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Chris Stapleton - Up To No Good Livin’ Chords

Chord reference G, C, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [C] [C]Wish I could come home from working, [C]and not have her checking my breath [G]I’m tired of her turning her questions, [C]into the Gettysburg Address [C]There’s no reason why she shouldn’t trust me, [C]the fact that she don’t makes me mad [G]Can’t count all the times that I’ve begged her, [C]honey, just let my past be the past

I used to drink [F]like a fish and run like a dog Done a whole [C]lotta shit not permitted by law [G]People called me the Picasso of painting the [C]town I’ve [F]finally grown up, [F]I’ve finally changed And that [C]someone I was, [C]is somebody I ain’t But [G]she finds it hard to believe that she’s turned me around [G]You know I’ll probably die before I live all my, [G]up to no good living [C]down

[G] [C] [C]Gave up on bringing her flowers, [C]that just kept making things worse [G]I ain’t been guilty of nothing, [C]but being the man she deserves

I used to drink [F]like a fish and run like a dog Done a whole [C]lotta shit not permitted by law [G]People called me the Picasso of painting the [C]town I’ve [F]finally grown up, [F]I’ve finally changed And that [C]someone I was, [C]is somebody I ain’t But [G]she finds it hard to believe that she’s turned me around [G]You know I’ll probably die before I live all my, [G]up to no good living [C]down

[F] [C] [G] [C] I used to cuss [F]like a sailor and howl at the moon I [C]woke up some mornings with I don’t know who [G]But I never dreamed back then I’d have to pay for it now [G]You know, I’ll probably die before I live all my, [G]up to no good living down [C] [G]Yeah, I’d hate to die before I live all my, up to no good living [C]down [G]

Album From A Room: Volume 1
Genres Country
Year 2017
Key G

How to Play Up To No Good Livin' on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Up To No Good Livin' can be played in the key of G using the G, C, F chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Up To No Good Livin' with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.