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Gary Allan

“What Would Willie Do?” written by Bruce Robison

Album: Alright Guy

capo on 4th fret

I was (D) lost in trouble and strife. I heard a (G)

voice and it changed my life. (D) Now it’s a brand new

day and I (A) ain’t afraid to say. You’re not (D)

alone when you’re down & out and I (G) think you know

who I’m talking about. When I don’t know how I’ll get

through I (A) ask myself (G) what would (A) Willie (D)

do?

(D) What would Willie do, well he’d travel so far with

(G) nothing but a song and his old guitar. And a (D)

tour bus and some semi-trucks, thirty (A) crew men and

a little bit of luck. Well he loves (A) all the

people, the ugly and the randy (G) if you don’t

believe me take a look at the family and they’ll (D)

tell you that it’s true. When skies are gray (G) what

would (A) Willie (D) do?

(D) Well long ago he came unto us, (G) his words were

simple but they went right through us and the (D)

whole world sang along but then they (A) didn’t want

to hear his songs. He was (D) gone and we thought

we’d lost him but he (G) grew his hair and he moved to

Austin, and (D) all of the people smiled, they came to

hear him sing from miles. Like a (G) miracle all

those (A) rednecks & hippies from (D) New York city

down to (G) Mississippi stood (D) together and raised

a brew. When it’s (A) all gone wrong (G) what would

(A) Willie do?

(D) You know sometimes I wonder when I ain’t getting

nowhere just (G) what would old Willie do when it all

gets too much to bear. (D) I can see him on his

lonely old tour bus (A) he’s got problems just like

any of us. Well he’d just take a (D) deep breath and

then he’d let it all go, (G) then he’d take another

deep breath and let it all go, and (D) he’d take

another deep breath and he’d (A) hold it. Aaah and

I’d bet he’d feel (D) hungry in a way that seems

strange, yeah (G) hungry for all the things that he

just can’t change. (D) Like the time he passed out in

his own bedroom and his wife sewed him up the sheets

(A) and beat him with a broom and he forgave her. (D)

And you think that’s rough well then the IRS came and

they (G) took away all of his stuff. They took his

golf course, his recording (D) studio and he just went

out and did another (A) show.

So when it’s (G) all coming down on (A) you better (G)

ask yourself (G) what would (A) Willie (D) do? (D)

What would Willie do well he’d take a little time and

(G) talk to old Rooster as he’d drive on down the line

and there’s (D) millions down that road and with a (A)

word he’s gonna lighten their load. He loves (D) all

the people no matter their races, hell he (G) even had

a hit country song with Julio Iglesias and (D) that

ain’t easy to do. So when it’s (A) all too much (G)

what would Willie. . .when the (D) game gets tough

what would (A) Willie. . .when they (D) call your

bluff (G) what would (A) Willie (D) do?