Thats What Ive Been Told Chords

KeyG Capo6st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays679

Thats What Ive Been Told by Riley Green is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 6st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verso 1:
  G 
A Chevy grille ain't no match for a mailbox 
Em 
BB guns are good for breaking glass 
C 
You can buy beer at seventeen 
                                    G 
You don't have to lie if they don't ask 
D                                        C 
Girls don't like a kiss that tastes like Skull 
                               G                G 
At least that's what I've been told 

Verso 2:
        G 
They'll put your ass in jail for stealing stop signs 
Em 
Biggest dog don't win in every fight 
      C 
Don't bet if you can't afford to lose 
                                    G 
Don't jump off that river bridge at night 
        D                                  C 
There's roads where even Broncos shouldn't go 
                               G 
At least that's what I've been told 

 
   C                                         G 
If you're just sayin' prayers then you ain't prayin' 
   C                                        Em      D 
If both men ain't shook hands then it ain't sold 
     C                                  G 
When daddy don't say nothin' you better listen 
          D                 C 
'Cause he won't be here for long 
         Em                D                   C 
And that girl ain't coming back if you let her go 
                               G           G 
At least that's what I've been told 

Verso 3:
           G 
You better buy your weekend beer before a Sunday 
Em 
Don't lay out all night before a game 
C 
Don't let grandpa's guess and go 
                                   G 
And diesel trucks won't run on gasoline 
       D                           C 
Better never love a girl your mama don't 
                               G 
At least that's what I've been told 


   C                                         G 
If you're just sayin' prayers then you ain't prayin' 
   C                                        Em      D 
If both men ain't shook hands then it ain't sold 
     C                                  G 
When daddy don't say nothin' you better listen 
          D                 C 
'Cause he won't be here for long 
         Em                D                   C 
And that girl ain't coming back if you let her go 
                               G           G 
At least that's what I've been told 
C                       G          D        C 
  That's what I've been told 

Ponte:
      Em                   D              C 
Yeah, tell that girl she's everything you want 
       Em             D          C 
You're gonna wish you did if you don't 
                               G             G 
At least that's what I've been told 


   C                                         G 
If you're just sayin' prayers then you ain't prayin' 
   C                                        Em      D 
If both men ain't shook hands then it ain't sold 
     C                                  G 
When daddy don't say nothin' you better listen 
          D                 C 
'Cause he won't be here for long 
         Em                D                   C 
And that girl ain't coming back if you let her go 
                               G           G 
At least that's what I've been told 

Outro 
  G 
A Chevy grille ain't no match for a mailbox 
Em 
BB guns are good for breaking glass 
C 
You can buy beer at seventeen 
                                    G 
You don't have to lie if they don't ask 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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