Hard Headed Me chords by Roger Miller

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
N.C.         C majorC
Well, he gave me fair warnin', he said let him alone
          FF
But I'd had one too many and refuse to go home
           C majorC           FF
Then I said somethin' awful and then so did he
    FF N.C.    C majorC N.C.          C majorC
And he hit me and it hurt and my eyes couldn't see

Chorus 1:
C majorC         G+G
Hard, hard headed me
               C majorC
I spoke out of turn once too often
            FF
I'd be better off in my coffin
G+G      C majorC  FF E minorEm DmDm C majorC
Hard headed me

Verse 2:
N.C.          C majorC
Well, she gave me fair warnin', many times my wife said
            FF
She said, if you aim to keep me, quit your fool hearty ways
          C majorC             FF
I said, now listen woman, you better leave me alone
  FF N.C.   C majorC N.C.           C majorC
How long is forever that's how long she'll be gone

Chorus 2:
C majorC         G7G7
Hard, hard headed me
               C majorC
I spoke out of turn once too often
            FF
I'd be better off in my coffin
G+G      C majorC  FF E minorEm DmDm C majorC
Hard headed me

Bridge:
C majorC FF C majorC FF E minorEm DmDm C majorC

Verse 3:
N.C.          C majorC
Then they gave me fair warnin', all the folks in my town
               FF
They said, if you ain't gonna straighten up, we're gonna expel one clown
      C majorC                    FF
I said, now just a minute here, you can't do me this way
  FF N.C.      C majorC N.C.           C majorC
How far is it to the next town, I'm walking that way

Chorus 3:
C majorC         G7G7
Hard, hard headed me
               C majorC
I spoke out of turn once too often
            FF
I'd be better off in my coffin
G+G      C majorC  FF E minorEm DmDm C majorC
Hard headed me