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Beatles - Petty - Johnny Cash - Eagles - John Denver - Dylan

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    Guitars, Cadillacs

    Dwight Yoakam

     

    Each chord gets two measures unless otherwise noted.

     

    Intro:

    / E - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

     

               A                                   E

    Girl, you taught me how to hurt real bad and cry myself to sleep

          E                                   A

    and showed me how this town can shatter dreams

             A                              E

    Another lesson 'bout a naive fool that came to Babylon

           E                                   A        

    And found out that the pie don't taste so sweet    now it's

     

    Chorus:

    A                     E

      Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music

         E                                 A              

    And lonely lonely streets that I call home   Yeah, my

    A                     E

      Guitars, Cadillacs,   hillbilly music

             E                                   A

    It's the only thing that keeps me hangin' on

     

    Solo:

    / A - - - / - - - - / E - - - / - - - - /

    / E - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

    / A - - - / - - - - / E - - - / - - - - /

    / E - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

     

                     A                               E

    There ain't no glamour in this tinseled land of lost and wasted lives

         E                                   A

    And painful scars are all that's left of me

             A                                   E

    Ah but thank you girl for teaching me brand new ways to be cruel

       E                                           A       

    If I can find my mind, then I guess I'll just leave.    And it's

     

    Chorus

     

    Solo 2:

    / A - - - / - - - - / E - - - / - - - - /

    / E - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

    / A - - - / - - - - / E - - - / - - - - /

    / E - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

     

    Chorus

     

             E                                A

    It's the only thing that keeps me hangin' on.

             E                                A (3)

    It's the only thing that keeps me hangin' on

     

    End on A


    This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.