100 Proof
Julian Taylor (Tyler Ellis, 2021)

Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro (Freight Train Melody)
| [D] | [D] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [F#7] | [F#7] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Twenty six he flipped | a switch | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Pulled himself out | [1/2D] of a | [A] ditch | [A]
At | [A] twenty seven he | had a plan | [A] | [A] |
| [A] Stand up tall and | [1/2A] be a man | [D] | [D]
Chorus
He said if | [G] it's sad I'll | cry
If it's | [D] funny I'll | [D] laugh
If I | [A7] . lose my | way I'll just | [D] . stop and | ask
And, if someone | [G] asks me how I feel | [G]
I'll just | [D] tell them the | truth
And if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
I'll be | [A7] one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Thirty four couldn't | ask for more | [D] | [D] |
| [D] True love knocked u- | [1/2D] pon his | [A] door | [A] |
| [A] Thirty five a | baby girl | [A] | [A] |
| [A] Came along and | [1/2A] changed his | [D] world | [D] | [D] | [D]
Chorus
He said if it's | [G] . sad | cry
If it's | [D] . funny | laugh
If you | [A7] . lose your | way just | [D] . stop and ask | [D]
And if someone | [G] asks you how you feel | [G]
Just | [D] . tell them the | truth
And if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
Be | [A7] one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Instrumental (Freight Train Melody)
| [D] | [D] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [F#7] | [F#7] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Fifty two felt | like the end | [D] | [D]
A | [D] broken heart that | [1/2D] wouldn't | [A] mend | [A]
At | [A] fifty three he'd | found the key | [A] | [A] |
| [A] In that old | [1/2A] reci- | [D] pe | [D]
Chorus
If you're | [G] . sad .. | cry
If it's | [D] . funny | laugh
If you | [A7] . lose your | way just | [D] . stop and ask | [D]
And if someone | [G] asks you how you feel | [G]
Just | [D] . tell them the | truth
And if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
Be | [A7] one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D]
A | [D] hundred and one and still | havin' fun | [D] | [D]
En- | [D] joying all the | [1/2D] re- | [A] runs | [A]
By a | [A] hundred and two | he was through | [A] | [A]
And his | [A] family gathered as | [1/2A] families | [D] do | [D] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
They said if he were | [G] sad he'd | cry
If you were | [D] funny he'd | laugh
And if you'd | [A7] . lost your | way he'd help you | [D] find the | path
And if he | [G] asked you how you | felt
You'd always | [D] tell him the | truth
Because if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
He'd be | [A7] . one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
They said if he were | [G] sad he'd | cry
If you were | [D] funny he'd | laugh
And if you'd | [A7] . lost your | way he'd help you | [D] find the | path
And if he | [G] asked you how you | felt
You'd always | [D] tell him the | truth
Because if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
He'd be | [A7] . one hundred | [D] proof
If | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
He'd be | [A7] . one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 11/22/2021 JJ
#Soundslice Link for Intro & Instrumental: https://www.soundslice.com/slices/TblMc/
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Julian Taylor (Tyler Ellis, 2021)






Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro (Freight Train Melody)
| [D] | [D] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [F#7] | [F#7] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Twenty six he flipped | a switch | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Pulled himself out | [1/2D] of a | [A] ditch | [A]
At | [A] twenty seven he | had a plan | [A] | [A] |
| [A] Stand up tall and | [1/2A] be a man | [D] | [D]
Chorus
He said if | [G] it's sad I'll | cry
If it's | [D] funny I'll | [D] laugh
If I | [A7] . lose my | way I'll just | [D] . stop and | ask
And, if someone | [G] asks me how I feel | [G]
I'll just | [D] tell them the | truth
And if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
I'll be | [A7] one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Thirty four couldn't | ask for more | [D] | [D] |
| [D] True love knocked u- | [1/2D] pon his | [A] door | [A] |
| [A] Thirty five a | baby girl | [A] | [A] |
| [A] Came along and | [1/2A] changed his | [D] world | [D] | [D] | [D]
Chorus
He said if it's | [G] . sad | cry
If it's | [D] . funny | laugh
If you | [A7] . lose your | way just | [D] . stop and ask | [D]
And if someone | [G] asks you how you feel | [G]
Just | [D] . tell them the | truth
And if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
Be | [A7] one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Instrumental (Freight Train Melody)
| [D] | [D] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [F#7] | [F#7] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] Fifty two felt | like the end | [D] | [D]
A | [D] broken heart that | [1/2D] wouldn't | [A] mend | [A]
At | [A] fifty three he'd | found the key | [A] | [A] |
| [A] In that old | [1/2A] reci- | [D] pe | [D]
Chorus
If you're | [G] . sad .. | cry
If it's | [D] . funny | laugh
If you | [A7] . lose your | way just | [D] . stop and ask | [D]
And if someone | [G] asks you how you feel | [G]
Just | [D] . tell them the | truth
And if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
Be | [A7] one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D]
A | [D] hundred and one and still | havin' fun | [D] | [D]
En- | [D] joying all the | [1/2D] re- | [A] runs | [A]
By a | [A] hundred and two | he was through | [A] | [A]
And his | [A] family gathered as | [1/2A] families | [D] do | [D] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
They said if he were | [G] sad he'd | cry
If you were | [D] funny he'd | laugh
And if you'd | [A7] . lost your | way he'd help you | [D] find the | path
And if he | [G] asked you how you | felt
You'd always | [D] tell him the | truth
Because if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
He'd be | [A7] . one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
They said if he were | [G] sad he'd | cry
If you were | [D] funny he'd | laugh
And if you'd | [A7] . lost your | way he'd help you | [D] find the | path
And if he | [G] asked you how you | felt
You'd always | [D] tell him the | truth
Because if | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
He'd be | [A7] . one hundred | [D] proof
If | [A7] kindness were a | spirit
He'd be | [A7] . one hundred | [D] proof | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 11/22/2021 JJ
#Soundslice Link for Intro & Instrumental: https://www.soundslice.com/slices/TblMc/
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