I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die Chords

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I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die by Hank Williams is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A7, D7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
D - D - A7 - D 

     D 
I'll Take You To The Picture Show And Babe I'll Hold Your Hand 
                                                         D7 
I'll Set Up In Your Parlour -- Let You Cool Me With Your Fan 
     G                           D 
I'll Listen To Your Troubles And Pet You When You Cry 

But Get That Marryon' Outa Your Head 
          A7              D 
I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die 

Inst. Break: 
D - D - D - D - D - D - D - D7 
G - G - D - D - D - D - A7 - D - D 

  D 
I Don't Mind Honky Tonkin' 'Round If That Will Bring You Fun 
                                                    D7 
But Somehow I Can't Understand How One And One Make One 
  G 
I Like To Cuddle Near And Listen To You Lie 

But Get That Marryin' Outa Your Head 
          A7              D 
I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die 

Inst. Break: 
D - D - D - D - D - D - D - D7 
G - G - D - D - D - D - A7 - D - D 

    D 
Now If You Want A Helpmate You're Just Wastin' Lots Of Time 

'Cause I'm Afraid Of Church Bells 
                            D7 
How They Scare Me When They Chime 
     G                              D 
I've Seen Those Married People Just Up And Say Goodbye 

So Get That Marryin' Outa Your Head 
          A7              D 
I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die 

Inst. Break: 
D - D - D - D - D - D - D - D7 
G - G - D - D - D - D - A7 - D - D 

     D 
This Freedom's Mighty Precious In This Land Of Liberty 
                                                   D7 
I've Seen What Matrimony's Done To Better Men Than Me 
        G                             D 
I Don't Mind Keepin' Comp'ny With The Apple Of My Eye 

But Keep That Marryin' Outa Your Head 
          A7              D    (D - A7 - D - Stop) 
I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante