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Date: 9/25/97; 3:01:00 PM
From: "Stranieri, Paul" <straniep@eng1.otis.com>
Subject: Clint Black - Ode To Chet

Ode (Owed) To Chet

Clint Black (Nothin' But The Taillights)
By: Clint Black, Haydon Nicholas (Thanks Guys!!)  Transcribed by: Paul
Stranieri

Key of E, C

Intro (Pickin' Style)

| E \ A7 \ | E \ B7 \ | E \ A7 \ | E B7 E \ |

Verse 1

E                                A7
When I bought this guitar it had brand new strings
E               B7
brand new strap all those things
E                   A7
brand new pick both thumb and flat
E                  B7          E
all the elementary things like that

Verse 2

E                             A7
I went ahead and took it everywhere I went
E                               B7
couldn't count the hours that I must've spent
  E                                A7
I heard the girl was lookin' for a guitar man
       E            B7    E
I'll ablidge her anyway I can

Chorus
       A             G#m
'cause I can win her over
     F#m           E
like Romeo did Juliet
   A          G#m
If I can only show her
      F#                                     B
I can learn to pick that Figato(?) lick like Chet

Instumental

| E \ A7 \ | E \ B7 \ | E \ A7 \ | E B7 E \ |

Verse 3

E                               A7
It'll take more than Mel Bay 1, 2, & 3
       E                     B7
If I'm ever gonna play like CGP(?)
   E                           A7
My legato is staccato but what I don't fret
   E                      B7      E
is droppin' any note that I don't get

Repeat Chorus

Instumental

| E \ A7 \ | E \ B7 \ | E \ A7 \ | E B7 E \ |

Repeat Chorus

Modulate to Key of C

Instumental

| C \ F7 \ | C \ G7 \ | C \ F7 \ | C G7 C \ |

Modulate to Key of E

Instumental

| E \ A7 \ | E \ B7 \ | E \ A7 \ | E B7 E \ |


          Chord Chart

          E A D G B e
         +-----------+
      E   0 2 2 1 0 0
      A7  x 0 2 0 2 0
      B7  2 2 4 2 4 2
      G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4
      F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
      F#  2 4 4 3 2 2
      B   2 2 4 4 4 2
      C   3 3 2 0 1 0
      F7  1 3 1 2 1 1
      G7  2 4 2 3 2 2