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Good Lord Lorrie Chords

Turnpike Troubadours Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A driving country-rock story song by the Turnpike Troubadours about a man’s tumultuous relationship with a woman named Lorrie. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Keep a steady, medium-fast tempo to match the song’s urgent feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I was born in the mornin’ rain

G D

Out of Tulsa, bound for New Orleans

G C

I was raised up in Muskogee town

G D

Learned to walk the wire and not look down

Verse 2

G C

I met Lorrie at a honky-tonk stool

G D

She was dancin’ with a rich young fool

G C

He was a banker’s only son

G D

She was a farmer’s daughter on the run

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Verse 3

G C

She said, “My daddy’s got a .410

G D

Waiting on the porch most every night

G C

He don’t like you city boys at all

G D

He’ll cut you down to size if you should call”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Bridge

C G

I was drunk on whiskey, high on snow

D G

I was runnin’ from a man I didn’t know

C G

I was hidin’ out in Texarkana

D G

From a broken heart and Alabama

Verse 4

G C

I got a call from a payphone booth

G D

She was cryin’ and she told the truth

G C

She said, “I’m standin’ here in this dress I wore

G D

On the day I left you at your daddy’s door”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Outro

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Practice tip: The chord progression is mostly G, C, and D. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A driving country-rock story song by the Turnpike Troubadours about a man’s tumultuous relationship with a woman named Lorrie. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Keep a steady, medium-fast tempo to match the song’s urgent feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I was born in the mornin’ rain

G D

Out of Tulsa, bound for New Orleans

G C

I was raised up in Muskogee town

G D

Learned to walk the wire and not look down

Verse 2

G C

I met Lorrie at a honky-tonk stool

G D

She was dancin’ with a rich young fool

G C

He was a banker’s only son

G D

She was a farmer’s daughter on the run

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Verse 3

G C

She said, “My daddy’s got a .410

G D

Waiting on the porch most every night

G C

He don’t like you city boys at all

G D

He’ll cut you down to size if you should call”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Bridge

C G

I was drunk on whiskey, high on snow

D G

I was runnin’ from a man I didn’t know

C G

I was hidin’ out in Texarkana

D G

From a broken heart and Alabama

Verse 4

G C

I got a call from a payphone booth

G D

She was cryin’ and she told the truth

G C

She said, “I’m standin’ here in this dress I wore

G D

On the day I left you at your daddy’s door”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Outro

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Practice tip: The chord progression is mostly G, C, and D. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A driving country-rock story song by the Turnpike Troubadours about a man’s tumultuous relationship with a woman named Lorrie. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Keep a steady, medium-fast tempo to match the song’s urgent feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I was born in the mornin’ rain

G D

Out of Tulsa, bound for New Orleans

G C

I was raised up in Muskogee town

G D

Learned to walk the wire and not look down

Verse 2

G C

I met Lorrie at a honky-tonk stool

G D

She was dancin’ with a rich young fool

G C

He was a banker’s only son

G D

She was a farmer’s daughter on the run

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Verse 3

G C

She said, “My daddy’s got a .410

G D

Waiting on the porch most every night

G C

He don’t like you city boys at all

G D

He’ll cut you down to size if you should call”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Bridge

C G

I was drunk on whiskey, high on snow

D G

I was runnin’ from a man I didn’t know

C G

I was hidin’ out in Texarkana

D G

From a broken heart and Alabama

Verse 4

G C

I got a call from a payphone booth

G D

She was cryin’ and she told the truth

G C

She said, “I’m standin’ here in this dress I wore

G D

On the day I left you at your daddy’s door”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Outro

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Practice tip: The chord progression is mostly G, C, and D. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A driving country-rock story song by the Turnpike Troubadours about a man’s tumultuous relationship with a woman named Lorrie. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Keep a steady, medium-fast tempo to match the song’s urgent feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I was born in the mornin’ rain

G D

Out of Tulsa, bound for New Orleans

G C

I was raised up in Muskogee town

G D

Learned to walk the wire and not look down

Verse 2

G C

I met Lorrie at a honky-tonk stool

G D

She was dancin’ with a rich young fool

G C

He was a banker’s only son

G D

She was a farmer’s daughter on the run

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Verse 3

G C

She said, “My daddy’s got a .410

G D

Waiting on the porch most every night

G C

He don’t like you city boys at all

G D

He’ll cut you down to size if you should call”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Bridge

C G

I was drunk on whiskey, high on snow

D G

I was runnin’ from a man I didn’t know

C G

I was hidin’ out in Texarkana

D G

From a broken heart and Alabama

Verse 4

G C

I got a call from a payphone booth

G D

She was cryin’ and she told the truth

G C

She said, “I’m standin’ here in this dress I wore

G D

On the day I left you at your daddy’s door”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Outro

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Practice tip: The chord progression is mostly G, C, and D. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A driving country-rock story song by the Turnpike Troubadours about a man’s tumultuous relationship with a woman named Lorrie. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Keep a steady, medium-fast tempo to match the song’s urgent feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I was born in the mornin’ rain

G D

Out of Tulsa, bound for New Orleans

G C

I was raised up in Muskogee town

G D

Learned to walk the wire and not look down

Verse 2

G C

I met Lorrie at a honky-tonk stool

G D

She was dancin’ with a rich young fool

G C

He was a banker’s only son

G D

She was a farmer’s daughter on the run

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Verse 3

G C

She said, “My daddy’s got a .410

G D

Waiting on the porch most every night

G C

He don’t like you city boys at all

G D

He’ll cut you down to size if you should call”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Bridge

C G

I was drunk on whiskey, high on snow

D G

I was runnin’ from a man I didn’t know

C G

I was hidin’ out in Texarkana

D G

From a broken heart and Alabama

Verse 4

G C

I got a call from a payphone booth

G D

She was cryin’ and she told the truth

G C

She said, “I’m standin’ here in this dress I wore

G D

On the day I left you at your daddy’s door”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Outro

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Practice tip: The chord progression is mostly G, C, and D. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A driving country-rock story song by the Turnpike Troubadours about a man’s tumultuous relationship with a woman named Lorrie. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Keep a steady, medium-fast tempo to match the song’s urgent feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I was born in the mornin’ rain

G D

Out of Tulsa, bound for New Orleans

G C

I was raised up in Muskogee town

G D

Learned to walk the wire and not look down

Verse 2

G C

I met Lorrie at a honky-tonk stool

G D

She was dancin’ with a rich young fool

G C

He was a banker’s only son

G D

She was a farmer’s daughter on the run

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Verse 3

G C

She said, “My daddy’s got a .410

G D

Waiting on the porch most every night

G C

He don’t like you city boys at all

G D

He’ll cut you down to size if you should call”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Bridge

C G

I was drunk on whiskey, high on snow

D G

I was runnin’ from a man I didn’t know

C G

I was hidin’ out in Texarkana

D G

From a broken heart and Alabama

Verse 4

G C

I got a call from a payphone booth

G D

She was cryin’ and she told the truth

G C

She said, “I’m standin’ here in this dress I wore

G D

On the day I left you at your daddy’s door”

Chorus

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Outro

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, how you’ve grown

D G

Pretty as a Missouri rose

C G

Good Lord Lorrie, don’t you know

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

D G

I’m the one who loves you so

Practice tip: The chord progression is mostly G, C, and D. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as that is the most common transition in the song.