STANDARD TUNING: E A D G B E
INTRO:
e|----------------------------------------------------5/-0----------|
B|------------3/---0---3/---0-------------------------5/-0--5/-1----|
G|4p2p0-------4/---0---4/---0--------0--2--4-2-02-----------5/-2----|
D|------0h2---5/---2---5/---2---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---0--2---------/4-4p2p0-------|
D|---------0h1-------------0h2---|
A|-2-2-2-2----2------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-|
RIFF 1:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----4p2p0-------|
D|----------0h2---|
A|----------------|
E|--------------0-|
VERSE 1:
Em C
Sign me up me up I voluuunteer
D C
Votes are in for lifeguard of the year (RIFF 1)
Em C
Her feline past lives arrre plain
D B7
Their singular-ities are shown in this life again
CHORUS 1:
C G
Like mama said
G D Am
Don't you let it go to your head
Am C G
When you know you're being fed
G D D
I'm so proud to know you
D C G
Lizzy I'll write I'll sing
G D Am C G
Telegraph telegram telephone tellin you
G D G D D7 Em
I'll be home soon diieenuuu (RIFF 1)
VERSE 2:
Em C
We will wake when kittyyyy licks
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D C
And in the morn' work takes her tooooo Maine (RIFF 1)
Em C
Dressed and out the door byyyy six
D B7
Tomorrow is the first time Liz can't board my plane
CHORUS 2:
C G
Like mama said
G D Am
Don't you let it go to your head
Am C G
When you know your book is read
G D D
I'm so proud to know you
D C G
Anna will take me to the port
G D Am
As Liz drives up I-95
Am C G
Me and my darlin' keep love alive
G D B7
Even on Texas time
CHORUS 3:
C G
And like my maama said
G D Am
Don't you let it go to your head
Am C G
When your town is painted red
G D D
I'm so proud to know you
D C G
Lizzy I'll write I'll sing
G D Am C G
Telegraph telegram telephone tellin you
G D G D D7 Em A7
I'll be home soon Diieenuuuuuuuuu
A7 C G
Telephone tellin you
G D G D D7 Em C
I'll be home soon diiennuuuuu ooh ooh ooh
(let C ring)
I love youuuu
(Repeat intro)
CHORDS:
Em: 022000
C: X32010
D: X00232
D7: XX0212
B7: X21202
G: 320033
Am: X02210
A7: X02020
