CAPO 1st Fret
Note: Emphasise the bass in the song; play with a 'deep' tone.
Also the Em? ?Em bits ' release fingers periodically and play open strings(+palm muted) for a single strum, listen carefully and you'll hear it.
Intro: Em | G | Em | G | Em ...
?(Em) G C G
Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good
But [C]I'm just a natural born [G]travelin' man
[D]Doin' what I think I [Em]should, oh yeah
D Em ...
Doin' what I think I should.
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].... for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, oh yeah
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand, oh yeah.
?(Em) G C G
When I was a little baby, my mama she said "Son.
[C]Travel where you will and [G]grow to be a man
[D]And sing what must be [Em]sung, poor boy
D Em...
Sing what must be sung."
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].. for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, poor boy
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand.
...(Em) G C G
Now that I'm a grown man, I've travelled here and there
And I've [C]learned that a bottle of [G]brandy and a song
Are the [D]only ones who [Em]care, oh Lord
D Em ...
The only ones who care.
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].... for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, oh yeah
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand, oh yeah.
...(Em) G C G
Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good
But [C]I'm just a natural born [G]travelin' man
[D]Doin' what I think I [Em]should, oh yeah
[D]Doin' what I think I [Em]should.
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].... for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, oh yeah
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand
[D]That's all that I under[Em]stand, poor boy
D Em ...
That's all that I understand...
Note: Emphasise the bass in the song; play with a 'deep' tone.
Also the Em? ?Em bits ' release fingers periodically and play open strings(+palm muted) for a single strum, listen carefully and you'll hear it.
Intro: Em | G | Em | G | Em ...
?(Em) G C G
Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good
But [C]I'm just a natural born [G]travelin' man
[D]Doin' what I think I [Em]should, oh yeah
D Em ...
Doin' what I think I should.
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].... for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, oh yeah
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand, oh yeah.
?(Em) G C G
When I was a little baby, my mama she said "Son.
[C]Travel where you will and [G]grow to be a man
[D]And sing what must be [Em]sung, poor boy
D Em...
Sing what must be sung."
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].. for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, poor boy
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand.
...(Em) G C G
Now that I'm a grown man, I've travelled here and there
And I've [C]learned that a bottle of [G]brandy and a song
Are the [D]only ones who [Em]care, oh Lord
D Em ...
The only ones who care.
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].... for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, oh yeah
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand, oh yeah.
...(Em) G C G
Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good
But [C]I'm just a natural born [G]travelin' man
[D]Doin' what I think I [Em]should, oh yeah
[D]Doin' what I think I [Em]should.
Chorus:
And I [G]don't give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar
[G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can..[C].... for a [G]wailin [C]song and a [G]good gui[C]tar
The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand, oh yeah
D Em ...
The only thing that I understand
[D]That's all that I under[Em]stand, poor boy
D Em ...
That's all that I understand...
