Artist/Band: Jennings Waylon Tabs
Song: The Year Clayton Delaney Died Tab
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died--performed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
written by Tom T. Hall
11/21/05
NOTE: Willie sings first verse, Waylon second, etc. Also, the C7 isn't stressed in
every verse, but it stills sounds good if you play it. The C/G is to indicate
the alternating base note (between C and C/G)
INTRO: C G C
C/G (G) C/G C7
I remember the day that Clayton Delaney died
F C/G
They said for the last 2 weeks that he suffered and cried
F C/G
It made a big impression on me although I was a barefoot kid
G C/G
They said he got religion at the end and I'm glad he did
Clayton was the best guitar picker in our town
I thought he was a hero and I used to follow Clayton around
I often wondered why Clayton, who seemed so good to me
Never took his old guitar and made it down to Tennessee
Well daddy said he drank a lot but I could never understand
I know he used to pick up in Ohio with a five piece band
Clayton used to tell me son better put that guitar away
There ain't no money in it and it'll lead you to an early grave
I guess if I admit it Clayton taught me how to drink booze
I can see him now half-stoned pickin' out the love sick blues
When Clayton died I made him a promise I was gonna carry on somehow
I'd give a hundred dollars if he could only see me now
I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
Nobody ever knew it but I went out in the woods and I cried
I know there's a lot of big preachers that know a lot more than I do
But it could be the good Lord likes a little pickin' too
I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
OUTRO: C/G C7 F C/G F C/G G C/G (repeat and fade)
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