My Last Name - Dierks Bentley
Intro: D D/F# G A (x2)
D G A
I learned how to write it, when I first started school
D D/F# G A-Bbaug-Bm
Some bully didn't like it, he said it didn't sound too cool
Bm A G A
So I had to hit him, and all I said when the blood came
G D/F# Em7 Asus4-A
It's my last name
D G A
Grandpa took it off to Europe, to fight the Germans in the war
D D/F# G A-Bbaug-Bm
It came back on some dog tags, nobody wears no more
Bm A G D/A
It's written on a headstone, in the field where he was slain
Em7 D/F# Em7 Asus4
It's my last name
Chorus:
G A D
Passed down from generations, too far back to trace
G D/F# Em7 A
I can see all my relations, when I look into my face
Bbaug-Bm A G D/A
May never make it famous, but I'll never bring it shame
Em7 D/F# Em7 Asus4-A
It's my last name
D G A
Daddy always told me, far back as I recall
D D/F# G A-Bbaug-Bm
Son you're part of something, you represent us all
Bm A G D/F#
So keep it how you got it, as solid as it came
Em7 D/F# Em7 Asus4-A
It's my last name
CHORUS
Em7 D/F# Em7 Asus4-A
D G A
So darlin if you're wonderin, why I've got you here tonight
D D/F# G A-Bbaug-Bm
I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife
Bm A G D/A
Ain't got much to give you, but what I've got means everything
Em7 D/F# Em7 Asus4 G D/F# Em7 Asus4
It's my last name Oh it's my last name
D G A D
I learned how to write it, when I first started school
Chords:
A = x02220
Asus4= x02230
Bm = x24432(bar chord) or xx4432
Bbaug= x1033x
D = xx0232
D/A = x00232
D/F#= 200232 (hold down bottom string with thumb)
Em7 = 022030
G = 320003