The Itchin' Shirt (Version 2-with tabs)

🎵 The Itchin’ Shirt

Old-School Country Version (Key of C)

Verse 1
C
Well I used to wear them shirts from the big ol’ store
F C
Thought I looked sharp, but my skin got sore
G F
Itchin' and burnin', couldn’t find no peace
C G C
Like a curse laid on me that wouldn’t cease

Verse 2
C
Had a tag said “poly” and some words I can’t spell
F C
Didn’t know I was wearin' a fabric from hell
G F
Petro-chem threads in a devilish stitch
C G C
Every time I moved, it gave me the itch

Chorus
F C
So I went down yonder to the county fair
G C
Met an old man sellin' shirts with care
F C
Said “Son, try this, it’s undyed and plain”
G C
And Lord, I ain’t scratched since that blessed day

Verse 3
C
Now I wear cotton that the good Lord grew
F C
No bleach, no dye, just the honest hue
G F
It breathes like the wind and rests like the rain
C G C
And it don’t come wrapped in a chemical chain

Outro
F C
So if you’re cursed by the itch like me
G C
Cast out that shirt and set your skin free
F C
Go back to the cloth that your grandma knew
G C
And wear what the earth spun kindly for you