CAPO 4: 
 
INTRO: D  
VERSE 1: 
D             A           
A 1986 Harley blowing smoke and sucking oil 
Em                                     G 
My daddy said, 'Buy it and you're crazy boy' 
A                 D       
You can't tell me nothin' 
 
VERSE 2: 
D                    
It took two months to fix it up 
A                      
And one day to lay her down 
Em                               G  
I got a little hitch in my get-a-long now 
A                 D 
You can't tell me nothin' 
 
CHORUS: 
A       Bm  Bm/A  G      
Talk is cheap and free advice 
   D                   A 
Is worth the price you pay 
A        Bm Bm/A  G             A         
I had to find out for myself the hard way 
                  D 
You can't tell me nothin' 
 
VERSE 3: 
D                   
Hometown homecoming sweetheart 
A 
Nobody thought I had a prayer 
Em                                        G 
Her mama said, 'Boy, don't you come around here' 
A                 D 
You can't tell me nothin' 
 
VERSE 4: 
D 
They say be careful what you wish for 
A 
I want to be her man 
Em                                  G  
Two babies and a trailer later here I am 
A                 D 
You can't tell me nothin' 
 
CHORUS: 
A       Bm  Bm/A  G      
Talk is cheap and free advice 
   D                   A 
Is worth the price you pay 
A        Bm Bm/A  G           A         
I had to find out for myself the hard way 
                  D 
You can't tell me nothin' 
 
VERSE 5: 
D 
They say drinking will kill you 
A 
The same thing for rolling smokes 
Em                                 D9  G 
But that's two of the three things I like most 
A                 D 
You can't tell me nothin' 
 

D 
I know what the good book preaches 
A 
But I know how I am 
Em                           D9 G      A 
I sure hope somebody up there understands 
                  D  
You can't tell me nothin' 
                  D 
You can't tell me nothin' 
 
OUTRO: 
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