INTRO - Em, G, D, C 2x Em (stay on Em to FIRST G chord)
VERSE 1
I get home from a long day.[Em]
Put on the radio.[G]
Lookin for some country soul.[D]
But I don't find it, no.[C]
VERSE 2
It's a dirt road free for[Em] all.
Some ol boys sayin they're outlaws.[G]
They dress the part and they talk the talk.[D]
You know they been taught to walk the walk.[C]
PRE- CHORUS
T[Em]hese boys think they're tough.
Like they been robbin banks.[D]
Cau[Am]se they name drop Johnny Cash.
And they name drop poor [Bm]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]It's about bein true to what's inside of you.[D]
CHORUS 2
[Em]You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
Th[G]at you got from your record label's image group.
Sin[D]g another man's song with a big drum loop.
Li[C]sten son, you ain't got a clue. [D]
Yo[C]u can't buy true.
Tell ya what they should do.[D]
Em, G, D, C
They should Outlaw You.
VERSE 3
Let me paint a[Em] picture for you.
Nashville in '62[G]
The formula had proven true.[D]
They didn't let nothin new[C] through.
VERSE 4
When Waylon came to town.[Em]
They didn't like his original so[G]und.
They tried hard to keep him down[D].
They tried hard to starve him ou[C]t.
But he kept playi[Em]n shows.
And pressin on.
Chippin away son[G]g by song.
After years and years of str[D]ugglin strong.
He got his chance and he took it to Number one[C]
With This Time. in[Em] 74
With his band in the back and four[G] on the floor.
That one record busted [D]down the door.
And the record labels had the control[C] no more.
Then in '76 came[Em] the outlaws record.
Sold the first million i[G]n country music ever.
Those ol boys with l[D]ong hair and braids
Stayed true to their sound an[C]d freed the slaves.[D]
BRIDGE
[Am7]And all these years later
the suits g[D]ot back their grip.
They took the outlaw concept.[Em]
And they re-packaged it.[D]
And there[C]'s a million ol Waylon fans[D]
Singin Dont You Think This Outl[Bm]aw 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]It's about bein true to what's inside of you.[D]
CHORUS 2
[Em]You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
Th[G]at you got from your record label's image group.
Sin[D]g another man's song with a big drum loop.
Li[C]sten son, you ain't got a clue. [D]
Yo[C]u can't buy true.
Tell ya what they should do.[D]
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]It's about bein true to what's inside of you. [D]
(resume normal strumming pattern)
[Em]You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
Th[G]at you got from your record label's image group.
Sin[D]g another man's song with a big drum loop.
Li[C]sten son, you ain't got a clue. [D]
Yo[C]u can't buy true.
Tell ya what they should do.[D][Em]
VERSE 1
I get home from a long day.[Em]
Put on the radio.[G]
Lookin for some country soul.[D]
But I don't find it, no.[C]
VERSE 2
It's a dirt road free for[Em] all.
Some ol boys sayin they're outlaws.[G]
They dress the part and they talk the talk.[D]
You know they been taught to walk the walk.[C]
PRE- CHORUS
T[Em]hese boys think they're tough.
Like they been robbin banks.[D]
Cau[Am]se they name drop Johnny Cash.
And they name drop poor [Bm]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]It's about bein true to what's inside of you.[D]
CHORUS 2
[Em]You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
Th[G]at you got from your record label's image group.
Sin[D]g another man's song with a big drum loop.
Li[C]sten son, you ain't got a clue. [D]
Yo[C]u can't buy true.
Tell ya what they should do.[D]
Em, G, D, C
They should Outlaw You.
VERSE 3
Let me paint a[Em] picture for you.
Nashville in '62[G]
The formula had proven true.[D]
They didn't let nothin new[C] through.
VERSE 4
When Waylon came to town.[Em]
They didn't like his original so[G]und.
They tried hard to keep him down[D].
They tried hard to starve him ou[C]t.
But he kept playi[Em]n shows.
And pressin on.
Chippin away son[G]g by song.
After years and years of str[D]ugglin strong.
He got his chance and he took it to Number one[C]
With This Time. in[Em] 74
With his band in the back and four[G] on the floor.
That one record busted [D]down the door.
And the record labels had the control[C] no more.
Then in '76 came[Em] the outlaws record.
Sold the first million i[G]n country music ever.
Those ol boys with l[D]ong hair and braids
Stayed true to their sound an[C]d freed the slaves.[D]
BRIDGE
[Am7]And all these years later
the suits g[D]ot back their grip.
They took the outlaw concept.[Em]
And they re-packaged it.[D]
And there[C]'s a million ol Waylon fans[D]
Singin Dont You Think This Outl[Bm]aw 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]It's about bein true to what's inside of you.[D]
CHORUS 2
[Em]You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
Th[G]at you got from your record label's image group.
Sin[D]g another man's song with a big drum loop.
Li[C]sten son, you ain't got a clue. [D]
Yo[C]u can't buy true.
Tell ya what they should do.[D]
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]It's about bein true to what's inside of you. [D]
(resume normal strumming pattern)
[Em]You say you're an outlaw, with your perfect boots
Th[G]at you got from your record label's image group.
Sin[D]g another man's song with a big drum loop.
Li[C]sten son, you ain't got a clue. [D]
Yo[C]u can't buy true.
Tell ya what they should do.[D][Em]
