Lynyrd Skynyrd - All I Can Do Is Write About It Tabbed By: Evan EMail: Highwaychile336@go.com I hate tabs like that ^ where u just write down the chords... i wrote this so then ppl will no the rythym for this song, which is actually is kinda tricky and will takje me a few hours to finish... G D C (spoken "2-3-4") 1 2 3 & 4 1 e an da 234 G D Em C, G D C 1& 2eanda 3& 4eanda 1& 2eanda 3& 4eanda 1& 2eanda 3& 4eanda 1234

1^G& 2eanda 3^D& 4eanda Well this life that I've lived

1^Em& 2eanda ^C 3& 4eanda Has took me everywhere

^G1& 2eanda ^D3& 4eanda ^C (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) There ain't no place I ain't never gone

3&^G; 4eanda ^D1& 2eanda But it's kinda like the sayin

3&^Em; 4eanda ^C 1& 2eanda That you heard so many times

3&^G; 4eanda ^D 1& 2eand^Ca (3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) Well there just ain't no place like home

^G1& 2eanda ^D3& 4eanda ^C(1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) 3^G& 4eand^Da 1& 2^Emeanda 3&^C; 4eanda 1& 2eanda Did you ever see a she-gator protect her youngins

3&^G 4eanda ^D1& 2eanda^C (3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) Or the fish in a river swiwin free

1&^Gamp; 2eanda ^D 3& 4eanda^Em 1& 2^Ceanda 3& 4eanda Did you ever see the beauty of the hills of Carolina

1& ^G2eanda 3^D& 4ea^Cnda (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) Or the sweetness of the grass in Tennesee

3&am^Gp; 4eanda 1^D& 2ea^Cnda (3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) And lord I can't make any changes

^G1& 2eanda ^D 3& 4eanda^C (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) All I can do is write 'em in a song

^G3& 4eanda ^D 1& 2ea^Emnda *3*&a^Cmp; 4eanda 1& 2eanda Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

^G3& 4eanda 1^D& 2eanda (^C3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) Lord take me and mine before that comes

^G1& 2eanda ^D 3& 4eanda ^C (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) ^G3& 4eanda ^D1& 2eanda (3^C 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda)

^G1& 2eanda ^D 3& 4eanda ^C (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) Like to see the mountain stream a flowing

^G3& 4eanda ^D1& 2eanda (3 ^C4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) Do you like to see a youngin with his dog

^G1& 2eanda ^D 3& 4eanda ^Em *1*& 2^Ceanda 3& 4eanda Did you ever stop and think about well the air you're breathing

^G1& 2eanda 3^D& ^C4eanda (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) Well you better listen to my song

3^G& 4eanda 1&^Damp; 2eand^Ca (3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) And lord I can't make any changes

^G1& 2eanda ^D3& 4ea^Cnda (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) All I can do is write 'em in a song

^G3& 4eanda 1^D& 2ean^Emda *3*&a^Cmp; 4eanda 1& 2eanda Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

^G3& 4eanda 1^D& 2eanda (^C3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) Lord take me and mine before it comes

(key change to A for piano solo) A E D *****(played 4x)***** 1& 2eanda 3& 4eanda (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) *****(back to G)*****

^G1& 2eanda ^D3& 4eanda ^C (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) I'm not tryin to put down no big city

^G3& 4eanda ^D1& 2eanda (3 ^C4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) But the things they write about us is just a bore

^G1& 2eanda 3&^Damp; 4eand^Ema *1*&a^Cmp; 2eanda 3& 4eanda You can take a boy out of old Dixieland

^G1& 2eanda 3&^Damp; 4eanda ^C (1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) But you'll never take Dixie from a boy

^G3& 4eanda ^D 1& 2^Ceanda (3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) And lord I can't make any changes

^G1& 2eanda ^D3& 4eanda ^C(1 2alet 3alet 4 1 2eanda) All I can do is write 'em in a song

^G3& 4eanda 1^D& 2eand^Ema *3*&a^Cmp; 4eanda 1& 2eanda Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

^G3& 4eanda ^D 1& 2eanda (^C3 4alet 1alet 2 3 4eanda) Lord take me and mine before that comes

1&^G; 2eanda 3^D& 4eand^Ema *1*&a^Cmp; 2eanda 3& 4eanda Yes well I can see the concrete a slowly creeping

^G12 3^D4 1^C234 Lord take me and mine before that comes.The rythym in parentheses are wot i think it basically is (im doin this by ear) ull have to listen to the song if u dont think it sounds right if u have any suggestions and/or improvents please feel free to email me Highwaychile336@go.com (also if u have the piano part for this :>D) Also, accent the notes with the stars ** around them keep rockin! ==========="All I Can Do Is Write About It" by Lynyrd Skynyrd written by Ronny Van Zant and Allen Collins chorded out by Kevin Bills (kbills@vt.edu)

(G) G D C (spoken "2-3-4") G D Em C, G D C

Well this ^Glife that I've ^Dlived Has ^Emtook me every^Cwhere ^GThere ain't no place ^DI ain't never ^Cgone

But it's ^Gkinda like the ^Dsayin That you ^Emheard so many ^Ctimes Well there ^Gjust ain't ^Dno place like ^Chome

G D C

Did you ^Gever see a ^Dshe-gator ^Emprotect her ^Cyoungins Or the ^Gfish in a ^Driver swiwin ^Cfree Did you ^Gever see the ^Dbeauty of the ^Emhills of Carol^Cina Or the ^Gsweetness of the ^Dgrass in ^CTennesee

And ^Glord I can't ^Dmake any ^Cchanges ^GAll I can do is ^Dwrite 'em in a ^Csong ^GCus I can see the^D concrete a ^Emslowly ^Ccreepin ^GLord take me and ^Dmine before tha^Ct comes

G D C G D C

^GLike to see the ^Dmountain stream a ^Cflowing Do you like to see a youngin with his dog ^GDid you ever stop and ^Dthink about well ^Emthe air you're ^Cbreathing ^GWell you better listen ^Dto my ^Csong

And lord I can't make any changes All I can do is write 'em in a song Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin Lord take me and mine before it comes (key change to A for piano solo) A E D (played 4x) (back to G)

^GI'm not tryin to ^Dput down no big ^Ccity But the things they write about us is just a bore ^GYou can take a boy ^Dout of old^Em Dixiela^Cnd ^GBut you'll never take ^DDixie from a ^Cboy

^GAnd lord I can't ^Dmake any ^Cchanges All I can do is write 'em in a song ^GCus I can see the ^Dconcrete a ^Emslowly ^Ccreepin ^GLord take me and ^Dmine before that ^Ccomes

Yes well ^GI can see the ^Dconcrete a ^Amslowly ^Ccreeping ^GLord take me and ^Dmine before that ^Ccomes.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - All i can do is write about it