Key of D – Key of C below – Willie Nelson, 1982
[D] You call us heathens with [G] zero respect for the [D] law.
We are [D] only songwriters just writing our songs and that’s [A] all.
We [D] write what we live and we [G] live what we write. Is that [D] wrong?
If [D] you think it is, Mr. Music Executive,
Why don’t you [A] write your own [D] songs.
And don’t [G] listen to [A] mine, they might run you [D] crazy
They [D] might make you dwell on your feelings a moment too [A] long
We’re making you [G] rich and you’re already [D] lazy
So just [D] lay on your ass (bottom?) and get [A] richer or write your own [D] songs.
Mr. [D] Purified Country, don’t you [G] know what the whole thing’s [D] about?
Is your [D] head up your ass so far that you can’t pull it [A] out?
The [D] world’s getting smaller and [G] everyone in it [D] belongs
If [D] you can’t see that, Mr. Purified Country,
Why [A] don’t you just write your own [D] songs
{ CHORUS }
******************* WRITE YOUR OWN SONGS ********************
written by Willie Nelson
performed by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.
Verse 1 (W. Nelson):
You [C] call us heathens with [F] zero respect for the [C] law
We are only songwriters just writing our songs and that's [G] all
We write [C] what we live
and we live [F] what we write is that [C] wrong
If you [C] think it is Mr. Music Executive
Why [G] don't you write your own [C] songs
Chorus (W. Nelson):
[C] And don't listen to mine, [G] they might run you [C] crazy
They might make you dwell on your feelings a moment too [G] long
We're making you [F] rich and you're already [C] lazy
So just lay on your ass and get [G] richer or write your own [C] songs
Verse 2 (W. Jennings):
Mr. [C] Purified Country don't you know [F] what the whole things [C] about
Is your head up your ass so far that you can't pull it [G] out
The [C] world's getting smaller and every-[F]-one in it [C] belongs
And if you [C] can't see that Mr. Purified Country
Why [G] don't you just write your own [C] songs
Chorus.
So just lay on your ass and get [G] richer or write your own [C] songs
