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Key: B minor•
Intro 1
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Which one's the birthday
Verse 1


boy?
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(She said) I ain't got all night
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What'd your momma name you?
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You can call me what you like
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Verse 2
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Every skin is a mystery
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Gotta make it hard somehow
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Sit your narrow ass down, hotshot
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I'll solve yours right now
Interlude 1
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Got a girlfriend, don't
Verse 3

you, boy?
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Nervous hands can't lie
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Married men don't ask how much
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Single ones ain't buying
Verse 4
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One day you've got everything
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Next day it's all broke
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Let Miss Trixie sit up front
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Let her wipe your nose
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Interlude 2
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Working
Verse 5

for the money like

you got eight hands
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Flat on your back under a mean old man
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Just thinking happy thoughts

and breathing deep
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Verse 6
Dm
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Between your momma's
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drive and daddy's belt
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It don't take smarts to learn to tune

out what hurts more than helps
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Verse 7
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The pretty girls from the smallest towns
C
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Get remembered like
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storms and droughts
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That old men talk about

for years to come
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Verse 8
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I guess that's why they give us names
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So a few old men can say
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They saw us rain when we were young
Interlude 3
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Verse 9
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Which one's the birthday boy?
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(Shesaid) I ain't got
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all night
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What'd your momma name you?
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You can call me what you like
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Dm

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Birthday Boy by Drive-By Truckers is B minor.

The primary chords used in Birthday Boy are Bm, A, G, D, Em.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

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

The tempo of Birthday Boy is approximately 133 beats per minute.

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

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Birthday Boy. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Drive-By Truckers.

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