Clyde Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays768

Clyde by Waylon Jennings is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords 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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  			Intro:   C, D-D  C, D-D  C, D-D, C (HOLD) - D 
 
D 
Clyde plays electric bass, 
 
Plays it with finese and grace 
 
*Set on the porch, ain't got no shoes 
 
Pickin' the bass and singin' the blues 
 
C, D-D  C, D-D  C, D-D, C (HOLD) - D 
 
Misery loves company, 
This ole dog sings harmony, 
Tamborine tied to his tail, 
You can hear him moan, you can hear him wail, 
 
C, D-D  C, D-D  C, D-D, C (HOLD) - D 
 
Jody baby, she got a dollar, 
Down the road,  you can hear her holler, 
Git up Clyde, we got things to do, 
That ole dog can sing the blues, 
 
C, D-D  C, D-D  C, D-D, C (HOLD) - D 
 
He don't move, he don't flinch 
Clyde, he don't move an inch, 
Set on the porch, ain't got no shoes, 
Pickin' the bass and singin' the blues 
 
C, D-D  C, D-D  C, D-D, C (HOLD) - D 
 
Clyde plays electric bass, 
Plays it with finese and grace 
*Set on the porch, ain't got no shoes 
Pickin' the bass and singin' the blues 

    	

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