Tailgate Blues Chords
by Bryan Luke
Tailgate Blues by Bryan Luke is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Am7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
"Tailgate Blues"
Chorus
G C G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
D C G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G C G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
D C G
That I'm down and I ain't alright
G C G
I search my soul where there is no moon
D C G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
G C G
If the crickets wanna know then I'll tell them what I lost
D C G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues
Am7 Em
verse 1
D C G
I ain't sure were it all began
D C G
Somewhere 'round here I know
D C G
This bridge was a little more crowded then
C D
I was playing her a tailgate show
G D
And now I'm just sittin' here alone
Chorus
G C G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
D C G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G C G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
D C G
That I'm down and I ain't alright
G C G
I search my soul where there is no moon
D C G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
G C G
If the crickets wanna know then I'll tell them what I lost
D C G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues
verse 2
D C G
Damn that AM radio
D C G
For playing more than a song
D C G
My heart won't beat if the strings are broke
C D
The melody's hittin' me wrong
G D
Right here where she belongs
Chorus
G C G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
D C G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G C G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
D C G
That I'm down and I ain't alright
G C G
I search my soul where there is no moon
D C G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
G C G
If the crickets wanna know then I'll tell them what I lost
D C G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues
verse 3
D C G
The crickets heard my story and I listened to em sing
D C G
I guess I'll close the tailgate up
D C G
There ain't no telling what tomorrow might bring
C D
Maybe me and a Dixie cup
G D
But that won't be enough
Chorus
G C G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
D C G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G C G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
D C G
That I'm down and I ain't alright
G C G
I search my soul where there is no moon
D C G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
G C G
If the crickets wanna know then I'll tell them what I lost
D C G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues
G C G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
D C G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G C G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
D C G
That I'm down and I ain't alright