Chorded by :Nathaniel Newman e-mail : nathanielnewmanmusicgmail.com Date : 9/2/2011 Learned by ear so chords may not be 100% INTRO - Em, G, D, C 2x Em (stay on Em to FIRST G chord) VERSE 1 Em I get home from a long day. G Put on the radio. D Lookin for some country soul. C But I don't find it, no. VERSE 2 Em It's a dirt road free for all. G Some ol boys sayin they're outlaws. D They dress the part and they talk the talk. C You know they been taught to walk the walk. PRE- CHORUS Em These boys think they're tough. D Like they been robbin banks. Am Cause they name drop Johnny Cash. Bm And they name drop poor ol Hank. CHORUS Em Hey pretty boy in the base ball hat. G You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat. D Country ain't just about where you're at. C D It's about bein true to what's inside of you. CHORUS 2 Em You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots G That you got from your record label's image group. D Sing another man's song with a big drum loop. C D Listen son, you ain't got a clue. C You can't buy true. D Tell ya what they should do. Em, G, D, C They should Outlaw You. VERSE 3 Em Let me paint a picture for you. G Nashville in '62 D The formula had proven true. C They didn't let nothin new through. VERSE 4 Em When Waylon came to town. G They didn't like his original sound. D They tried hard to keep him down. C They tried hard to starve him out. Em But he kept playin shows. And pressin on. G Chippin away song by song. D After years and years of strugglin strong. C He got his chance and he took it to Number one Em With This Time. in 74 G With his band in the back and four on the floor. D That one record busted down the door. C And the record labels had the control no more. Em Then in '76 came the outlaws record. G Sold the first million in country music ever. D Those ol boys with long hair and braids C D Stayed true to their sound and freed the slaves. BRIDGE Am7 And all these years later D the suits got back their grip. Em They took the outlaw concept. D And they re-packaged it. C D And there's a million ol Waylon fans Bm Singin Dont You Think This Outlaw Bit Has Gotten way Out Of Hand. CHORUS Em Hey pretty boy in the cowboy hat. G You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat. D Country ain't just about where you're at. C D It's about bein true to what's inside of you. CHORUS 2 Em You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots G That you got from your record label's image group. D Sing another man's song with a big drum loop. C D Listen son, you ain't got a clue. C You can't buy true. D Tell ya what they should do. Em, G, D, C They should Outlaw You. They Should Outlaw You CHORUS (one strum per chord per line , let chord ring) Em Hey pretty boy in the base ball hat. G You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat. D Country ain't just about where you're at. C D It's about bein true to what's inside of you. (resume normal strumming pattern) Em You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots G That you got from your record label's image group. D Sing another man's song with a big drum loop. C D Listen son, you ain't got a clue. C You can't buy true. D Em Tell ya what they should do.
