All I Can Do Is Write About It Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

G1 2 3 & 4D 1 e an da 2C34

G1& 2eanda D3& 4eanda 1Em& 2eanda 3C& 4eanda 1G& 2eanda D3& 4eanda 12C34

  1G& 2eanda 3& 4eDanda

Well this life that I've lived

  1Em& 2eanda 3&C 4eanda

Has took me everywhere

G1& 2eanda 3& 4Deanda (1 2aClet 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

There ain't no place I ain't never gone

  3& 4eGanda 1& 2Deanda

But it's kinda like the sayin

  3& 4eEmanda 1& C2eanda

That you heard so many times

  3& 4eGanda 1&D 2eanda (3 4aClet 1alet 2 3 4eanda)

Well there just ain't no place like home

G1& 2eanda 3& 4Deanda (1 2aletC 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

  3G& 4eanda 1&D 2eanda 3Em& 4eanda 1&C 2eanda

Did you ever see a she-gator protect her youngins

  3& 4eaGnda 1& 2Deanda (3 4Calet 1alet 2 3 4eanda)

Or the fish in a river swiwin free

  1&G 2eanda 3& D4eanda 1&Em 2eanda 3& 4Ceanda

Did you ever see the beauty of the hills of Carolina

 1& 2eanGda 3& 4eDanda (1 C2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

Or the sweetness of the grass in Tennesee

 3& 4Geanda 1& 2eDanda (3 C4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda)

And lord I can't make any changes

G1& 2eanda 3&D 4eanda (1 2aClet 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

All I can do is write 'em in a song

G3& 4eanda 1&D 2eanda *3*Em& 4eanda 1C& 2eanda

Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

G3& 4eanda 1& 2eDanda (3 4alet C1alet 2 3 4eanda)

Lord take me and mine before that comes

G1& 2eanda 3& D4eanda (1 2alCet 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

G3& 4eanda 1& 2Deanda (3 4alet 1Calet 2 3 4eanda)

G1& 2eanda 3& D4eanda (1 2Calet 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

Like to see the mountain stream a flowing

G3& 4eanda 1& 2Deanda (3 4alet 1aClet 2 3 4eanda)

Do you like to see a youngin with his dog

G1& 2eanda 3& D4eanda *1*Em& 2eanda 3&C 4eanda

Did you ever stop and think about well the air you're breathing

G1& 2eanda 3& 4eDanda (C1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

Well you better listen to my song

 3G& 4eanda 1& 2eaDnda (3 4aClet 1alet 2 3 4eanda)

And lord I can't make any changes

G1& 2eanda 3& 4Deanda (1 2Calet 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

All I can do is write 'em in a song

G3& 4eanda 1& 2eDanda *3*& Em4eanda 1C& 2eanda

Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

G3& 4eanda 1& 2eDanda (3 4alet C1alet 2 3 4eanda)

Lord take me and mine before it comes

(key change to A for piano solo)

A1& 2eanda 3& 4eEanda (1 2aletD 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

 *****(back to G)*****

G1& 2eanda 3& 4Deanda (1 2aleCt 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

I'm not tryin to put down no big city

G3& 4eanda 1& 2Deanda (3 4alet 1aClet 2 3 4eanda)

But the things they write about us is just a bore

G1& 2eanda 3& 4eaDnda *1*& Em2eanda C3& 4eanda

You can take a boy out of old Dixieland

G1& 2eanda 3& 4eaDnda (1 2aleCt 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

But you'll never take Dixie from a boy

G3& 4eanda 1& D2eanda (C3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda)

And lord I can't make any changes

G1& 2eanda 3& 4Deanda (1 2aletC 3alet 4 1 2eanda)

All I can do is write 'em in a song

G3& 4eanda 1& 2eDanda *3*& 4Emeanda 1C& 2eanda

Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

G3& 4eanda 1& D2eanda (3 4alet C1alet 2 3 4eanda)

Lord take me and mine before that comes

  1& 2eGanda 3& 4eDanda *1*& Em2eanda C3& 4eanda

Yes well I can see the concrete a slowly creeping

G

G D C

G D Em C G D C

 Well this Glife that I've Dlived

 Has Emtook me everyCwhere

GThere ain't no place DI ain't never Cgone

 But it's Gkinda like the Dsayin

 That you Emheard so many Ctimes

 Well there Gjust ain't Dno place like Chome

G D C

 Did you Gever see a Dshe-gator Emprotect her Cyoungins

 Or the Gfish in a Driver swiwin Cfree

 Did you Gever see the Dbeauty of the Emhills of CarolCina

 Or the Gsweetness of the Dgrass in CTennesee

 And Glord I can't Dmake any Cchanges

GAll I can do is Dwrite 'em in a Csong

GCus I can see theD concrete a Emslowly Ccreepin

GLord take me and Dmine before thaCt comes

G D C

G D C

GLike to see the Dmountain stream a Cflowing

Do you like to see a youngin with his dog

GDid you ever stop and Dthink about well Emthe air you're Cbreathing

GWell you better listen Dto my Csong

And lord I can't make any changes

All I can do is write 'em in a song

Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

Lord take me and mine before it comes

(key change to A for piano solo)

A E D

 (back to G)

GI'm not tryin to Dput down no big Ccity

But the things they write about us is just a bore

GYou can take a boy Dout of oldEm DixielaCnd

GBut you'll never take DDixie from a Cboy

GAnd lord I can't Dmake any Cchanges

All I can do is write 'em in a song

GCus I can see the Dconcrete a Emslowly Ccreepin

GLord take me and Dmine before that Ccomes

 Yes well GI can see the Dconcrete a Amslowly Ccreeping

GLord take me and Dmine before that Ccomes.