Jamey Johnson – Never Gonna Be (Guitar)

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As recorded by Jamey Johnson & Ronnie Dunn (2025 release) [Intro] D [Verse 1]
D
New kid in town, he's a stoner

G                           D
Singing through a homegrown grin

D
Up on stage, he's a loner

      A
Got a small band of outlaw friends

        D
You can tell by his songs he's done some living

        G                          D
Oh he's danced with a heartache or two

D
Late night beer joint women

     A                  D
He's out to walk in ole Hank's shoes
[Chorus]
G                D
Down on Broadway they come to sing

G                     D
Riding on high hopes, living on dreams

G                                      D
Streets are crawling with them here in guitar town

Bm                    A
It chews them up, and spits them out

G                      D
It's in the blood that some of them bleed

G                  D
For some an unsung mystery

G                    D
Hard row to hoe here in Tennessee

       Bm                A
We got them that are and has-beens

    G     A     D
And never gonna be
[Verse 2]
D
Some may drown in the whiskey

     G                     D
I've seen them burn out on speed

D
A few walk the straight and narrow

A
Some stay high on weed

D
Most come from little or nothing

G                     D
All have something to prove

D
Songs about losing and loving

     A                       D
Most end up just singing the blues
[Chorus]
G                D
Down on Broadway they come to sing

G                     D
Riding on high hopes, living on dreams

G                                      D
Streets are crawling with them here in guitar town

Bm                    A
It chews them up, and spits them out

G                      D
It's in the blood that some of them bleed

G                  D
For some an unsung mystery

G                    D
Hard row to hoe here in Tennessee

       Bm         A
We got big stars, has-beens

    G     A     D
And never gonna be
[Guitar Solo] D G D A D [Chorus]
G                D
Down on Broadway they come to sing

G                     D
Riding on high hopes, living on dreams

G                                      D
Streets are crawling with them here in guitar town

Bm                    A
It chews them up, and spits them out

G                      D
It's in the blood that some of them bleed

G                  D
For some an unsung mystery

G                    D
Hard row to hoe here in Tennessee

      Bm          A
We got big stars, has-beens

    G     A     D
And never gonna be

       G                    D
It's a hard row to hoe here in Tennessee

      Bm                 A
We got them that are and has-beens

    G     A     D
And never gonna be
[Outro]
D                             Em D G    D
New kid in town, he's a stoner