Thank Me Someday Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][A][G][Em][G][Em][G][Bm][Em]
[G][Bm][G][Em][G]
[Bm][G][Em]
Down [E]in [Em]Louisi[E]ana

[Verse 1]
[Em][G][Em]
On a [E]cotton plantation
[Em]Litt[G]le t[Em]ent room sh[E]ack[Em][G][Em]
[E]An [Em]d a third [E]grade [Em]educa[E]tion[Em][G][Em]

[Verse 2]
[A]Two stringed wood gui[F#m]tar[A]
I taught [G]my [A]self [F#m]how to play,[Em]
[A]yes, I did[G][Em][E][Em][A][Em]
[Bm]Kept the whole family up all night[A]
And I told them that you'll
all thank [Em]me one [A]day[Em]
Yes, I [A]did[Bm]
[Em]

[Verse 3]
[E]My sister would [Em]scream
"Boy, you just got to stop
[E]You're waking up the whole family
[Em]Everybody is going to be hot"
[E][Em]

[Verse 4]
[A]
Two stringed wood [F#m]guitar[A]
And I sure enough taught
myself [Em]how to [A]play
[Bm]She said, "Turn it d[B]own, Buddy[F#m]"[B]
[F#m]I said, [Bm]"Shut [B]up, [A]you[D]'re gon[F#m]na
[G]thank [F#m]me som[Em]eday[A]"[G][A][Em]
[E]You're gon[Bm] na thank me one day
[E]Did [Em]you [E]hear wha[Em]t I said?[E][Em][E]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][A][F#m][A]
[F#m][A][D][A][F#m][A][Em][D][A][G][Em]
[A][B][F#m][Bm][A][C][A][G][Em]
[A][Em][E][A][G][Bm][G][Em][G][D]
[A][Em][G]
[E][D][A][G][Em][E][G#dim][D][A][G][E][A][G][D][Em]
[A][Em][G][A][G][Em][G][Em][Bm][D]
[A][D][Em][G][A][D][G][D][Bm][B][F#m][B][Bm][A]
[Em][D][Em][G][A][C][Em][A][G][Bm]

[Verse 5]
[Em]That was sixty years ago[A][B][G]
[Em]Now my mom and dad
[G]is gone[A][G][Em]
I go see my sisters and [G]brothers[B][G]
[Em]And th[E]e grand- kids [Em]come along[G][B]

[Verse 6]
[A]I give the little ones my guitar
I tell 'em, "Close your eyes
and [G]play[Em][A][Bm]
[B]Don't even worry about the
neighbor[F#m]s[B][Em][A]
Y'all gonna thank [D]me [G]someday"
[D][Em][E][A][E][B][Bm][A]

[Verse 7]
[Em]
[E]Down in [G#dim]Louisiana[Bm][A][Em]
[E]On a cotton pla[Bm]ntation[G]
[Em]A little tent room shack[E][B]
And I [A]only [B]got a [E]third grade
education
[D][A]

[Verse 8]
That's why I taught myself
I'm telling [F#m]you that's
[A]why I [F#m]taught [G]my self
How to play,
[Em]yes,[G] I d[Em]id[Bm][D][A][Em][A]
[Bm]I kept my [B]family up all ni[Bm]ght[A]
And now they're thanking me
[Em]ever[D]yday[G]
[A]Oh yeah, they're tha[C]nking
me [Em]every[Fm]day[Em]
[E][Em]