I'll Be a Bachelor 'Till I Die Hank Williams
Hank Williams
I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die
Intro: Here are three alternate-octave riffs you can toy around with to simulate
the lap-steel guitar.
The 3rd is closest to the steel version, but I think any riff will work depending
on what you're going for.
The 2nd version acts as a template for starting the guitar solo after the first verse.
If you can use a slide, it sounds even better.
Intro chords: D A D
1st: Low-octave riff:
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------2~~--2-4-2-----------------------| D|-------0---0-2-4-----------0-4-2-0------4---------| A|-0-2-4---4----------------------------0-----------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
2nd: Same riff up an octave:
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------------7-10~~-10-12-10---7----------7-----| G|-----6-7-6-7-9-----------------7---9-7------------| D|-7-9--------------------------------------7-------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
3rd: Same riff, up yet another octave:
e|----------------------14-17~~17-19-17----14-------------14| B|-------14-15-14-15-17-----------------15----17-15---------| G|-14-16------------------------------------------------14--| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
[D]I'll take you to the picture show and babe I'll hold your hand
I'll sit up in your parlor let you cool me with your [D7]fan
[G]I'll listen to your troubles and p[D]et you when you cry
But get that marryin' out of your head I'll be a b[A7]achelor till I [D]die
Guitar solo (Iâ??m 99% certain of this. Listen to the song for precise timing):
[D]
e|----------------------7----------------------------7-10--| B|---------------7-10-----10-----10--------------/7-10-----| G|-------7-7-7-7-------------9/11--11\9p7---7-7------------| D|-7-9-7---------------------------------9p7---------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[D7] [G]
e|-10-7-----------------------------------10---10---10---10-| B|------10--------------77777------------12---12---12---12--| G|---------br9p7-7-7--7-10bbr7----------12---12---12---12---| D|----------------9-----------9-8-7----12---12---12---12----| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[D]
e|-9-10-12-10p9--7-9p7\5------7-------7-------------------------| B|-------------------------10--------------------------10-12-10-| G|------------------------------bbrr10--br9-7---7-7-/11---------| D|-------------------------------------------9p7----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[A7] [D]
e|-----------------------------| B|-----10-------------------10-| G|-9/11--11\9p7----7-7--9/11---| D|-------------9p7-------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
VERSE 2:
[D]I don't mind honky tonkin' round if that will bring you fun
But somehow I can't understand how one and one makes [D7]one
[G]I like to cuddle near you and [D]listen to you lie
But get that marryin' out of your head I'll be a [A7]bachelor till I [D]die
(Fiddle Solo)
VERSE 3:
[D]Now if you want a help mate you're just wasting lots of time
Cause I'm afraid of church bells how they scare me when they [D7]chime
[G]I've seen those married people just [D]up and say goodbye
So keep that marryin' out of your head I'll be a [A7]bachelor till I [D]die
(Steel Solo, ends with opening riff)
VERSE 4:
[D]This freedom's mighty precious in this land of liberty
I've seen what matrimony done to better men than [D7]me
[G]I don't mind keepin' comp'ny with the [D]apple of my eye
But keep that marryin' out of your head I'll be a[A7] bachelor till I [D]die
*This Williams Sr. (waaayy better than jr.) tune worked out by the long-gone
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