Waylon Jennings - The Year Clayton Delaney Died guitar chord

The Year That Clayton Delaney Died--performed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson

written by Tom T. Hall

Album: "WWII"

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)