Last Updated on April 2, 2020 by Klaus Crow

Most of my students can’t comprehend. Even my wife, who knows me inside out. The two extremes. One day I will turn on my favorite heavy metal records as loud as I can and indulge in these amazing killer riffs, and the next day I will be just playing and singing country music songs as if my life depends on it. What can I say? I just love music.

There is so much love and heartache put in every song of every band and artist. If you take the time to really, really listen you can feel and understand it. No matter the style.

Besides that, there is so much to gain for your playing from learning all these different types of music. I can’t stress it enough.

So today we’re going to dive into 50 of the best country songs of all time. Wow, did I have fun creating this list and listening and playing all these songs. I hope you will too.

As always, note that the list is in no particular order and incomplete. If your favorite artist is not in this list, then it should be :) The list is here to inspire you, to take that guitar out of the stand and play.

Click the song title to listen to the song on Youtube, click the “chords” link to show you the chords of the song, and next to it, more great songs from your favorite country artist or band.

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Please share your favorite country guitar song in the comments. I appreciate it.

Enjoy the list!

1 – I walk the line – Johnny Cash – Chords – More Johnny Cash

2 – I’m so lonesome I could cry – Hank Williams – Chords – More Hank Williams

3 – He stopped loving her today – George Jones – Chords

4 – Crazy – Patsy Cline – Chords – More Patsy Cline

5 – Mama tried – Merle Haggard – Chords – More Merle Haggard



6 – Stand by your man – Tammy Wynette – Chords – More Tammy Wynette

7 – Your cheating heart – Hank Williams – Chords – More Hank Williams

8 – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers – Chords – More Kenny Rogers

9 – Amarillo by Morning – George Strait – Chords – More George Strait

10 – Friends in low places – Garth Brooks – Chords – More Garth Brooks

11 – Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys – Waylon Jennings – Chords



12 – Jolene – Dolly Parton– Chords – More Dolly Parton

13 – I’ve got a tiger by the tail – Buck Owens – Chords – More Buck Owens

14 – El Paso – Marty Robbins – Chords – More Marty Robbins

15 – For The Good Times – Ray Price – Chords

16 – Coal Miner’s Daughter – Loretta Lynn – Chords

17 – He’ll Have To Go – Jim Reeves – Chords – More Jim Reeves

18 – Hello Darlin’ – Conway Twitty – Chords

19 – The Dance – Garth Brooks – Chords – More Garth Brooks

20 – It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – Kitty Wells – Chords

21 – Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson – Chords

22 – Rhinestone Cowboy” – Glen Campbell – Chords

23 – Together again – Buck Owens – Chords – More Buck Owens

24 – Blue moon of Kentucky – Bill Monroe – Chords

25 – Can the circle be unbroken – The Carter family – Chords – More Carter Family

26 – Blue eyes crying in the rain – Willie Nelson – Chords – More Willie Nelson

27 – Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford / Merle Travis – Chords – More Merle Travis

28 – I’m moving on – Hank Snow – Chords

29 – I’m walking the floor over you – Ernest Tubb – Chords – More Ernest Tubb

30 – Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell – Chords

31 – Ring of fire – Johnny Cash – Chords – More Johnny Cash

32 – Always on my mind – Willie Nelson – Chords – More Willie Nelson

33 – Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon Wine – Tom T Hall – Chords

34 – Mountain music – Alabama – Chords – More Willie Alabama

35 – Behind closed doors – Charlie Rich – Chords – More Charlie Rich

36 – Coat of many colors – Dolly Parton – Chords – More Dolly Parton

37 – That silver haired daddy of mine – Gene Autry – Chords – More Gene Autry

38 – A satisfied mind – Porter Wagoner – Chords

39 – Mr. Sandman – Chet Atkins – Chords – More Chet Atkins

40 – Guitar man – Jerry Reed – Chords – More Jerry Reed

41 – Sunday Morning’ Coming Down – Kris Kristofferson – Chords – – More Kris Kristoffersen

42 – Long Black Veil – Lefty Frizzell – Chords

43 –Two more bottles of wine – Emmy Lou Harris – Chords

44 – Oh my sweet carolina – Ryan Adams – Chords – More Ryan Adams

45 – Guitars, Cadillacs – Dwight Yoakam – Chords – More Dwight Yoakam

46 – No one needs to know – Shania Twain – Chords – More Shania Twain

47 – Go Rest High On That Mountain” – Vince Gill – Chords – More Vince Gill

48 – Here in the real world – Alan Jackson – Chords – More Alan Jackson

49 – Brother Jukebox – Mark Chesnut – Chords

50 – Alcohol – Brad Paisley – Chords – More Brad Paisley