G           C        G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
        D                      C         G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G                        C           G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
         D          C       G
That I’m down and I ain't alright
            G                C     G
I search my soul where there is no moon
    D                       C          G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
                                       C                G
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
      D       C        G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues


Am  G


[Verse 1]
D                     C     G
I ain't sure where it all began
    D                   G
Somewhere 'round here I know
     D                        C       G
This bridge was a little more crowded then
      Em                     D
I was playing her a tailgate show
    C                          D
And now I’m just sitting here alone


[Chorus]
            G           C        G
To catch my buzz in the black of night
      D                        C         G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G                        C           G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
         D          C       G
That I’m down and I ain't alright
            G                C     G
I search my soul where there is no moon
    D                       C          G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
                                       C                G
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
      D       C        G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues


[Verse 2]
D            C   G
Damn that AM radio
    D                   G
For playing more than a song
   D                       C           G
My heart won’t beat if the strings are broke
    Em                  D
The melody’s hitting me wrong
      C                D
Right here where she belongs


[Chorus]
           G           C        G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
        D                      C         G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G                        C           G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
         D          C       G
That I’m down and I ain't alright
            G                C     G
I search my soul where there is no moon
    D                       C          G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
                                       C                G
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
      D       C        G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues


[Verse 3]
             Am                   C
The crickets heard my story and I listened to them sing
             G                  D
I guess I’ll close the tailgate up
      Am                      C            G
There ain’t no telling what tomorrow might bring
      D              C
Maybe me and a Dixie cup
                      D
But that won’t be enough


[Chorus]
               G           C        G
Yes I catch my buzz in the black of night
        D                      C         G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G                        C           G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
         D          C       G
That I’m down and I ain't alright
            G                C     G
I search my soul where there is no moon
    D                       C          G
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
                                       C                G
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
      D       C        G
Oh, I got the tailgate blues


[Outro]
           G           C        G
I catch my buzz in the black of night
        D                      C         G
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
G                        C           G
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
         D          C       G
That I’m down and I ain't alright