HARDY - here lies country music: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "here lies country music" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn here lies country music Guitar Chords and Lyrics by HARDY

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "here lies country music" smoothly on your guitar.

      C                 G
Well here lies country music
 C               G
Had a damn good run
C                 G                      D
It took its last Nashville lap around a Ring
of Fire sun
      C                G
Jack Daniel's in the front row
       C                G
Right next to steel guitar
     C                  G                    D
The headline said, the cause of death was a lonely
broken heart

Chorus:
            C                  G
'Cause you can't cheat on the radio
        D                    Em
Or be proud of where you're from
  C                G                  D
Trucks ran out of red dirt roads and beer
quit getting you drunk
           C              G                  D
Yeah the thing about all good things is they all
    D#dim  Em
come to an end
    C                 G
So here lies country music
      D             G
Rest easy, my old friend

It had a couple close calls with names that
I won't mention
But it stayed strong with "Always On My Mind"
and "Family Tradition"
Helped people through some hard times,
more times than you can count
So you hate to see three chords and the
truth six feet in the ground

Chorus:
'Cause you can't cheat on the radio or
be proud of where you're from
Trucks ran out of red dirt roads and beer
quit getting you drunk
Yeah, the thing about all good things
is they all come to an end
So here lies country music, rest easy,
my old friend, oh

   C            G
I woke up in a cold sweat
        C             G
To my alarm clock radio
       C                    G               D
A new song came on about a honkytonk drunk heart
that just got broke
    C                    G
And I said, "thank you, Jesus"
       C                G
That dream was all made up
    C              G                       D
And I pray that I leave this world before country
music does

Chorus:
When you can't cheat on the radio or
be proud of where you're from
When trucks run out of red dirt roads
and beer quits getting you drunk
Yeah, I'll tell you some crazy words
I never wanna say again
Here lies country music, rest easy,
my old friend

Thank you, country music, amen

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C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#dim

Guitar chord D#dim

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "here lies country music" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "here lies country music" by HARDY.