Six String chords by Chris Martin

Chords with lyrics

Key: C majorC

Verse 1:
     D MajorD
Well he's driving down the 61 in early July
   C majorC
Don't got no destination cuz the driving gets him high
      G+G                            D MajorD   C majorC
He's gotta flask in his pocket and a bottle waiting for him in the sky


  D MajorD
He don't believe in jesus christ he says that's for fools
   C majorC
He'd rather be out smoking dope and breaking some rules
      G+G                       D MajorD    C majorC
He says you only live once so what the hell does he gotta loose

     D MajorD
Now he's half through Wisconsin and he's running outta whiskey
   C majorC
Gotta make a quick stop making sure that he gets tipsy
   G+G                   D MajorD    C majorC
He's only 19 and burning a big hole in his wallet

     D MajorD
He says I gotta make some money but he ain't gotta clue
    C majorC
On the street playing that old six string strumming out some 12 bar blues
   G+G                          D MajorD   C majorC
His hats gettin full he thinks hey I should do this full time

Chorus:
     C majorC
Well his parents always said you'll have to change your ways
   D MajorD
Just wait till you get older and you'll see it someday
  D MajorD                   A augmentedA
But he didn't hear a single thing he was saying
A augmentedA
(Over that six string)

  C majorC
Cuz in one ear and right out of the other
   G+G
They said when you get older you'll be living in a shelter
  D MajorD                 A augmentedA
But they didn't hear the way that he played

Hook:
       C majorC
That beat up six string
        G+G
He loved that six string
      D MajorD   C majorC  D MajorD  C majorC
He called Lucy


Verse 2:
  D MajorD
He settles down in Memphis when he hits Tennessee
      C majorC
He meets a pretty young thang says her name is Jolene
      G+G                             D MajorD   C majorC
She looks good in that dress but he thinks it'll look better on the floor

D MajorD
Back to her house she says hey what's that
    C majorC
He says what do you mean she says that six string in the back
    G+G                   D MajorD
He says well that's nothing but my pride and joy
     C majorC
(And job)

   D MajorD
He's still in Tennessee three long months later
   C majorC
He's living in her house but he thinks that he hates her
   G+G                   D MajorD
Cuz he's gettin tired of the same damn old thing
        C majorC
(Over and over)

     D MajorD
He says sorry Jolene I think I gotta go
     C majorC
She said what do you mean I thought this was your home
      G+G             D MajorD
And he said no Jolene you just don't understand


Hook:
       C majorC
My homes my six string
      G+G
I love my six string
    D MajorD   C majorC   D MajorD   C majorC
I call Jolene


Break:
D MajorD   C majorC    G+G    D MajorD    C majorC


Verse 3:
D MajorD
Now he's 23 he's heading down to Louisiana
  C majorC
He meets a new girl this time her names Roxana
     G+G                      D MajorD
And she ain't making it easy for him and he likes to chase
      C majorC
(Her down)

D MajorD
2 years later and he thinks he really loves her
   C majorC
That chase must've been worth it cuz now he's met her mother
   G+G                          D MajorD
And Roxana always asks him to play that song he said he wrote her


Hook:
         C majorC
On that beat up six string
        G+G
He loves that six string
      D MajorD    C majorC   D MajorD   C majorC
He called Roxanne


Chorus:
     C majorC
Well his parents always said you'll have to change your ways
   G+G
And now that he's older he's seeing that day
   D MajorD                            A augmentedA
Even though when he was younger didn't hear a thing they were saying
A augmentedA
(Over that six string)

   C majorC
Cuz in one ear and right outta the other
   G+G
Now he's gotta girl he doesn't want a life without her
   D MajorD                    A augmentedA
Now they're finally hearing the way that he plays


Hook:
       C majorC
That beat up six string
        G+G
He loves that six string
           D MajorD
It saved him from a grave


Outro:
C majorC   D MajorD   C majorC   D MajorD