Key D. Drop-D tuning.

This is another one of AJ’s beauties, showing off Brent Mason’s picking.
It’s played on the bridge pickup with a little reverb. Riffs #1-4 are
played during the first chorus, and #5-8 during the second chorus. The
alternating chorus riffs are steel guitar.

On the wrong end of the highway
when the long night has no end
When there’s no one there beside me
‘til I hold you once again

Thank God for the radio when I’m on the road
When I’m far from home and feeling blue
Thank God for the radio playing all night long
Playing all the songs that mean so much to me and you.

There’s a song that we first danced to
And there’s a song they played the night we met
And there’s a song we first made love to
That’s a song that I’ll never forget

Thank God for the radio when I’m on the road
When I’m far from home and feeling blue
Thank God for the radio playing all night long
Playing all the songs that mean so much to me and you.

Playing all the songs that mean so much to me and you.
Thank God for the radio

Riffs:

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G—————–|-2————–|-0———–|————————-|
D——-0-0-2/4~–|—————-|—-b-r——|-x-2h4p2-0—————|
A—0h2———–|—————-|—4(5)4–0–|-0———0————-|
E-0—————|-———–|————-|————————-|
E-———–|—————-|-———–|-————–|
B—————-|-2–b-r————-|—————-|——–7———-|
G—————-|—4(6)4-2—–2—-|-2—-2–2——|-7-9(11)-(11)9-7~–|
D-0————–|———–2-4——|-2(3)(3)(3)2—-|—-b——-r——|
A—2-0–b-r—–|—————–0–|–bh——r–0–|——————-|
E——-2(3)2-0–|——————–|—————-|——————-|

Solo:

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G———————–b-r———————————7–b-r———|
D—–0-2-0-2/4-4~—–4(5)4-2-0———–b-r——–2-4/6—4(6)4-2——|
A-0-2—————————-4-2-0-2–2(3)2-0—2———————-|
E——————–0—————————————————–|
E——-xx—————————————————————–|
B-x–bh-33–r—–5——————————————————–|
G-0-2(4)–(4)2-0—4(6)4-2————————————————-|
D——————-b-r—-4-2-0—0—0—0——————————-|
A——————————–2——-2—-b-r————————–|
E——————————————–2(3)2-0———————–|

Intro: A-D-E-A-E-A

Rockie burned up the movie screen and I was turnin seventeen
Tie-dyed shirts and Levis jean, lookin cool at the Dairy Queen
Tryin to impress a young woman in her Sunday dress

Chorus
And that was 1976, didn’t know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde haired girl, stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976

Solo: A-D-E-A-E-A
My high school days I packed away, set my sights on a bigger stage
Jimmy Carter moved to DC, a Georgia boy just like me,
Life seemed easy, nothin much that we needed

Repeat Chorus
And that was 1976, didn’t know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde haired girl, stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976

Instrumental: A-D-A-E-A-D-A-E-D-A

Eight track tapes were still in style and Elvis was still alive
Wonder Woman sure looked fine, Bionic Man was still Prime Time
And that girl I liked, we kept on tryin till we got it right

Repeat Chorus

And that was 1976, didn’t know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde haired girl, stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlit sky, a little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976

Yeah, that was 1976, didn’t know who we were yet
Built a fire that just wont quit and that was 1976

We built a fire that just wont quit, that was 1976

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#Verse 1
Well, way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
it gets hotter than a hoochie-coochie.
We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt.
We got a little crazy, but we never got caught.

Chorus
Down by the river on a Friday night,
pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight,
talkin’ ‘bout cars and dreamin’ ‘bout women.
Never had a plan; just-a livin’ for the minute.

Verse 2
Yeah, way down yonder on the Chattahoochee;
never knew how much that muddy water meant to me,
but I learned how to swim and I learned who I was;
A lot about living and a little ‘bout love.

Instrumental Break (like Intro, but without first two measures)

Verse 3
Well, we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy;
I was willin but she wasn’t ready.
So I settled for a burger and a grape Snocone.
I dropped her off early but, I didn’t go home.

Chorus

Instrumental Break (Fiddle, chords like chorus)

Chorus
A lot about living and a little ‘bout love

Instrumental outro (like Intro)

Fills 1st and 3rd line Fills 1st and Turn around at end of
of Verses 3rd line of Chorus Chorus exc. last Chorus

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G–0————0—–|—-0———-0-|———————-|
D—–1p0————-|-2—–2p0——-|———————-|
A———-3———-|————3—-|————0—–2—|
E———————|—————–|-2h3-3-3————|

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#Alan Jackson
#”Right on the Money”
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#I think this version sounds pretty good. Show all your friends.
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#Intro
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#Verse Chords
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E 3 0 1 1
B 4 0 1 1
G 3 0 1 3
D x 1 3 3
A x 2 3 1
E x 2 1 x

Chorus: Play these as barre chords when Alan goes She’s right on the money?..

B 4 6 8
G 5 7 8
D 6 8 8
A 6 8 6
E 4 6 x

This next part is when Alan sings She’s the best cook?

Cm A# G# Gm7 Fm A# (repeat twice)

D 5 8 6 3
A 3 8 6 5
E x 6 4 3

Intro.: (Em) x 8

I (Em)just came down from Chippewa, had as (C)station wagon and a hundred dollars
(D)Thinkin’ about the girl I’d lost a (Em)year before
I hadn’t seen her for some time, thought (C)I might go on by
When your (D)memory came floodin’ in and you (Em)closed that door

(Chorus)
Wish it was a (Em) freight train baby, wish it was a (C)diesel locomotive
I’d come (D)whistlin’ down your track (Em)crashin’ in your door
Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it didn’t (C)have a heart
You need a (D)shovel for the coal (Em)just to get me started
Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it was a (C) freight train baby
Wish it was a (D) freight train (Em)

Well (Em)every time I talk to you I (C)hear your jealous lines
I (D)feel like I’ve been left abandoned on (Em)some old railway side
And every time I hear your voice my (C)water just gets cold
My (D)stoker will not stoke and my (Em)boiler will not boil.

Repeat Chorus

Inst.: (Em) (Em) (C) (C) (D) (D) (Em) (Em)
[(Em)] [(Em)] [(C)] [(C)] [(D)][(D)][(Em)][(Em)][(Em)][(Em)]
Well (Em)every time I fell behind I (C)could not get ahead
I (D)wish someone would pull the lever and (Em)give me a little sand
And every time I slip behind (C)even further back
I (D)wish some switch man would come out of the (Em)fog and change my track

Repeat Chorus

Inst.: (Em) (Em) (C) (C) (D) (D) (Em) (Em) x 4

Repeat Chorus

Inst.: (Em) (Em) (C) (C) (D) (D) (Em) (Em) repeat times to fade

I like you just the way you are
Honey, don’t change on who you are
Don’t change on me
Don’t you change on me
Girl, you’re my lucky star
Honey, don’t change on who you are
Don’t change on me
Don’t change on me

And I used to wonder
Where would I find
Some kind of happiness
And peace of mind
I was livin’ in the darkness
But then you came
Bringin’ the sunlight
Easin’ my pain

Chorus

If there’s a heaven
This is my prayer
Lord knows I wanna know you
If we should meet there
And then forever
We’ll walk together
Nothin’ but sunshine
No more stormy weather

2xChorus

(Thanks to Konrad Jahn for tabs)

Intro: E-A
A big moon is risin’ so bright in the sky
But it won’t shine brighter than the stars in your eyes
It rises above me so bright and so blue
And I won’t see anyone as lovely as you

Chorus
Take me into the night
Pass these lonely dreams in my heart
I love you More than I can show you
More than I can know in my heart [E-A-E]

Instrumental: (Same Chords Progression as the Verse)

So lay down beside me and hold me tonight
For your love has found me and it feels so right
These thoughts in my mind are so scattered and few
But I won’t see anyone as lovely as you

Repeat Chorus
In my heart[E-A]

Don’t rock the jukebox I wanna hear some Jones

‘Cause my heart ain’t ready for the Rolling Stones

I don’t feel like rockin' since my baby’s gone

So don’t rock the jukebox play me a country song

Before you drop that quarter keep one thing in mind

You got a heartbroke hillbilly standing here in line

I’ve been down and lonely ever since she left

Before you punch that number could I make one request

Don’t rock the jukebox I wanna hear some Jones

‘Cause my heart ain’t ready for the Rolling Stones

I don’t feel like rockin' since my baby’s gone

So don’t rock the jukebox play me a country song

I ain’t got nothing against rock & roll

But when your heart’s been broken you need a song that’s slow

There ain’t nothin’ like a steel guitar to drown a memory

Before you spend your money babe play a song for me

Don’t rock the jukebox I wanna hear George Jones

My heart ain’t ready for the Rolling Stones

I don’t feel like rockin' since my baby’s gone

So don’t rock the jukebox play me a country song

So don’t rock the jukebox play me a country song

VERSE 1 LEAD GUITAR RIFFS (triplet eighths)

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———————— —–8—————— ——-12—-12———
——-x-x-x–7-(9)—– 7(9)—(9)-7–5——— ————-10———
—————-B——- -B——–R————- ————————
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(6)5——————-3 ———————— ————————
–R–5—–5-3—–5— 3(4)——————– ———————–0
——–5—-S———- -B—5————–3— ————————
———————— —————–x—— –5———————
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–P-P–3-2-0———— ———————— ————————
——–P-P–3-2-0—–0 ———————— ————————
————–P-P—2— ———————— ————————
——————-/—- –3——————— ————————

SOLO (triplet eighths)

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———————–8 10(12)——(12)10–8— —–8———–8——
——————-7-9– –B————R——– ——–7—-(9)—(9)-7
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——-6——–6—— ———————–8 -10(12)———(8)-6—
–5-(7)————(7)-5 –3—————-7-9– —B—————R—x
-S–B—————–R- —–5—————— ————————
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–5-(7)—-(7)53—-3— ———————— ————————
—-B——–R-P-5—— –5—–3—–2–0—–0 ————————
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———————— ——————–H— –3———————

CODA TAG
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—x-x-(7)-5———— ———————— ————————
———-R—6——— ———————— ————————
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That’s all I need to know
Do you wanna stay together
Just say let’s don’t let go
And I’ll keep holdin’ on forever
Have the teardrops that you’ve cried

Drowned the fire in your eyes
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That’s all I need to know

Is it too late to recover
Those old smiles we used to wear
Can we save a love that once was strong
Before it breaks beyond repair

That’s all I need to know
Do you wanna stay together
Just say let’s don’t let go
And I’ll keep holdin’ on forever
Have the teardrops that you’ve cried
Drowned the fire in your eyes
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That’s all I need to know
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That’s all I need to know

If I could keep the wind in my sails
Keep a hold of the tiger by the tail
A half a ham sandwich in my lunch pail
That’d be alright

(Chorus)
Yeah, that’d be alright
That’d be alright
If everybody, everywhere
Had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We’d be living us a pretty good life
And that’d be alright

(Verse 2)
Hey, go heavy on the good and light on the bad
A hair more happy and a shade less sad
Turn all that negative down just a tad
That’d be alright
If my dear old dog never got old
If my family farm never got sold
If another bad joke never got told
That’d be alright

(Chorus)
Yeah, that’d be alright
That’d be alright
If everybody, everywhere
Had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We’d be living us a pretty good life
And that’d be alright

(Outro)
Yeah, that’d be alright
That’d be alright
Yeah, that’d be alright
That’d be alright
Yeah, that’d be alright
That’d be alright