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The Sounds

Alan Jackson

CountryEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××
A×
G
Em

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 3rd fret
               (Chord shapes relative to Capo) 
 
The Verse is picked and the Chorus is strummed 
 
Intro: 
 
hide this tab E--0h2--0-----------------------2h3p2-0------- 
B---------3-------3-2h3-5-3-------------3----- 
G-----------2---2------------0------------2--- 
D--0----------0-------------0-0-------------0- 
A-------------------0-----------0------------- 
E-----------3-------------3---------------3--- 
 
E----------------------- 
B----3-2h3-5-3---3------ 
G--2-------------------- 
D--------------0-------0 
A------0-----------0h2-- 
E------------3---------- 
 
 
Verse 1 (Picked) 
 
D            A               G                   D 
I can hear a heart beat that seems a little strong 
D          A                     G 
I can hear the things that I did wrong 
D              A           G               D 
I can hear her thoughts by lookin in her eyes 
D          A                 G     D 
I can hear all the times she cried 
 
Verse 2 
 
I can hear the memories as they echo off the wall 
Fallin from the pictures down the hall 
I can hear regret buildin up inside of me 
I can hear all the things I could not see 
 
Chorus (Strummed) 
 
              D           Em       G 
Those are the sounds of a woman leavin 
D                 A                G 
Stronger than the wind in a willow tree 
              D           Em       G 
Those are the sounds of a heart breakin 
          G               A               D   
You can't hear it but the noise is killin me 
 
Verse 2 
 
I should have heard it comin but I chose to pretend 
I should have recognised that sound way back then 
But I just wouldn't listen didn't want to all those years 
Now the truth is ringin clearly in my ears 
 
Chorus 
 
 
 
 
          
 

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Chord set

D · A · G · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.