Artist: Dwight Yoakam
Song: Blame the Vain
Album: Blame the Vain (Live Version)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgROia6agek

Tuning: Standard

To my buddy B.W. ENJOY


Intro
e|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|-1-(3)----------|------1-1-------1-1--|
G|---------------------|-2--------------|------0-0-------0-0--|
D|---------------------|-2--------------|------2-2-------0-0--|
A|-------2--2--3--3--0-|-0--------------|-0h3--3-3--0h2--2-2--|
E|-3--3----------------|----------------|---------------------|
                        Am (DU UDU x3)           C 

e|-----3-3-------3-3-----3-3-------3-3--|
B|-----3-3-------3-3-----3-3-------3-3--|
G|-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------0-0--| 
D|-----0-0-------0-0--0--0-0-------0-0--|
A|-----2-2--0h2--2-2----------0h2--2-2--|
E|--3--3-3------------------------------|
                  G
Repeat

The entire song is simple chords with Dwight using hammer-on's for the base notes. 
So the chords below correspond with the picking patterns above.

G
I blame the vain for what we wear,
                Am         C        G
And I blame the blind when we can't see.
           G
I blame it all on someone else,
                    Am    C                 G
Till there's nobody left, then I just blame me.
G
I blame her mind for the thoughts we share,
                      Am            C       G
Whoa, and I blame her heart for the time we cared.
           G
I blame it all on how we used to be,
                   Am    C                    G
Till she's finally gone, then I'll just blame me.

                D
So go ahead and blame,
    C             G
Anything that you want.
                          D
'Cause it all ends up the same,
         C                                   D
When everything that you've been claiming is wrong.

Instrumental Break: G G Am C G

                           D
Oh and don't you know that blame,
    C           G
Is always never enough.
                         D
It just keeps you in the game,
         C                            D
Till you've only got yourself left to bluff.

               G
So I blame the vain for what we wear,
                         Am         C        G
Yeah, and I'll blame the blind when we can't see.
              G
I'll blame it all on someone else,
                    Am    C                    G
Till there's nobody left, then I'll just blame me.
                   Am     C                G
Till she's fin'lly gone, then I just blame me

JJC