Good Ol' Boys (Like Me) lyrics by Don Williams
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Song Title * Good Ol' Boys Like Me
Performed By * Don Williams
Composer(s) * Don Williams
Publisher * . Unauthorised copying is illegal
Programmer * � Bespoke Music
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* 4-bar intro
* Verse 1
When I was a kid, Uncle Remus, he put me to bed
With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head.
Then daddy came in to kiss his little man
With gin on his breath and a Bible in his hand.
He talked about honor and things I should know.
Then he'd stagger a little as he went out the door.
* Chorus
I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak tree
And those Williams boys, they still mean a lot to me,
Hank and Tennessee.
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
So what do you do with good ol' boys like me?
* Verse 2
Nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does
But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was
The smell of cape jasmine through the window screen
John R. and the Wolfman kept me company.
By the light of the radio by my bed
With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head.
* Repeat chorus
* 4-bar break
* Verse 3
When I was in school, I ran with a kid down the street
But I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speed
But I was smarter than most and I could choose
Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news
When I was eighteen, Lord, I hit the road
But it really doesn't matter how far I go
* Repeat chorus
* Coda
Yeah, what do you do with good ol' boys like me?
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Time * 3:57
Length * 115 bars
Tempo * 113 bpm (with variations), rall at end
Key * A major
Ch 1 * Piano 1
Ch 2 * Fingered Bass
Ch 3 * Organ 2
Ch 4 * Tenor Sax
Ch 5 * Steel-String Guitar (Left)
Ch 6 * Steel-String Guitar (Right)
Ch 7 * Jazz Guitar (Pedal-Steel)
Ch 8 * Clean Guitar
Ch 10 * Brush Kit
