Parker McCollum – My Blue (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Parker McCollum
(From the 2025 Album PARKER McCOLLUM)
[Intro]
D Em7 C G D Em7 C G
D Em7 C G D Em7 C G
D Em7 C G D Em7 C G
D Em7 C G D Em7 C G
[Verse 1]
D Em7 C G Jackie's daddy drove a long-haul, black gravel, down hard roads D Em7 C G Met his momma at a truck stop when turnin' tricks had come to blows D Em7 C G Jackie never really knew that man, but his temper was all the same D Em7 C G Never had another damn thing but his momma and her last name, alright
[Interlude]
D Em7 C G
[Verse 2]
D Em7 C G Screen doors on a double-wide at the end of Anita Street D Em7 C G Jackie's momma got sick that summer and the bills got hard to beat D Em7 C G One night, after supper time, she put Jackie down to bed D Em7 N.C. Sang him one last lullaby, put a bullet in her head
[Chorus]
D Em7 C G Yeah, she sang D Em7 C G My blue
[Verse 3]
D Em7 C G Jackie started workin' pipeline, and he failed up out of school D Em7 C G Fell in love with the white line and a girl from Vanderpool D Em7 C G Started runnin' with the wrong crowd, the kind Jackie always liked D Em7 C G Before he ever seen it comin' his way, he was runnin' for his life
[Interlude]
D Em7 C G
[Verse 4]
D Em7 C G Paid cash for a motel, then he turned out all the lights D Em7 C G Heard a knock on the front door, yeah, he knew it didn't feel right D Em7 C G Jackie lit up a cigarette, but he didn't make a sound D Em7 C G Put a bullet through the drywall, and when the body hit the ground
[Chorus]
D Em7 C Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) G D Em7 C Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) G D Em7 C G Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) D Em7 C My blue (My blue, my blue)
[Guitar Solo]
D Em7 C G D Em7 C G
D Em7 C G D Em7 C
[Verse 5]
D Em7 C G Late winter after sundown, I seen Jackie at my door D Em7 C G Needed money and an alibi, couldn't stay here anymore D Em7 C G Said he never should've shot that man, but his wife came on to me D Em7 C You can't hide in a small town with blood on your sleeve
[Verse 6]
D Em7 C G Jackie didn't wanna run away, but he held onto his mind D Em7 C G He had never even been away from the limestone county lights D Em7 C G Took a greyhound runnin' west with an apple in his sack D Em7 C Crying, lookin' out the windowpane, he was never comin' back
[Out-Chorus]
D Em7 C He sang (He sang, he sang) G D Em7 C Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) G D Em7 C G Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) D Em7 C My blue (My blue, my blue) D Em7 C Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) G D Em7 C Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) G D Em7 C G Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang) D Em7 C My blue (My blue, my blue)