Hoot Owl Chords
Hoot Owl by Rayland Baxter is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#m. It uses the chords C#m, E, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C#m E A E
verse 1
A
All I ever wanted
E
Was a walk down the road
A E
With you there holding my arm
C#m E
But the hoot owl moans
A E
For me all alone
Tell me pretty baby
B E
Are you really gonna break my heart?
verse 2
A
Has it all been a lie
E
No I can't believe that
A E
Tell me what I hear isn't true
C#m E
Is the owl in the oak tree
A E
The only one here with me
Tell me pretty baby
B
Are you really gonna break my heart?
Instrumental: C#m E A E B A
verse 3
A
Is it death or livin
E
That scares me the most
A E
Or is it just plain bein alone
C#m E
Seems I'm always alone
A E
When that hoot owl moans
Tell me pretty baby
B
Are you really gonna break my heart?
C#m E
Don't call me, don't write me
A E
And I'll leave you alone
A
So we can forget what we had
C#m E
The owl can console me
A E
With his midnight tune
But I don't think I've ever
B
Felt so sad
E
So I draw all the curtains
And I lock all the doors
A
And I dream of that walk
E
Down the road
C#m E
But the hoot owl awakes me
A E
And a cold shiver shakes me
Tell me pretty baby
B
Are you really gonna break my heart?