The Legend Of D Ray White Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays420

The Legend Of D Ray White by Hank Williams III is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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Am                   C                 D                       Am 
Way down in West Vir gina there's some people who are one of a kind. 
Am                           C                      Em 
They don't need nothing from nobody, 'cause they're already doin' fine. 
        Am           C            D                Am 
You got Hasil Adkins hunching and Mamie is raisin' hell 
        C                                 Em               Am 
And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell. 

        C               D              Am 
And ol' Jesco's dancin' in his daddy's shoes. 
        C                      D                     Am 
Yea ol' Hasil's still hunchin' out them Boone county blues. 
        C               D                       Am 
And ol' Mamie, you know she's done some time in jail 
        C                                 Em               Am 
And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell. 

Break 
Am C D Am 
Am C Em 
Am C D Am 
C Em Am 

Am                          C                         D              Am 
Bertie Mae White, She's the strongest woman that I've ever met in my life. 
Am                 C              Em 
She raised over 24 of her own and had to watch her husband die. 
Am                    C        D              Am 
She's always fightin' hard and living off the land 
    C                                                  Em                           Am 
And when she's done livin' in this world, you know the Lord's gonna take her by her hand. 

        C               D              Am 
And ol' Jesco's dancin' in his daddy's shoes. 
        C                      D                     Am 
Yea ol' Hasil's still hunchin' out them Boone county blues. 
    C               D                   Am 
And Mamie, you know she's still raisin' hell 
        C                                 Em               Am 
And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell. 
        Em                                                 Am 
And the legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel yell. 
    	

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante