Songs about me

 

    E - A - C - D (3x)

 

     E                                  A                     

1.       I met a guy on the red eye,

             C                                          D

    he spotted my guitar, and said, what do you do?

               - E                     A                      

    I said,        I sing for a living,

                    C                                   D

    country music, mixed with a little rock and a little blues.

                   - E                                 A

    He said,         I'm sorry, but I've never been crazy

                       C                              D

    'bout that twang and trains and hillbilly thing.

E                                                  A

    What ever made you want to sing stuff like that?

               C                           D

    I just looked at him and laughed and said …

 

                   E                  G   - D - A           E     G     - D

‘Cause it's songs about me,             and who I am.

   A                 E              

Songs about loving and living

          D                                     E

and good hearted women and family and God.

   D                 A          E                  G   - D - A     

Yeah, they're all just songs about me,

  E                 G      - D - A      - B7

songs about me !

 

   E                             A                          

2.    So I offered him tickets,

                          C                                     D

    I said, you'll see what I mean, if you show up tonight.

                  - E                                             A

    He said,        I doubt you'll change my opinion,

         C                                        D

    I'll be kind of busy, but, hey, man, I'll try.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E                                        A

    Then later on when we finished our songs

                 C                            D

    about scars and cars and broken hearts,

                      - E                                                A

    I saw him,        he was standing there right next to the stage

                               - C                                             D

    and he shouted,       man, you were right it was like you sang those …

 

  E                  G   - D - A           E     G     - D

Songs about me,             and who I am.

   A                 E              

Songs about loving and living

          D                                     E

and good hearted women and family and God.

   D                 A          E                  G   - D - A     

Yeah, they're all just songs about me,

  E                 G      - D - A   

songs about me !                            + E - G - D - A (3x)

   

         G                                          B7

    So I'll just keep on singing 'til I hear the whole world singing those …

 

  E                  G   - D - A           E     G     - D

Songs about me,             and who I am.

   A                 E              

Songs about loving and living

          D                                     E

and good hearted women and family and God.

   D                 A          E                  G   - D - A     

Yeah, they're all just songs about me,

  E - G          A                 - B7 - Em

so….ngs about me !

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Trace Adkins)