Good ole Boys like me Bob McDill sung by Don Williams A E D A D E When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed A E D A D E with a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head F#m E Then Daddy came in to kiss his little man F#m E with gin on his breath and the Bible in his hand D E and he talked about honor and things I should know D E7 Then he staggered a little when he went out the door ________________________________________ A E F#m E D, F#m, E R: And I still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak trees A E F#m E D F#m, E those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me, Hank and Tennessee D E F#m, E, D I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be E A So what do you do with good ole boys like me ________________________________________ A E D A D E Well nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does A E D A D E But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was F#m E The smell of Cape Jasmine thru the window screen F#m E with John R. and the wolfman kept me company D E by the light of the radio by my bed D E7 with Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head ________________________________________ A E D A D E When I was in school I ran with the kid down the street A E D A D E and I watched him burn himself up on Bourbon and Speed F#m E but I was smarter than most and I could choose F#m E learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news D E when I was eighteen, Lord I hit the road D E7 but it doesn't seem to matter how far I go
