Alabama - Hats Off

verse 1 :
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A D E
the stage is set tonight down in nashville
D A F#m
it’s been a long , hard ride into town
A D E
and thanks to some cowboys and heros
D E A
my chance to sing has finally come around

verse 2 :
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A D E
the first song i ever sang was haggard
D A F#m
momma sang to me i saw the light
A D E
i’d turn my radio up louder
D E A
to hear johnny cash walk the line

verse 3 :
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A D E
waylon sang a song about texas
D A F#m
willie’s “blue eyes crying in the rain”
A D E
bocephus sings a song about dixie .
D E A
lefty taught us all how to sing .

chorus 1 :
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A E D
hats off to hard riding cowboys
E A
riding some where tonight
A E D
hats off to hard riding cowboys
D E A
wanted , dead or alive

verse 4 :
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A D E
charlie ran the devil out of georgia
D A F#m
skynyrd sang sweet home alabam
A D E
the ahlman brothers taught us how to ramble
D E A
and to tucker boys showed us how to jam .

repeat chorus 1

verse 5 :
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A D E
the stage is set tonight up in heaven
D A F#m
rebas band is there with patsy cline
A D E
and all around are cowboys and cowgirls
D E A
and thanks to them the music’s still alive

chorus 2 :
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A E D
hats off to hard riding cowboys
E A
flying somewhere tonight
A E D
hats off to hard fighting cowboys
D E A
wanted , dead or alive

repeat chorus 2 and fade .