D A E A
[Verse 1]
A
My momma used to tell me son you better get your work done
E
You’re daddy’s comin home at five
E
And if you ain’t all through
E
With the chores you gotta do
A
Boy I’m gonna tan you alive
A
I was glued to the radio listening to
D
My hero’s sing them sad old songs
A
Singin ‘em sadder than one car funeral
E A
Nobody sings like Jones
[Chorus]
D
I’d take that old kitchen broom up to my room
A
and play it like an old guitar
B
Or sit out on the porch trying to sing
E
like George dream about becoming a star
A
Well the things I never did when I was
D
just a kid made me what I am today
A
You see momma used to whip me with a George Jones album
E A
that’s why I sing, this way.
D A E A
[Verse 2]
A
So I ended up in Nashville working at a sawmill
E
just to be close to stars
But I got a little broke but I couldn’t ask my folks
A
so I had to hock my old guitar
Well I still hang around Tooties Orchid Lounge
D
thinkin he’ll walk through that door
A
But a voice in my mind said your wastin’ time
E A
Cause George don’t drink no more.
[Chorus]
D
I used to take that old kitchen broom up to my room
A
and play it like an old guitar
B
Or sit out on the porch trying to sing
E
like George dream about becoming a star
A
Well the things I never did when I was
D
just a kid made me what I am today
A
You see momma used to whip me with a George Jones album
E A
that’s why I sing, this way.
[Solo]
D A B E
[Chorus]
A
Well the things I never did when I was
D
just a kid made me what I am today
A
You see momma used to whip me with a George Jones album
E A
that’s why I sing, this way.
D A
Momma used to whip me with a George Jones album
E A
that’s why I sing, this way.