Standard Tuning (EADGBE) Intro Riff A A E | ----x-----------------------x-------------------------------- | A | ----x-----------------------x-------------------------------- | D | ----2-----------------------2-------------------------------- | G | ----2-----------------------2-------------------------------- | B | ---------------------3------0-------------------------------- | E | ---------3----2-3-------------------------------------------- | Chords G A D C D7 E E | ----3---------x--------2------0-------3-------0-------- | A | ----3---------2--------3------1-------1-------0-------- | D | ----0---------2--------2----- 0-------3-------1-------- | G | ----0---------2--------0------2-------0-------2-------- | B | ----2---------0--------0------3-------0-------2-------- | E | ----3---------0--------x------x-------x-------0-------- | A G Intro Riff 2x I blame this new tattoo on a hundred proof bottle of whiskey D D7 Intro Riff 2x And the scar on my cheek to an '84 Jeep and an oak tree A C Blame the cussin' on my Daddy, good looks on my Mama D G But as for my honky-tonk ways A I blame it on Waylon G And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A G If I got a don't care attitude and long hair And mean every damn word I'm singin' Intro Riff 2x I blame it on Waylon A G Intro Riff 2x I blame my ramblin' ways on that old freight train I was born on D D7 Intro Riff 2x And the holes in the soles of these boots on every girl I told so long A Blame my good luck on the good Lord C D G And bad luck on the devil, but this lonesome in my soul A You know I blame it on Waylon G And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A G If I got a don't care attitude and long hair And mean every damn word I'm singin' A I blame it on Waylon D G G From this old guitar I'm playin' E To these smoky bar dues I'm payin' A You know I blame it on Waylon G And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A G If I got a don't care attitude and long hair And mean every damn word I'm singin' Intro Riff 2x I blame it on Waylon G And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A G If I got a don't care attitude and long hair And mean every damn word I'm singin' I blame it on Waylon, blame it on Waylon Intro Riff End on A to 3rd fret of low E (back and forth)