Troubadour Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays577

Troubadour by George Strait is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords G, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Transcribed by: Hesston  

Capo--4th fret  

G   Em   C   G  

             G                                  Em 
I STILL FEEL TWENTY-FIVE, MOST OF THE TIME  
                C                                                       G  
I STILL RAISE A LITTLE CANE, WITH THE BOYS  
G                                                                                     Em  
HONKYTONKS AND PRETTY WOMEN, LORD I'M STILL RIGHT THERE WITH THEM  
C                                                                             G  
SINGING ABOVE THE CROWD,  AND THE NOISE  


Chorus:  

                          G  
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE JESSE JAMES   
            Em  
STILL TRYIN TO MAKE A NAME  
                     C                                                               G  
KNOWIN NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE, WHAT I AM  

              G                                               Em 
I WAS A YOUNG TROUBADOUR, WHEN I RODE IN ON A SONG  
                            C                                                           G  
AND I'LL BE AN OLD TROUBADOUR, WHEN I'M GONE  


INSTRUMENTAL- G  Em  C  G  

                       G  
WELL THE TRUTH ABOUT A MIRROR  
                       Em 
IS THAT A DAMNED OLD MIRROR  
C                                                                    G  
DON'T REALLY TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH  
G                            
IT DON'T SHOW WHATS DEEP INSIDE  
Em  
OR READ BETWEEN THE LINES  
C  
AND IT'S REALLY NO REFLECTION  
                       G  
OF MY YOUTH  


*REPEAT Chorus*  

                  G                                                       Em  
I WAS A YOUNG TROUBADOUR, WHEN I RODE IN ON A SONG  
                               C                                                     G  
AND I'LL BE AN OLD TROUBADOUR, WHEN I'M GONE.  
                      C                                                             G  
I'LL BE AN OLD TROUBADOUR, WHEN I'M GONE.  

    	

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