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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
G · C · D · Em
George Strait’s classic country song about a clever pickup line in a bar. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Country Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Keep a relaxed, steady tempo to match the conversational feel of the song.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
No, that one’s not taken, I didn’t mind it
G C
I was just being kind, I’ll tell you just one more time
G D
You’ve got the chair with the blue suede shoes on it
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Verse 2
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “Pardon me, is this taken?”
G C G
I said, “Yes, it is, but I think I could be persuaded
D
To make a little room for two”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Bridge
C G
She said, “You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
C G
You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
Verse 3
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “You sure do work fast, don’t you?”
G C G D
I said, “That was quick, I think I like your taste in music too”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Practice tip: Focus on the quick change from G to D in the chorus, and use the strum pattern to emphasize the story-telling rhythm of the lyrics.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
G · C · D · Em
George Strait’s classic country song about a clever pickup line in a bar. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Country Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Keep a relaxed, steady tempo to match the conversational feel of the song.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
No, that one’s not taken, I didn’t mind it
G C
I was just being kind, I’ll tell you just one more time
G D
You’ve got the chair with the blue suede shoes on it
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Verse 2
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “Pardon me, is this taken?”
G C G
I said, “Yes, it is, but I think I could be persuaded
D
To make a little room for two”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Bridge
C G
She said, “You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
C G
You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
Verse 3
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “You sure do work fast, don’t you?”
G C G D
I said, “That was quick, I think I like your taste in music too”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Practice tip: Focus on the quick change from G to D in the chorus, and use the strum pattern to emphasize the story-telling rhythm of the lyrics.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
G · C · D · Em
George Strait’s classic country song about a clever pickup line in a bar. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Country Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a relaxed, steady tempo to match the conversational feel of the song.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
No, that one’s not taken, I didn’t mind it
G C
I was just being kind, I’ll tell you just one more time
G D
You’ve got the chair with the blue suede shoes on it
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Verse 2
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “Pardon me, is this taken?”
G C G
I said, “Yes, it is, but I think I could be persuaded
D
To make a little room for two”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Bridge
C G
She said, “You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
C G
You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
Verse 3
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “You sure do work fast, don’t you?”
G C G D
I said, “That was quick, I think I like your taste in music too”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Practice tip: Focus on the quick change from G to D in the chorus, and use the strum pattern to emphasize the story-telling rhythm of the lyrics.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
G · C · D · Em
George Strait’s classic country song about a clever pickup line in a bar. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Country Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a relaxed, steady tempo to match the conversational feel of the song.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
No, that one’s not taken, I didn’t mind it
G C
I was just being kind, I’ll tell you just one more time
G D
You’ve got the chair with the blue suede shoes on it
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Verse 2
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “Pardon me, is this taken?”
G C G
I said, “Yes, it is, but I think I could be persuaded
D
To make a little room for two”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Bridge
C G
She said, “You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
C G
You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
Verse 3
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “You sure do work fast, don’t you?”
G C G D
I said, “That was quick, I think I like your taste in music too”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Practice tip: Focus on the quick change from G to D in the chorus, and use the strum pattern to emphasize the story-telling rhythm of the lyrics.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
G · C · D · Em
George Strait’s classic country song about a clever pickup line in a bar. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Country Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a relaxed, steady tempo to match the conversational feel of the song.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
No, that one’s not taken, I didn’t mind it
G C
I was just being kind, I’ll tell you just one more time
G D
You’ve got the chair with the blue suede shoes on it
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Verse 2
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “Pardon me, is this taken?”
G C G
I said, “Yes, it is, but I think I could be persuaded
D
To make a little room for two”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Bridge
C G
She said, “You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
C G
You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
Verse 3
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “You sure do work fast, don’t you?”
G C G D
I said, “That was quick, I think I like your taste in music too”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Practice tip: Focus on the quick change from G to D in the chorus, and use the strum pattern to emphasize the story-telling rhythm of the lyrics.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
G · C · D · Em
George Strait’s classic country song about a clever pickup line in a bar. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Country Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep a relaxed, steady tempo to match the conversational feel of the song.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
No, that one’s not taken, I didn’t mind it
G C
I was just being kind, I’ll tell you just one more time
G D
You’ve got the chair with the blue suede shoes on it
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Verse 2
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “Pardon me, is this taken?”
G C G
I said, “Yes, it is, but I think I could be persuaded
D
To make a little room for two”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Bridge
C G
She said, “You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
C G
You don’t look foolish”
D G
You don’t look foolish at all
Verse 3
G C
Excuse me, but I think you’ve got my chair
G D
She said, “You sure do work fast, don’t you?”
G C G D
I said, “That was quick, I think I like your taste in music too”
Chorus
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D
That wasn’t my chair after all
G C G
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
D G
I came here with nothin’ at all
Practice tip: Focus on the quick change from G to D in the chorus, and use the strum pattern to emphasize the story-telling rhythm of the lyrics.