Down and Out Chords
Down and Out by George Strait is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
1st Verse:
D
Well I'm out on a tear,
D G D
Cause she's tearing me apart,
D
If I look rough on the outside,
D A
You oughta see my heart.
A D
And this look in my eye,
G D
Shows beyond a doubt,
D A
That since my woman left,
A D
I'm down and out.
D G
Well I'm down at the bar,
D
Out of my mind,
D
Tighter than an eight day clock,
D A
With no way to unwind.
A D
That jukebox crys the blues,
D G D
Like it knows what I'm about,
D A
And since my woman left
A D
I'm down and out.
2nd Verse:
D
Well I'm down to my last dollar,
D G D
But I don't really care,
D
My friends they've all got whiskey,
D A
And they don't mind if I share.
A D
They know how it feels,
D G D
To have your heart torn inside out,
D A
And since my woman left
A D
I'm down and out.
(Repeat Chorus)
D
Since my woman left,
G D
Since my woman left,
D A
Since my woman left
A D
I'm down and out.