D                              A               D
The only slide I ever played on is a slide guitar
                                            A
The only swinging I've ever done was in some bar
    D                                     G            
The only playground I played around on is when I played
                  E7
 around with that woman named Joanie
         D                     A               D
The only slide I ever played on is a slide guitar

[Verse 2]
D                                A                
The only school I've ever been to was the school of 
       Dm      D
hard knocks
                                       A
My major was major mistakes, I made a lot
    D      D7                             G      E7
The only degree I ever earned at all is a PhD in havin'
 a ball
         D7                    A7              D
The only slide I ever played on is a slide guitar

[Instrumental]
D7 A7 D A Aaug A D G E7 D A A7 D

[Bridge]
        G
Oh, the only book learning that I've ever had
           D
Was from a mailbag guitar book I got from my Dad
    G                       G7
The only test I ever made a passing grade on
     E                     A
Was "Testing 1 2 3" on this microphone

[Verse 3]
         D                     A               D
The only slide I ever played on is a slide guitar
                                            A
The only swinging I've ever done was in some bar
    D                                     G            
The only playground I played around on is when I played
                  E7
 around with that woman named Joanie
         D                     A               D   G7
The only slide I ever played on is a slide guitar

[Outro]
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The only slide I ever played on is a slide guitar
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