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Steel Guitar chords by
Danny O'keefe
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Key: Gb major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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O'Keefe

Carole once told me she

dreamed she was pretty

And lived in a very cool part of the city
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With a man who came home

every evening at six
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And begged her to play him country licks
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G

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On her steel guitar
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Show biz tricks
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on her steel guitar
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Verse 2

Her Pa'd been a

welder during the war

And he played country music

every night till four
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With some drugstore cowboys

who could pick and grin
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And if you let it all out

they'd bring it back in
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On a steel guitar
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They'd go from hell to
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breakfast on a steel guitar
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Verse 3

He taught his daughter to

drink whiskey like water

And go for the man who had

something to offer
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He said to her, Baby, you can go very far
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D

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With an easy laugh and a steel guitar
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D

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A steel guitar
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You don't need a man,
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you got a steel guitar
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Interlude 1

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Verse 4

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Jack was a rambler,

he'd been around Nashville

He knew all the tricks and

he sure wasn't bashful
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When he sas Carole playing steel guitar
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He said to her, Mama, we could sure go far
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On your steel guitar
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G

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We could make it together
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on your steel guitar
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D

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Interlude 2

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Verse 5
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Make a short story longer they had a couple of children

Jack went to war and the

enemy killed him
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Carole got his pension and a purple heart
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And every night till two

she tears them apart
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With her steel guitar
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Says, You don't need a man
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with a steel guitar
Verse 6
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She plays country music and

she's paid up her dues

You ought drop in if you

got nothing to lose
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She can steal a guitar, steal a heart
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And they come every night to get torn apart
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By a steel
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guitar
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She's got a
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Sho- Bud Special,
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it's a steel guitar
Outro 1

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Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Dm

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Steel Guitar by Danny O'Keefe is Gb major.

The primary chords used in Steel Guitar are Gb, Cb, Gbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gb, Cb, Gbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Steel Guitar is approximately 130 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Steel Guitar 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 Steel Guitar. 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 Danny O'Keefe.

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You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for Steel Guitar by Danny O'Keefe on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.