Hanging On To What I Got Chords
by Buck Owens
Hanging On To What I Got by Buck Owens is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, D7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C
Well everybody got something on their mind
F C
That they like to talk about
Well I got something that I'm proud of
D7 G7
And it's worth shouting about
C
Oh well I don't own a string of big fine cars
F C
And I don't want no fancy yacht
F C
Well I'm a telling you that I'm a happy man
G7 C
And I'm a hanging on to what I got
F
I got a girl with two brown eyes
C
And arms to hold me tight
F
And I don't care if the sun don't shine
C G7
And daylight turns to night
C
Well if a dollar bill is not worth a dime
F C
And if the whole world goes to pot
F C
Well I'm a telling you that I'm a happy man
G7 C
And I'm a hanging on to what I got
Well I'll not worry about the world
F C
And what it's a coming to
Or if old Lady Jones has got a new hat
D7 G7
Or if the browns had turned to blue
C
Well if the London Bridge is a fallen down
F C
Or if old Big Ben has stopped
F C
Well I'm a telling you that I'm a happy man
G7 C
And I'm a hanging on to what I got
C
Oh well I don't own a string of big fine cars
F C
And I don't want no fancy yacht
F C
Well I'm a telling you that I'm a happy man
G7 C
And I'm a hanging on to what I got
F C
Well I'm a telling you that I'm a happy man
G7 C
And I'm a hanging on to what I got