Guitar lesson for Thinkin' on a Woman by Colter Wall
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Lyrics w/ chords
- Colter Wall tunes down 1 whole step to DGCFAD (using chord shapes below) My video lesson for this song is in standard tuning
INTRO
E ––––––0–0–0–––––––0–0–0–– ––0––
B ––––––0–0–0–––––––0–0–0–– ––0––
G ––––––1–1–1–––––––1–1–1–– ––1––
D ––––––2–2–2–––––––2–2–2–– x3, then ––2–– ...played once, and immediately
A ––––––––––––––2–––––––––– ––2–– silenced before starting 1st verse
E ––0–––––––––––––––––––––– ––0––
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
VERSE
E B7
Sweetly takin’ his time… drinkin’ on a straight rye
E A
Chasin’ it with red wine… heavy on his troubled mind
E A
Sweetly takin’ his time… tryin’ to make it all right
E A E B7 E
Thinkin’ on a woman… thinkin’ on a woman
E B7
He's tunin' up the CB... "Can anybody hear me?"
E A
"'Cause I'm headin' down the Number 3... I got deadlines to meet"
E B7
Tunin' up his CB... Hopin' it will free me
E A E B7 E
Thinkin' on a woman... thinkin' on that woman
BRIDGE
E / B7 / E A E B7 E /
E B7
He's been singin' sad songs... thinkin' how she's long gone
E A
He's treatin' those that love him wrong... he's ornery as the night is long
E B7
He's been singin' sad songs... thinkin' how she's long gone
E A E B7 E
Thinkin' on that woman... thinkin' on that woman
E B7
Burnin' up the midnight oil... special brand of big-rig toil
E A
It's enough to make your blood boil... these mountain roads'll prove my foil
E B7
Burnin' up the midnight oil... gonna shuffle off this mortal coil
E A E B7 E
Thinkin' on a woman... thinkin' on a woman
Chord shapes needed
E –––0––––0––––2–––
B –––0––––2––––0–––
G –––1––––2––––2–––
D –––2––––2––––1–––
A –––2––––0––––2–––
E –––0–––––––––––––
E A B7
Chord strumming options
Simple: Alternating bass note: Alt. bass note, w/ up strums:
E ––––––0–––––––0–––– E ––––––0–––––––0–––– E ––––0–0–0–––0–0–0––
B ––––––0–––––––0–––– B ––––––0–––––––0–––– B ––––0–0–0–––0–0–0––
G ––––––1–––––––1–––– G ––––––1–––––––1–––– G ––––1–1–1–––1–1–1––
D ––––––2–––––––2–––– D ––––––2–––––––2–––– D ––––2–2–2–––2–2–2––
A ––––––2–––––––2–––– A ––––––––––0–––––––– A ––––––––––2––––––––
E ––0–––0–––0–––0–––– E ––0–––––––––––––––– E ––0––––––––––––––––
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Walking up & down between E & A
E ––0–––––––––––––––0––– E ––0–––––––––––––––––0–––
B ––0–––––––––––––––2––– B ––2–––––––––––––––––0–––
G ––1–––––––––––––––2––– G ––2–––––––––––––––––1–––
D ––2–––––––––––––––2––– D ––2–––––––––––––––––2–––
A ––2––––––––––0––––0––– A ––0–––––0–––––––––––2–––
E ––0––––0–2–4–––––––––– E ––––––––––4–2–0–––––0–––
E (walk up) A A (walk down) E
Walking up from E to B7
E ––0–––––––––––––––1–––
B ––0–––––––––––––––0–––
G ––1–––––––––––––––2–––
D ––2–––––––––––––––1–––
A ––2––––0–1–2––––––2–––
E ––0–––––––––––––––––––
E (walk up) B7
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