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Check Yes Or No chords by George Strait (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
C
Bbsus2
Bb
Fadd9
Dm7

Intro 1

F

C

Bbsus2

F

C

Bbsus2

Verse 1
F 
C 
Bb 
It started way back in third grade
F 
C 
Bb 
I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes
F 
C 
Bb 
A pink dress, a matching bow in her ponytail
Bb 
She kissed me on the school bus
C 
but told me not to tell

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Verse 2

F

C

Next day I chased her

Bb

'round the playground

F

C

'Cross the monkey bars

Bb

to the merry-go-round

F

C

And Emmylou got caught

Bb

passing me a note

Bb

Before the teacher took it

C

I read what she wrote

Chorus 1
Fadd9 
"Do you love     me?
Dm7 
Bbsus2 
Do you wanna be my friend?
C 
Fadd9 
And if you do, well, then don't    be afraid
Dm7 
Bbsus2 
to take  me by the hand
C 
If you want to
Bbsus2 
C 
I think     this is how love goes
F 
C 
Bbsus2 
Check yes or no"
F 
C 
Bbsus2 

Verse 3
F 
C 
Bb 
Now we're grown up and she's my wife
F 
C 
Bb 
Still like two kids with stars in our eyes
F 
C 
Bb 
Ain't much changed, I still chase Emmylou
Bb 
Up  and down the hall
C 
around the bed in our room

Verse 4

F

C

Bb

Last night I took her out in a white limousine

F

C

Bb

Twenty years together she still gets to me

F

C

Bb

Can't believe it's been that long ago

Bb

C

When we got started with just a little note

Chorus 2
Fadd9 
"Do you love     me?
Dm7 
Bbsus2 
Do you wanna be my friend?
C 
Fadd9 
And if you do, well, then don't    be afraid
Dm7 
Bbsus2 
to take  me by the hand
C 
If you want to
Bbsus2 
C 
I think     this is how love goes
F 
C 
Bbsus2 
Check yes or no"
F 
C 
Bbsus2 

Chorus 3
Fadd9 
"Do you love     me?
Dm7 
Bbsus2 
Do you wanna be my friend?
C 
Fadd9 
And if you do, well, then don't    be afraid
Dm7 
Bbsus2 
to take  me by the hand
C 
If you want to
Bbsus2 
C 
I think     this is how love goes
F 
C 
Bbsus2 
Check yes or no"
F 
C 
Bbsus2 
Check yes or no
F 
C 
Bbsus2 
Check yes or no
F 
C 
Bbsus2 

Outro 1

F

C

Bbsus2

Check yes or no

F

C

Bbsus2

Check yes or no

[Repeat and fade]

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0

F
C
Bbsus2
Bb
Fadd9
Dm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 111

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Check Yes Or No by George Strait, 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 F major. It suits players who want to learn Check Yes Or No the way George Strait intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Check Yes Or No

George Strait

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