On the 21st of April 2022, the track was released.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: A
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Chords: C,G/B, Dm, G, F, Em, C/E, D, A/C#, A, F#m, D/F#
- BPM: 86
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Where Have All The Honest People Gone
- Artist: Charley Crockett
- Released Date: 21 April 2022
[Intro]
C G/B Dm G C [Verse]
C The people in this
G/B Dm
City call me country
G Because of how I walk
C
And talk and smile
Well, I don't mind them
G/B Dm
Laughing in the city
G But the country folks
C
All say I'm citified [Verse]
G/B The fighting men may say that
Dm
I'm a coward
G Because I never push
C
No one around
G/B Dm Gentle people call me trouble maker G 'Cause I'll always fight
C
And stand my ground [Chorus]
F Em Funny I don't fit
Dm C/E Where have all the
F G C
Honest people gone? [Verse]
G/B Some pious people point
Dm
And call me sinner
G Because to them I've never
C
Seen the lights
G/B Other folks think of me
Dm
As a preacher
G I'm just doing what
C
I think is right [Verse]
G/B Wealthy people think that
Dm
I am a hobo
G Lean and hungry,
C
Writing mournful songs
G/B And the poor, poor people think
Dm
I am a rich man
G But really, I'm just
C
Trying to get along [Chorus]
F Em Yes, it's funny I don't fit
Dm C/E Tell me where have all the
F G C
Honest people gone? [Instrumental]
D A/C# Em A [Verse]
D And the government has
A/C# Em
Given me a number
A To simplify my birth
D
And life and death
A/C# And still somebody thinks
Em
I'm awful important
A That's enough if she's all
D
I got left [Chorus]
G F#m Yeah, it's funny I don't fit
Em D/F# Where have all the
G A D
Honest people gone?
G F#m It's funny I don't fit
Em D/F# Where have all the
G A D
Honest people gone? [Ending]
D A/C# Em A D
D A/C# Em A D
