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The Year That Clayton Delaney Died chords by
Dickey Lee
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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D
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Well, I remember the year
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D
D

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that Clayton D. Laney died
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G

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They said for the last two weeks
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that he suffered and cried
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G

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It made a big impression on me,
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although I was a barefoot kid
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They said he got religion at the end
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and I'm glad that he did
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Clayton was the best guitar picker
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in our town
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I thought he was a hero
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D

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and I used to follow Clayton around
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G

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I often wondered why Clayton,
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who seemed so good to me

Never took his guitar
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A

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and made it down in Tennessee

Daddy said he drank a lot,
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A

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but I could never understand
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D

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G

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I knew he used to pick up in Ohio
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D

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with a five -piece band
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G

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Clayton used to tell me, son,
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D

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you better put that old guitar away

There ain't no money in it,
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A

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it'll lead you to an early grave

I guess if I'd admit it,
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Clayton taught me how to drink booze
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G

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I can see him half -stoned
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pickin' out the love -sick blues
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G

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When Clayton died,

I made him a promise

I was gonna carry on somehow
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D

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I'd give a hundred dollars
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A

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if he could only see me now

I remember the year
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A

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D
D

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that Clayton Delaney died
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G

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Nobody ever knew it
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D

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but I went out in the woods and I cried
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G

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Well I know there's a lot of big preachers
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D

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That know a lot more than I do

But it could be that the good Lord
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Likes a little pickin' too
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Yeah, I remember the year
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That Clayton did Lady Di
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • C

Capo: 0

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The original key of The Year That Clayton Delaney Died by Dickey Lee is D major.

The primary chords used in The Year That Clayton Delaney Died are D, A, G, C.

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

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