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Alan Jackson - The Talkin’ Song Repair Blues Chords

Chord reference D, G, Bm, A, D#, G#, Cm, A#, E, C#m, B, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

The [D]mechanic raised up from under my hood He [G]shook his head and said, “This ain’t good Your [Bm]timing belt’s done [A]shrunk one size too [D]small Those spark plug wires are a little too long And your [G]main prods ponder’s nearly gone Your [Bm]injector ports are [A]stripped and that ain’t [D]all”

“The [D]torque converter’s running low on torque And that [G]water pump’s nearly down a quart But we [Bm]caught it all in [A]time so you’re in [D]luck” He said, “I’ve got the time and I’ve got the parts Just [G]give me the word and I’m ready to start I [Bm]think we can bring her [A]in for eight [D]hundred bucks”

But [G]don’t be down [D]hearted, I can [A]fix it [G]for you, [D]sonny [G]It won’t take [D]too long, it’ll [G]just [A]take [D]money

Then he said, [D#]”Ain’t you that songwriter guy?” I [G#]said, “Yes, I am,” he said, “So am I” And he [Cm]sat down and played me a [A#]song by the grease rack [D#] When he finished singing he gave me a smile And I [G#]closed my eyes and pondered awhile And he said, [Cm]”What do you think? [A#]Now don’t hold nothin’ [D#]back” Well, I gave him my most sorrowful look And I said, [G#]”This song’s got a broken hook I can [Cm]order you a new one from [A#]Nashville but it won’t be [D#]cheap And I know you’ve been using a cut-rate thesaurus ‘Cause your [G#]adverbs have backed up into your chorus Now your [Cm]verse is running on [A#]verbs that are way too [D#]weak”

But [G#]don’t be down [D#]hearted, I can [A#]fix it [G#]for you, [D#]sonny [G#]It won’t take [D#]too long, it’ll [G#]just [A#]take [D#]money

And I said, [E]”Hold on friend now I’m not through I [A]hate to be the one to give you the news But your [C#m]whole melodic [B]structure’s worked itself [E]loose It’s got so many dotted eighth notes in it I’d [A]keep her under fifty beats per minute I mean, [C#m]that’s just me talking, [B]it’s really up to [E]you” And you’ve got a bad safety problem with That [A]dominant chord with the augmented fifth Just [C]see how dangerously [D]high it raises you [E]up So just [E]go on over there and work on my car I’ll [A]sit here by the fan and chances are I can [C#m]straighten this thing out for [B]eighty-nine hundred bucks”

But [A]don’t be down [E]hearted, I can [B]fix it [A]for you, [E]sonny [A]It won’t take [E]too long [C#m] [B] You guessed it, [E]it may be a hit

Artist Alan Jackson
Album What I Do
Genres Country
Year 2004
Key D

How to Play The Talkin' Song Repair Blues on Guitar?

Alan Jackson - The Talkin' Song Repair Blues can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Bm, A, D#, G#, Cm, A#, E, C#m, B, C chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Talkin' Song Repair Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.