Old Pete Chords
by John Statz
Old Pete by John Statz is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, A, D, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Intro: Em A Em A Em
A
Driving across Nebraska with my southern sin
Em
Was cruising real nice and slow
A
Driving across country with air on, it was fine
Em
There was no place that he'd rather go
A
Been living too long in that one room shack
Em
Just living too damn long
A
Woke up last night in a cold sweat thinking
Em D
It was time to be gone
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G D
And he wasn't even very tall
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G
And I guess that he didn't know
INTERLUDE: Em A Em A Em
A
Got to her house about 7 or 8
Em
She was nowhere to be found
A
Went around town asking folks
Em
If she'd been put in the ground
Bridge:
G
People'd heard of Earle's quiet, dirty pains
D Em
And the sadness in his eyes and the hunger in his veins
Expected as much, I guess nothing's forever
D Em D
She'd gone through a wind, but came in with the rain
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G D
And he wasn't even very tall
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G
And I guess that he didn't know
OUTRO: D G C G D Em C G (2x)