Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Intro Riff
AA
E|----x-----------------------x--------------------------------|
A|----x-----------------------x--------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------------2--------------------------------|
G|----2-----------------------2--------------------------------|
B|---------------------3------0--------------------------------|
E|---------3----2-3--------------------------------------------|
Chords
GADCDE
E|----3---------x--------2------0-------3-------0--------|
A|----3---------2--------3------1-------1-------0--------|
D|----0---------2--------2----- 0-------3-------1--------|
G|----0---------2--------0------2-------0-------2--------|
B|----2---------0--------0------3-------0-------2--------|
E|----3---------0--------x------x-------x-------0--------|
A G Intro Riff 2x
I blame this new tattoo on a hundred proof bottle of whiskey
D D7 Intro Riff 2x
And the scar on my cheek to an '84 Jeep and an oak tree
AC
Blame the cussin' on my Daddy, good looks on my Mama
DG
But as for my honky-tonk ways
A
I blame it on Waylon
G
And all them other outlaws
Blame it on the back beat
Blame it on them sad songs
AG
If I got a don't care attitude and long hair
And mean every damn word I'm singin'
Intro Riff 2x
I blame it on Waylon
A G Intro Riff 2x
I blame my ramblin' ways on that old freight train I was born on
D D7 Intro Riff 2x
And the holes in the soles of these boots on every girl I told so long
A
Blame my good luck on the good Lord
CDG
And bad luck on the devil, but this lonesome in my soul
A
You know I blame it on Waylon
G
And all them other outlaws
Blame it on the back beat
Blame it on them sad songs
AG
If I got a don't care attitude and long hair
And mean every damn word I'm singin'
A
I blame it on Waylon
DGG
From this old guitar I'm playin'
E
To these smoky bar dues I'm payin'
A
You know I blame it on Waylon
G
And all them other outlaws
Blame it on the back beat
Blame it on them sad songs
AG
If I got a don't care attitude and long hair
And mean every damn word I'm singin'
Intro Riff 2x
I blame it on Waylon
G
And all them other outlaws
Blame it on the back beat
Blame it on them sad songs
AG
If I got a don't care attitude and long hair
And mean every damn word I'm singin'
I blame it on Waylon, blame it on Waylon
Intro Riff
End on A to 3rd fret of low E (back and forth)