Jamey Johnson – Keeping Up With The Jonesin (Guitar)

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On the walkdown after the verses, hold your thumb on the F# (the 2nd fret) on the low E when you play the D chord. [Verse]
                                                        A
Lord, I quit the drinkin, the smokin, and the honkytonk life

     E                                         B    G  A
The day that a ring and a preacher made her my wife

   E                                              A
And I said I do but I didn't have a clue how I'd miss all the whiskey and women

               D                      A                         E      A G
I tried to be true, but its all I can do, keepin' up with the jonesin
[Walkdown] A G D E [Verse]
 E                                                     A
Man, this hectic, domestic lifestyle takes a while to adjust

          E                                         B    G  A
She don't seem to remember that ol' rowdy rambler I was

          E                                                    A
Cause she calls up her friends and tells them how good I been doin

                      D                 A                         E
But the truth is that I'm goin outta my mind, keepin up with the jonesin
[Ride] A G D E [Verse]
               A        G              A                     E
I miss gettin high and stayin out all night with all  my old friends

             B                          A           B             E
I miss the liquor, the bartenders, the fights, the girls and the bands

                        A G             A            Em      A
It wouldn't be so damn hard if I didn't know what Im missin

                 D                       A                       E      G  E
She don't understand, Im doin all that I can, keepin up with the jonesin
[During the solo] A G A E D A E
                 A  G        A             E        A
Lord it gets so hard when I know what I'm missing

  A              D               A                     E            A
Sometimes I give in, start over again, keepin up with the jonesin

 A           D                          A                    E
Son, I understand, it takes a hell of a man, keepin up with the jonesin
[Outro] A G F# E