Good Ole` Boys Like Me Don Williams CAPO 2nd Fret Original was in the Key of A Intro G E|-------------|---------------|---------------| B|-----0---0---|-----0---0-----|-----0---0-----| G|-------2-----|-------2-------|-------2-------| D|---0-------2-|---0---------2-|---0---------2-| A|-------------|---------------|---------------| E|-3-----------|-3-------------|-3-------------| G D C G C D D7 When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed G D C G C D With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head Em D Then daddy came in to kiss his little man Em D With gin on his breath and a Bible in his hand C D He talked about honor and things I should know C D D7 Then he`d stagger a little as he went out the door
G Bm Em D C Bm Am D I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees G Bm Em G C Bm And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Am D Hank and Tennessee C D Em C I guess we`re all gonna` be what we`re gonna` be D D7 G So what do you do with good ole boys like me E|-------------|---------------| B|-----0---0---|-----0---0-----| G|-------2-----|-------2-------| D|---0-------2-|---0---------2-| A|-------------|---------------| E|-3-----------|-3-------------| D C G C D D7 Nothin` makes a sound in the night like the wind does G D C G C D But you ain`t afraid if you`re washed in the blood like I was Em D The smell of cape jasmine through the window screen Em D John R. and the Wolf man kept me company C D By the light of the radio by my bed C D D7 With Thomas Wolfe whisperin` in my head G Bm Em D C Bm Am D I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees G Bm Em D C Bm And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Am D Hank and Tennessee C D Em C I guess we`re all gonna` be what we`re gonna` be D D7 G D C D So what do you do with good ole boys like me G D C G C D D7 When I was in school I ran with kid down the street G D C G C D And I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speed Em D But I was smarter than most and I could choose Em D Learned to talk like the man on the six o`clock news C D When I was eighteen Lord I hit the road C D D7 But it really doesn`t matter how far I go G Bm Em D C Bm Am D I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees G D Em D C Bm And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Am D Hank and Tennessee C D Em C I guess we`re all gonna??? be what we`re gonna` be D Em C So what do you do with good ole boys like me D G Yeah what do you do with good ole boys like me E|-------------|---------------|---------------| B|-----0---0---|-----0---0-----|-----0---0-----| G|-------2-----|-------2-------|-------2-------| G D|---0-------2-|---0---------2-|---0---------2-| A|-------------|---------------|---------------| E|-3-----------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
Good Ole Boys Like Me is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in March 1980 as the second single from the album Portrait. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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