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"Red" Hayes

J. H. “Red” Hayes (1926-1973) was a fiddle player and singer-songwriter who co-wrote “A Satisfied Mind” with Jack Rhodes. He was born April 4, 1926 in Garden Valley, Texas. During a UK tour with Faron Young, Hayes died of a heart attack on March 2, 1973 while performing in Manchester, England.

A Satisfied Mind

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This is played very loosely. The chords used are all in the 7th position, so either use a capo on the 7th fret with the chords E, A/e and B11, or play without a capo with the barre chords B, E/b and F#11. Since the outcome is the same, I thought I might as well use the capoed chords in the tab.
The A/e could be an Esus4 as well (022200). When the bass comes in towards the end of the first verse, it playes E and F# (i.e. A and B relative to the capo), which fits well with Esus4 also.

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