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Anything But Tame chords by
Rodney Crowell
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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D
D

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Verse 1
D
D

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When our feet were

tough as horn
Asus4
Asus4

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And our eyes were sharp as flint
A
A

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Our hearts beat like two war drums
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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And you tracked me by my scent
Verse 2
D
D

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Cross a scape of shiny

asphalt
Asus4
Asus4

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G
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While that blacked our soles with tar
Asus4
Asus4

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And we ran like brave Comanches
D
D

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On a moonlit reservoir
Verse 3
D
D

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And you said
G
G

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I don't wanna be tamed down

I just wanna saddle up
F#m
F#m
2

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Ride my broomstick pony along

some salt grass open plain
Verse 4
G
G

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Well, you really showed your hand

Popping off ten cans
Em
Em

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With your daisy pump air rifle and your
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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Annie Oakley aim
D
D

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You were anything but tame
Verse 5

baby
D
D

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Oh, you summon me with bird calls

Or you scratching at my screen
G
G

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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G
G

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Your mouth gone sweet
Asus4
Asus4

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with juicy fruit
D
D

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Tawny legs and cut off jeans
Verse 6
D
D

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In my stretchy Ford Ranchero
G
G

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Ah, we rattled like train cars
D
D

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Asus4
Asus4

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And we slung our share of gravel
D
D

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'Neath a tarpaulin of stars
Verse 7
D
D

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And you said
G
G

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I don't wanna be tamed down

I don't wanna give an inch
F#m
F#m
2

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The fenced off picture perfect in

your bill fold window frame
Verse 8
G
G

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Now you were born to romp

In this God forsaken swamp
Em
Em

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Dodging cottonmouths and quicksand
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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A
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on your tiptoes in the rain
Asus4
Asus4

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You were anything but tame,
D
D

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A
A

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baby
Interlude 1
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A

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A

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A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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A

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Bm
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2

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Em
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D
D

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G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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Verse 9
G
G

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D
D

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I heard Shreveport didn't last
Asus4
Asus4

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G
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Asus4
Asus4

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And you lit out for LA
G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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But when lightning claws
A
A

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the night up
Asus4
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D
D

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I can see you plain as day
Verse 10
F#m
F#m
2

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And when I want to feel you near me
Dsus4
Dsus4

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G
G

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I go crawl down off my cloud
Asus4
Asus4

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And I pull on down a bayou
D
D

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And crying in my blood
Verse 11
D
D

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And you said
G
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I don't wanna be tamed down

I don't wanna tread regret
F#m
F#m
2

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And flat out make excuses for

the way I've came up lame
G
G

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I could have been enough
Verse 12


To lift this off the cup
Em
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On the cutting edge of nowhere where
A
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Asus4
Asus4

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the sun goes down in flames
D
D

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G
G

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We were anything but tame, baby
D
D

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Asus4
Asus4

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Anything but tame
Outro 1
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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G
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D
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Asus4

  • A

  • G

  • F#m

    2

  • Em

  • Dsus4

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Anything But Tame by Rodney Crowell is D major.

The primary chords used in Anything But Tame are D, Asus4, A, G, F#m, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Asus4, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Anything But Tame is approximately 103 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Anything But Tame using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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