Two-Chord Songs... Suggestions?

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 29 Jul 2019 12:36 pm

Every few years or so, a few of us old geezers (who are spread out between Indiana and California) try to get together under the pretext of playing a few tunes for old-times sake. We usually manage to slip in some music between other vital activities.

Next time we are initiating a theme of two-chord songs. I came up with a few, and would be interested in other suggestions. What'dya got? Here's mine:

1) A-11
2) The Bottle Let Me Down
3) C'est la Vie (You Never Can Tell)
4) Take Me Back To Tulsa
5) ???

Tucker Jackson · Post by **Tucker Jackson** » 29 Jul 2019 12:50 pm

Guitars, Cadillacs
Tennessee Whiskey

Ken Pippus · Post by **Ken Pippus** » 29 Jul 2019 12:53 pm

Jambalaya.

Glenn Demichele · Post by **Glenn Demichele** » 29 Jul 2019 1:16 pm

Tulsa Time

Dave Little · Post by **Dave Little** » 29 Jul 2019 1:40 pm

Are you sure Hank done it this way
Waylon

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 29 Jul 2019 4:42 pm

Glenn Demichele · Post by **Glenn Demichele** » 29 Jul 2019 4:52 pm

The Hokey Pokey

David Gertschen · Post by **David Gertschen** » 29 Jul 2019 4:53 pm

Rainy Day Woman

Copperhead Road

Pete Bailey · Post by **Pete Bailey** » 29 Jul 2019 5:40 pm

Waltz Across Texas

Matthew Walton · Post by **Matthew Walton** » 29 Jul 2019 6:25 pm

Achy Breaky Heart (I think)

For some non-country:
Horse with No Name
Iko Iko

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 30 Jul 2019 6:22 am

Thanks for the suggestions, folks. Achy Breaky and Hokey Pokey would likely be a hard sell to at least one of my partners, but the rest of the songs are distinct possibilities.

It's surprising that I could not immediately recall tunes such as Jambalaya, Tulsa Time, and Iko Iko, which I have played innumerous times over the years.

I did come up with one more, however: Bottle Baby Boogie.

Chris Walke · Post by **Chris Walke** » 30 Jul 2019 6:39 am

Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker

Tim Kowalski · Post by **Tim Kowalski** » 30 Jul 2019 9:43 am

Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio

Ian Kerr · Post by **Ian Kerr** » 30 Jul 2019 5:45 pm

Merle Haggard The Bottle Let Me Down
Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room

Ian Kerr · Post by **Ian Kerr** » 30 Jul 2019 6:02 pm

OOPS, sorry. You're already got the Bottle Let Me Down.

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 30 Jul 2019 6:31 pm

He's Got the whole world in His hands

Dana Blodgett · Post by **Dana Blodgett** » 30 Jul 2019 8:03 pm

Life in Prison-Haggard

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 31 Jul 2019 2:37 pm

Paperback Writer
Memphis
Eleanor Rigby
My Darlin' Clementine
Horse With No Name
Down In The Valley
Fire On The Mountain
Okie From Muskogee

Jim Robbins · Post by **Jim Robbins** » 31 Jul 2019 8:17 pm

Etta James "I'd rather go blind"

Pete Bailey · Post by **Pete Bailey** » 1 Aug 2019 1:29 pm

One more for you : La Paloma

John Peay · Post by **John Peay** » 3 Aug 2019 4:31 pm

Hank Williams - Where the Soul of Man Never Dies

Blake Hawkins · Post by **Blake Hawkins** » 3 Aug 2019 6:18 pm

"Drivin' Nails In My Coffin"

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 29 Oct 2019 6:07 pm

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Travis Wilson · Post by **Travis Wilson** » 29 Oct 2019 6:13 pm

Stars On The Water - George Strait
Chase Each Other Round The Room - Merle Haggard

Dave Magram · Post by **Dave Magram** » 29 Oct 2019 10:44 pm

Jack Hanson wrote: I did come up with one more, however: Bottle Baby Boogie.

Best of all, unlike the other two-chord songs listed here that consist of a I and a V chord, the two chords in "Bottle Baby Boogie" are a I and a II chord!!

I read somewhere that Buddy Emmons' original plan for what became his Buddy Emmons Sings Bob Wills album was to play all Bob Wills instrumentals with only one vocal--"Bottle Baby Boogie"!

- Dave