Verse: Listen to the song for the cadence, it's a pretty typical country/blues chord cadence. Every Friday night there's a steady cloud of dust that leads back to a field filled with pickup trucks e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-2---2---2-2---2-| D|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------| Got ol' Hank cranking way up loud e|-----------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Got coolers in the back, tailgates down e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-2---2---2-2---2-| D|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------| There's a big fire burning, but don't be alarmed e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-2---2---2-2---2-| A|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| it's just country boys and girls getting down on the farm e|-----------------| |-----------| B|-----------------| |-----------| G|-2---2---2-2---2-| |-7b-5b-----| D|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| |-------7-7-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------| E|-----------------| |-----------| The verses all follow this same pattern: basically, A, D, E, A Just prior to the FIRST chorus: e|-----------| B|-2-3-4-6-7-| G|-2-4-5-6-7-| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| Chorus: You can have alot of fun in a New York minute e|-----------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| but there's some things you can't do inside those city limits e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-2---2---2-2---2-| D|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------| ain't no closing time, ain't no cover charge e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| (x2 for second chorus) D|-2---2---2-2---2-| A|-2-4-2-4-2-2-4-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm e|---| |----------------| B|---| |----------------| G|-2-| |----7b-7-5b-----| D|-2-| |-s7---------7-7-| A|-0-| |-s7-------------| E|---| |----------------| Verse: same as above NO prechorus section for the second chorus Chorus: this chorus has a double last line: "ain't no closing time..." twice as above The end "solo" is: e|--------------------------8------------------5----| B|-----------------------8b---8rb--------------5----| G|----7b-7-7-7-5b---5b------------7b-7b-7b-5---7b---| D|-s7-------------7----7---------------------7------| A|-s7-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| This bit is pretty improvised, so listen to it carefully for the bend releases and timing. All interlude bits not included here are just easy riffs in the A pentatonic scale which is: e|---------------------5-8-| B|-----------------5-8-----| G|-------------5-7---------| D|---------5-7-------------| A|-----5-7-----------------| E|-5-8---------------------|
Down On The Farm by Tim Mcgraw guitar playing instructions.
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