The 3rd chords by Mitchell Tenpenny

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

Bm   A   D /F#  G


Verse:
      Bm                      A             F#m G
They wrote it on a piece of paper, August 1989
         Bm             A               D /F#                G
From my grandad to my father, on that day, they made it mine
                  Bm               A
It's been on the back of some jerseys
             D /F#             G
Beneath the lights on a marquee (marquee)
           Bm                  A
Yeah, I'm proud of what they named me
          F#m            G
But some days I wonder why

Chorus:
         Bm                     A
Is that third time always the charm?
       D /F#               G
Yeah, sometimes I'm not sure
              Bm             A
'Cause I got tattoos on my arms
       D /F#          G
And I barely go to church

Bm                    A              D /F#              G
I'm still trying to live up to the men I know they were
             Bm                 A
'Cause they could've named me anything
         D /F#            G
But I'm James Mitchell Tenpenny
Bm      A   D /F#  G
The 3rd


Verse:
          Bm            A                   D /F#              G
Did they settle on it early, or did they choose it in the room?
          Bm7                A              F#m                   G
Would my brother have been named it if my blanket was pink instead of blue?
         Bm            A         D /F#          G
And if I ever have a boy, do I even have a choice?
            Bm                 A            D /F#               G
Will he be asking these same questions if he's got my name too?


Chorus:
         Bm                     A
Is that third time always the charm?
       D /F#               G
Yeah, sometimes I'm not sure
              Bm             A
'Cause I got tattoos on my arms
       D /F#          G
And I barely go to church

Bm                    A              D /F#              G
I'm still trying to live up to the men I know they were
             Bm                 A
'Cause they could've named me anything
         D /F#            G
But I'm James Mitchell Tenpenny

The 3rd


Post-Chorus:
       G             Bm
Will I do it justice
                     G
By the time I'm gone?
                   Bm
Will it end with me
            A        Bm7      A       D /F#  G
Or will it carry o-o-o-on? (o-o-on)    (o-o-on)

         Bm7        A
Will it carry on? (o-o-on)
    D              G
Mmm mm, don't know


Chorus:
         Bm7                    A
Is that third time always the charm?
       D /F#               G
Yeah, sometimes I'm not sure
              Bm             A
'Cause I got tattoos on my arms
       D /F#          G
And I barely go to church

Bm                    A              D /F#              G
I'm still trying to live up to the men I know they were
             Bm                 A
'Cause they could've named me anything
         F#m             G
But I'm James Mitchell Tenpenny
N.D .   A   F#m  G
The 3rd


Outro:
           Bm                  A
Yeah, I'm proud of what they named me
          F#m            G
But some days I wonder why