Intro: DVerse 1:
DAA 1986 Harley blowing smoke and sucking oil
EmG
My daddy said, 'Buy it and you're crazy boy'
AD
You can't tell me nothin'
Verse 2:
D
It took two months to fix it up
A
And one day to lay her down
EmG
I got a little hitch in my get-a-long now
AD
You can't tell me nothin'
Chorus:
ABmBm/AG
Talk is cheap and free advice
DA
Is worth the price you pay
ABmBm/AGA
I had to find out for myself the hard way
D
You can't tell me nothin'
Verse 3:
D
Hometown homecoming sweetheart
A
Nobody thought I had a prayer
EmG
Her mama said, 'Boy, don't you come around here'
AD
You can't tell me nothin'
Verse 4:
D
They say be careful what you wish for
A
I want to be her man
EmG
Two babies and a trailer later here I am
AD
You can't tell me nothin'
Chorus:
ABmBm/AG
Talk is cheap and free advice
DA
Is worth the price you pay
ABmBm/AGA
I had to find out for myself the hard way
D
You can't tell me nothin'
Verse 5:
D
They say drinking will kill you
A
The same thing for rolling smokes
EmDsus2G
But that's two of the three things I like most
AD
You can't tell me nothin'
D
I know what the good book preaches
A
But I know how I am
EmDsus2GA
I sure hope somebody up there understands
D
You can't tell me nothin'
D
You can't tell me nothin'
Outro: D
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.