[Intro - Full riff and drums - DROP D] [D] (twice round riff)
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[Verse 1 - singing whilst playing the riff] I've had a [D]large mouth bass bust [D] my line A+couple+of [D]beautiful girls tell [D]me good bye Trucks [D] break down, dogs [D] run off Po [D] liticians lie, being [D]fired by the boss
[Verse 2] It takes [D]one hand to count the things I can [D]count on There ain't [D]much man, that ain't never let [D]me down (Drums stop - play descending riff)
[Chorus - Slide up to notes] [D]Long neck ice cold beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]*long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke* my [D]heart (** vocal stay on F#)
[Riff - just once] [D]
[Verse 2] she was a Ca [D] ro li na blue [D] jean baby Fire [D] in her eyes that [D]drove me crazy .. it was [D]Red tail lights when she [D] left town .. If I [D]didn't know then, I [D] sure know now
[Chorus - Slide up to notes] [D]Long neck ice cold beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke my [D]heart
[Solo] [G][D][E][A]
[Verse 4 - JUST BASS DRUM] It takes [D]one hand to count the things I can [D]count on But I got [D]one hand that's gripping down on a [D] cold one
[Random Pause]
[Chorus - No drums] [N.C.]Long neck ice cold(snare - then drums in) beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke my [D]heart, no
[Riff out with solo] [D] It never broke my heart (play riff 4 times)
[Intro BPM 131 - Full drums - Capo on 1 for original key] (Each instance of chord equates to 2 snare hits) [Am][Am][G][G] - [C][F][C][G] - [G] [Am][Am][G][G] - [C][F][C][G] - [G] [G][G]
[Verse 1 - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps] Well I came [C] home Like a [F] stone And I fell [C] hea......vy into your [G] arms These days of [C] dust Which we've [F] known Will blow a [C] way........ with this new [G] sun
[Bridge - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps] And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down [F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G][G][G] And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down [F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G][G][G]
[Hook - Light bass drum with chugging] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G]
[Vamp - drums full back in] [C][C][C][C]
[Verse 2 - Quieter drums - string slap for snare] So [C] break my step And re [F] lent You for [C] gave ........ and I won't [G] forget Know what we've [C] seen And him with [F] less Now in some [C] way ........, shake the ex [G] cess
[Hook - full drums] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G]
[Verse 3 - Light bass drum with chugging - Can play chords higher to vary] Now I'll be [C] bold As well as s [F] trong Use my [C] head ........ alongside my [G] heart So take my [C] flesh And fix my [F] eyes That tethered [C] mind ........ free from the [G] lies
[Bridge - Light bass drum with chugging] And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down [F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G] And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down [F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G] (fade 2/4 drums in?) [G][G]
[Final altered verse in terms of chords] [C] Raise..[C]..[C]. [G] my..... [Am] hands [Am][Am] [F] Paint my [C] spirit [G] gold [G] And [C] bow..[C]..[C][G] my..... [Am] head [Am][Am] [F] Keep my [C] heart [G] slow.......... [G][G][G]
[Hook - Full drums] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G] And [C] I will wait, I will wait for you [Em][G][C] [End on C]