Play Something We Know
Adam Hood
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Capo 2
Intro Chords:
G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
I saw you walk in here with that guitar in your hand
G D Cadd9 D
Thought I might ask you what you might be playing
G D Cadd9 G
Just one more question, well, I know you got to go
G D Cadd9 G
Me and my friends are drinking we're just wondering if you know
Chorus 1:
Cadd9 G
Any Lynyrd Skynyrd or American Pie
D G G7
Willie and Waylon, Magic Carpet ride
Cadd9 G G/F# Em
How bout' Marshall Tucker or David Allen C-o-o-o-o-o-e
Cadd9 D G
Play something we can sing to, play something we know
Well I know how it is dude, I use to have me a band
Til our drummer Ronnie, he got on down at the plant
Singer got a girlfriend, you know how that goes
So sing something we can sing to, play something we know
Chorus 2:
Do you know any Buffett, or any Pink Floyd
How bout some dead dudes, how bout the Doors
Do ya know any Beatles or any Rollin Stones
Play something we can sing to play something we know
Bridge:
Em D Cadd9 G
Man if you want me to I'll sing a song with you
Em Cadd9 D
I use to sing the high bar
Em D Cadd9 G
My brother Donnie is sitting at the bar
Em Cadd9 D
He plays a mean guitar
What are you looking at man, you dont want me to play
Well you bout to get your ass whooped, you keep looking at me that way
Man I dont really mean it, there?s no need to call security
I was only hopping you would sing a song for me
Chorus 3:
Do you know Hank Jr. , or any Steve Earle
How bout the Joker, or Brown Eyed Girl,
Sweet Home Alabama, or Curtis Lowe
Play something we can sing to, play something we know
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Detected progression: G → D → Cadd9 → G → D → Cadd9 → G → D
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