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Jessi Alexander feat. Randy Houser – Country Music Made Me Do It Chords

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsE A7 D7

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[Intro]
N.C.
Two, one, two, three
E A7 E A7

[Verse 1]
       E                 A7
I was headlights headed home
                E
Picked up that wine
                   A7
you wanted me to bring
    E                  A7
My buddies called up,
thought I'd stop off
       E                  A7
It was only gonna be one drink

[Pre-Chorus 1]
          E
Then the band got to wailin'
    A7
On old Haggard songs
              E
And then the next thing I know
             D7
I'm drinking all night long

[Chorus]
  E                    D7    A7
Country music made me do it, do it
           E
Yeah, the honky-tonkin' got
          D7       A7
my boots movin', movin'
         E
Put the Makers in the Mark,
         A7
put the party in the plan
         E
Put the hurtin' in my heart,
      D7
the guitar in my hand
  E                    D7    A7
Country music made me do it, do it

[Verse 2]
 E                    A7
God as my witness, I had
good intentions
    E                       A7
Of loving on you all night long
 E
Beggin' and pleadin', baby,
 A7
you know my weakness
           E                A7
For them drinkin' and them cheatin'
songs

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
   E
I know I should have called
            A7
Should have come straight home
            E
But if you wanna point the finger
        D7
Baby, blame George Jones

[Chorus]
  E                    D7    A7
Country music made me do it, do it
           E
Yeah, the honky-tonkin' got
          D7       A7
my boots movin', movin'
         E
Put the Makers in the Mark,
         A7
put the party in the plan
      E
This hurtin' in my heart,
      D7
the guitar in my hand
  E                    D7
Country music made me do it,
A7          E
do it (oh yeah)

[Instrumental]
E A7 E A7 x2

[Bridge]
         E
Put the Makers in the Mark,
         A7
put the party in the plan
      E
This hurtin' in my heart,
      A7
this guitar in my hand
     A7
The lips to the bottle,
the tear in my beer
     A7                     D7
The rebel in my yell, only one
thing got me here

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[Chorus]
       E                    D7
Yeah, country music made me do it,
A7
do it
           E
Yeah, the honky-tonkin' got
          D7              A7
my boots movin', got 'em movin'
         E
Put the Makers in the Mark,
         A7
put the party in the plan
      E
This hurtin' in my heart,
      D7
the guitar in my hand
        E                   A7
Yeah, country music made me do it,
do it, do it baby
        E
Oh nah nah

[Outro]
    A7
Oooooh, You know I wouldn't
                   E
have done it by myself baby
                    A7
Yeah I heard that story before
                    E
Took a little George Jones
            A7
Even if you do got a custom
        E               A7 E
made two-piece pool cue

How to play Country Music Made Me Do It: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Country Music Made Me Do It by Jessi Alexander feat. Randy Houser on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Country Music Made Me Do It by Jessi Alexander feat. Randy Houser keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 3 chords: E, A7 and D7.

Most of the song cycles through E – D7 – A7 – E (V – IV7 – I7 – V in A major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.