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Hollywood In Kentucky

Black Stone Cherry

MetalAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

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

G
A×
F#mDiagram coming soon
D××
Em
Bm×
C×
F

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: G A G A G A G A 
 
G           
A little bit of rain wouldn't make the news 
      F#m                D 
You'd mix champagne with mountain dew 
      Em 
You'd keep the name that was given to you 
    Bm    C 
And if we played a game somebody's gonna lose 
G 
Indian food would be cornbread and butter 
      F#m                        D 
You'd get your ass kicked if you talked about my mother  
      Em 
You'd open up a trunk door taking out your lover 
    Bm    C                      G 
She might be your cousin but she wouldn't be your brother 
A                   Bm    C 
C'mon Y'all, We all gotta lighten up 
 
Chorus: 
 
G                         D           G 
Every pair of boots would be a little muddy 
     C                          D 
Your ass would get a job if you ran out money 
    Em               D 
The only stars you'd wanna see 
         Em             A 
Would be somewhere over Tennessee 
G                       D            G 
Everybody's hands would get a little dirty 
   C                             D 
To be a movie star you'd have to serve in the army 
    Em                         D                 G 
The good old boys would be the only ones getting lucky 
   A                   G 
If Hollywood was in Kentucky 
         A 
Na na na na na na 
G        A 
Na na na na na na 
 
verse 2: 
 
G 
A malibu would just be a car 
    F#m                       Bm          
The real barbed wire wouldn't be on your arm 
       Em 
They'd serve sweet tea in mason jars 
     C 
Down on Santa Monica Boulevard 
G 
Every front porch would have moonshine and picking 
F#m 
Kfc would still be Kentucky Fried Chicken 
  Em                                      Bm 
A trailer on the lake would be waterfront living 
    C                    G 
The Kardashians wouldn't be allowed in it 
     A                         Bm      C 
Come on ya'll, we've all gotta lighten up 
 
Chorus 
 
G                         D           G 
Every pair of boots would be a little muddy 
     C                          D 
Your ass would get a job if you ran out money 
    Em               D 
The only stars you'd wanna see 
         C              A 
Would be somewhere over Tennessee 
G                       D            G 
Everybody's hands would get a little dirty 
   C                             D 
To be a movie star you'd have to serve in the army 
    Em                         D                 G 
The good old boys would be the only ones getting lucky 
   A                   G 
If Hollywood was in Kentucky 
         F  C  G 
Na na na na na na 
         F  C  G 
Na na na na na na 
 
         F  C  G 
         F  C     
     A               Bm                C   
Come on ya'll, we've all gotta lighten up 
     A                         Bm        C 
Come on ya'll, we've all gotta light one up 
 
Chorus x1 (reggae style srumming) 
 
         A 
Na na na na na na  
G        A 
Na na na na na na  
G        A 
Na na na na na na  
G        A     G 
Na na na na na na 
          
 

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Chord set

G · A · F#m · D · Em · Bm · C · F

Practice tip

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