Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That chords by Dolly Parton (Official Version)

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E
A
A/G#
F#m7
A/C#
B
D
Bm7
G
E7
C#m
F#
C#
B/Bb
G#m7
B/D#
Bsus2

Chorus 1
E 
Why'd you come in here lookin' like that?
A 
A/G# 
In your cowboy boots
F#m7 
and your painted on jeans
A 
A/G# 
F#m7 
All decked out    like a cowgirl's dream
A 
A/C# 
B 
D 
Why'd you come in     here looking like that?
Bm7 
G 
E7 

Verse 1
B 
Here comes my baby
A 
E 
Draggin' my heart behind
B 
He's drivin' me crazy
A 
E 
Who says love is blind
C#m 
E 
He's got a wanderin' eye and a travelin' mind
A 
B 
Big ideas and a little behind
C#m 
E 
Out   with a different woman every night
A 
B 
But I  remember when he was mine

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Chorus 2
E 
Why'd you come in here lookin' like that?
A 
A/G# 
In your high heel boots
F#m7 
and your painted on jeans
A 
A/G# 
F#m7 
All decked out    like a cowgirl's dream
A 
A/C# 
B 
E 
Waltzing right in     here looking like that?
Why'd you come in here lookin' like that?
A 
A/G# 
F#m7 
When you could stop traffic    in a gunny  sack
A 
A/G# 
F#m7 
Why you're almost givin' me a heart  attack
A 
A/C# 
B 
D 
When you waltz right in     here lookin' like that?
Bm7 
G 
E7 

Verse 2
B 
I just can't stand it
A 
E 
To see him on the town
B 
He's out slow dancing
A 
E 
With every girl around
C#m 
I'm a softhearted woman
E 
he's a hardheaded man
A 
And he's gonna make me feel
B 
just as bad as he can
C#m 
He's got   himself a mean streak
E 
a half a mile wide
A 
B 
Now he's dancing on this heart of mine

Chorus 3
E 
Ooh, why'd you come in here lookin' like that?
A 
A/G# 
In your high heel boots
F#m7 
and your painted on jeans
A 
A/G# 
F#m7 
All decked out    like a cowgirl's dream
A 
A/C# 
B 
E 
Why'd you come in     here looking like that?

Solo 1

A/G#

F#m7

A/G#

F#m7

A/C#

Chorus 4
F# 
Why'd you come in here lookin' like that?
B 
In your cowboy boots
and your painted on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl's dream
C# 
Why'd you come in here lookin' like that?
F# 
Why'd you come in here lookin' like that?
B 
B/Bb 
G#m7 
When you could stop traffic in a gunny  sack
B 
B/Bb 
G#m7 
Why you're almost givin' me a heart  attack
B 
B/D# 
C# 
F# 
When you waltz right in     here lookin' like that
B 
B/D# 
C# 
F# 
Why'd you come in     here lookin' like that?
B 
Bsus2 
Why'd you come in here
E 
F# 
lookin' like that?

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E
A
A/G#
F#m7
A/C#
B
D
Bm7
G
E7
C#m
F#
C#
B/Bb
G#m7
B/D#
Bsus2

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E majorBPM: 175

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A/G#: 4-x-2-2-2-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
B/Bb: x-1-4-4-4-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That by Dolly Parton, 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 E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Dolly Parton.