Austin (Boots Stop Workin') chords by
Dasha (Official Version)
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Key: A minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

Am

Am

F

F

C

C

G

G

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
We had a plan, move out of this town, baby
West to the sand,
C C 
 
it's all we talked about lately
I'd pack the car, bring your guitar
and Jane for smokin'
G G 
 
First thing at dawn, you'd queue the songs
E/G# E/G# 
 
and we'd get goin'
Am Am 
 
But you weren't home,
F F 
 
waited on the porch for ya
Sat there alone, all throughout the morn' 'til I
C C 
 
Got a hunch down in my gut
and snuck around the back
G G 
 
Empty cans and I'll be damned,
your shit was never packed
E/G# E/G# 
 
Did    your

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
boots stop workin'?
Did your truck break down?
F F 
 
Did you burn through money?
Did your ex find out?
C C 
 
Where there's a will, then there's a way,
and I'm damn sure you lost it
G G 
 
Didn't even say goodbye,
just wish I knew what caused it
E/G# E/G# 
 
Am Am 
 
Was    the whiskey flowin'? Were you in a fight?
F F 
 
Did the nerves come get you?
What's your alibi?
C C 
 
I made my way back to LA,
and that's where you'll be forgotten
G G 
 
In forty years, you'll still be here,
drunk washed up in

Interlude 1

Am

Am

F

F

(Austin)

C

C

G

G

E/G#

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
Hell of a bluff, you had me believin'
F F 
 
How many months did you plan on leavin'?
C C 
 
What happened? Bad habits?
G G 
 
Did you go back? Go batshit?
I loved you, how tragic, oh-oh

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
Did your boots stop workin'?
Did your truck break down?
F F 
 
Did you burn through money?
Did your ex find out?
C C 
 
Where there's a will, then there's a way,
and I'm damn sure you lost it
G G 
 
Didn't even say goodbye,
just wish I knew what caused it
E/G# E/G# 
 
Am Am 
 
Was    the whiskey flowin'? Were you in a fight?
F F 
 
Did the nerves come get you?
What's your alibi?
C C 
 
I made my way back to LA,
and that's where you'll be forgotten
G G 
 
In forty years, you'll still be here,
drunk washed up in

Interlude 2

Am

Am

(Austin)

F

F

(Did your truck break down?

C

Did your ex find out?)

C

G

G

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm F C G E/G#

Chords

Am
F
C
G
E/G#

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Austin (Boots Stop Workin') by Dasha, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Austin (Boots Stop Workin') the way Dasha intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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