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Lacy J. Dalton
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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On a cold and foggy evening in 1959,
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Waylon Jennings nearly lost his life.

Big Bobber talked the outlaw
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into giving up his seat
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With Buddy Holly on the
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midnight flight
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Well, the paper said it must
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have been a snowstorm
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Oh, in the pilot made a grave mistake
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Well the wrestle died that night,
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but the lone wolf he survived
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And I say hats off to an
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other hard luck ace

We were on the road with
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Haggard back in 85
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The year they wrote the Amber Waves
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of Grain Okie from Muskogee
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was speaking for us all

When he wrote that song
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to bring farmers aid
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Just last month I heard
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that he'd got tired
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And went away to rest
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and write some place
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Tell Merle we're on his side

And I say hats off to an
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other hard -luckin'
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Some of them are with us
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and some of them are gone
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Some of them are out

there somewhere
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barely hangin' on
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Each one is a treasure,
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no one can take his place
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And I say catsaw to another hard -luckin'

I remember meetin' Janice
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in a bar inside a cruise
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With a dealer she pretended to ignore
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She was swingin' some uncomfort
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And every time her glass ran low
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The man behind the bar
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poured out some more
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And I saw Medina slip her
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something quickly
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Do you suppose she knew
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she had no time to waste?
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And when she stumbled for the door
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It revved up that old Porsche

Well, I said hat's off to an
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other hard -luckin'

They say Hank Jr. fell off of a mountain
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Said he'd never
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walk or sing no more
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Well, the devil made the deal
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That you don't cheat the man of steel
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And heck, just had to even up the score
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Now some call it a family tradition
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Others say that he just fell from grace
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But he should see more seafoods now
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Lord, he'd do his daddy proud
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And I say hats off to an
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other hard luck ace
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Some of them are with us
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and some of them are gone
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Some of them are out

there somewhere,
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barely hangin' on
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Each one is a treasure,
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no one can take its place

And I say hats off to an
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other hard luck ace
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Hats off to another
Interlude 1

hard luck ace
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Verse 2
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • A

Capo: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hard Luck Ace by Lacy J. Dalton is D major.

The primary chords used in Hard Luck Ace are D, G, F, C, A.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Hard Luck Ace is approximately 162 beats per minute.

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