Waylon Jennings

Veteran Outlaw of the Country Music Scene

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Jennings Chord Sequences

"Good Ol' Boys "
(The Dukes of Hazzard theme)"
Composed and sung by
Waylon Jennings
Country Number 1 1980
Originally released as a single in 1980Pop Number 21
Soundtrack in wav format



Intro:
C7        F
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Verse 1:
(N.C.)            F
Just two good old boys
                 Bb   Bb7*
Never meanin' no harm
      F
Beats all you ever saw
        C7         
Been in trouble with the law
                        F
Since the day they were born


Verse 2:
F
Straightenin' the curves
             Bb    Bb7*
Flatten' the hills
    F                      C7    
Someday the mountain might get 'em
                  F
But the law never will


Chorus:
             C7(8th fret)
Makin' their way______ they only way they know how
                                                  F 
That's just a little bit more than the law will allow


Verse 3 (original TV version):
F
Just two good old boys
                        Bb   Bb7* 
Wouldn't change if they could
F
Fightin' the system like
    C7                   F
Two new modern day Robin Hood


Verse 3 (album version):
F
I'm a good old boy
                      Bb  Bb7*
Y'know my Momma loves me
        F
But she don't understand
             C7    
They kept on showing my hands
                   F
and not my face on TV.
*This Bb7 is not officially part of the song, but it sounds effective if used.