Standard Tuning (EADGBE) Intro Riff A5 A5 E | ----x-----------------------x-------------------------------- | A | ----x-----------------------x-------------------------------- | D | ----2-----------------------2-------------------------------- | G | ----2-----------------------2-------------------------------- | B | ---------------------3------0-------------------------------- | E | ---------3----2-3-------------------------------------------- | Chords G5 A5 D5 C5 D5 E5 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-------- | A5 G5 Intro Riff 2x I blame this new tattoo on a hundred proof bottle of whiskey D5 D5 Intro Riff 2x And the scar on my cheek to an '84 Jeep and an oak tree A5 C5 Blame the cussin' on my Daddy, good looks on my Mama D5 G5 But as for my honky-tonk ways A5 I blame it on Waylon G5 And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A5 G5 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 A5 G5 Intro Riff 2x I blame my ramblin' ways on that old freight train I was born on D5 D5 Intro Riff 2x And the holes in the soles of these boots on every girl I told so long A5 Blame my good luck on the good Lord C5 D5 G5 And bad luck on the devil, but this lonesome in my soul A5 You know I blame it on Waylon G5 And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A5 G5 If I got a don't care attitude and long hair And mean every damn word I'm singin' A5 I blame it on Waylon D5 G5 G5 From this old guitar I'm playin' E5 To these smoky bar dues I'm payin' A5 You know I blame it on Waylon G5 And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A5 G5 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 G5 And all them other outlaws Blame it on the back beat Blame it on them sad songs A5 G5 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)