't take this city anymore

D           Bm7   A          D                  Bm7    A       Em    A    Em    A
Work's been hell   and that rush hour traffic's never been a breeze
          G      Em        A             Em         A      G                   D    Bm7  A  D    Bm7  A
Ain't no hustle where I'm goin', just a warm trade wind a blowin' through the trees

♫ Chorus 1:
                 G          A                     D
I don't need no sympathy   that won't bring satisfaction
                        G         A           Bm
Just need to charge my battery   had a bad reaction
      Em    Em7      A*                 D    Bm7  A  D    Bm7  A
Gonna do my best to decompress,--- chill-axin'


♫ Verse 2:
         D            Bm7    A         D              Bm7     A          Em    A    Em    A
I could fire up my ol' motorcycle and head up to the country where it's green
       G          Em  A                Em        A         G             D    Bm7  A  Em  A
Maybe head up to Montana, but there's something about the ocean that's serene

D              Bm7   A           D       Bm7    A      Em    A    Em    A
Fifteen hundred miles… still got seven hundred left to do
        G              Em     A            Em                   A    G        D    Bm7  A  D    Bm7  A
But it don't seem like forever   when you know that you're out runnin' the blues


♫ Chorus 2:
                 G          A                     D
I don't need no sympathy   that won't bring satisfaction
                        G         A           Bm
Just need to charge my battery   had a bad reaction
      Em    Em7      A*                 D    Bm7  A  D    Bm7  A
Gonna do my best to decompress,--- chill-axin'


♫ Bridge:
           Am                        G              D    D    Bm7  A  D    Bm7  A
There's a worm in the bottle and Wild Shot on the table
           Am                       G                  D    Bm7  A
With some salt and lime and some mezcal maybe I'll be able
    Em                         A*                           D    Bm7  A  D    Bm7  A
To find my paradise, put this broken world on ice, --- chill-axin'


♫ Outro:
 D         Bm7  A          D       Bm7      A       Em    A    Em    A
High tide's up and the water's comin' in on the shore
           G*                         A*                          D  Fade Out
I usually wait until vacation, but I just can't take this city anymore  -----

*Strum and Pause