Best Of Dwight Yoakam
On The Acoustic

1000 Miles is a melancholic ballad by Dwight Yoakam from his 1987 album "Hillbilly Deluxe." It wasn't released as a single or have a music video.

The song expresses longing for a distant lover using just three chords, making it popular for acoustic performances. Yoakam performed it live on TV shows and in concerts.

This one is played in standard tuning with a root down up bass down up or root down up bass up down up rhythm pattern wuth the chords E, A and B7. There is some lead in this one.

1000 Miles From Nowhere is a song by Dwight Yoakam from his 1993 album "This Time." It reached #2 on the US country charts and appeared in two movies.

The song tells of a man escaping his troubles in a distant small town. An official music video was made, featuring Yoakam driving through the Mojave Desert and performing in a bar, with Kelly Willis appearing.

The song has been covered by other artists.

I play this with a capo 5th fret using the chords G, Em, C and D in standard tuning. I use a root down up root up down up rhythm pattern with some lead guitar playing.

Ain't That Lonely Yet was the lead single from Dwight Yoakam's 1993 album "This Time." It reached #2 in the US, #1 in Canada, and won a Grammy for Best Male Vocal Performance. Co-written by Kostas and James House.

The song portrays a man trying to convince himself he's not lonely after a breakup. The official music video, directed by Carolyn Mayera and co-directed by Yoakam, was filmed in black and white and won the 1993 CMA Video of the Year.

The chords here are G, G#, Am, F, C and E7 with a capo 5th fret in standard tuning. I'm using a root up down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with some lead work.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" is a song from Dwight Yoakam's 1988 album of the same name. Written by Yoakam, it peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The song depicts a man's doomed infatuation with a woman who wears red dresses. An official music video, directed by Les Rose, was filmed in black and white, featuring Yoakam performing in a dimly-lit room interspersed with scenes of a woman in red dresses.

Played in standard tuning with a root down up root up down up or root down up down up root up down up rhythm pattern, you'll also need dto do some lead work. Use the chords E, A and BY.

Close Up The Honky Tonks was written by Red Simpson, was recorded by Dwight Yoakam for his 2007 album "Dwight Sings Buck".

Not released as a single, the song has been covered by artists like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. It tells of a heartbroken man asking a bartender to close the honky tonks to escape reminders of his lost love.

Yoakam's version captures the classic country sound, but no official music video was produced for his recording.

Fast As You is a song that Dwight Yoakam recorded for his album titled "This Time," which was released in 1993 and was written by Dwight Yoakam himself.

The track was released as a single by Yoakam in 1993. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and became one of Yoakam's most successful singles.

The story of "Fast As You" is about a man who is trying to convince his lover that he is the one for her. He boasts about his ability to keep up with her and says that he can love her "as fast as" she can run. The song's catchy guitar riff and upbeat tempo give it a rockabilly feel, and Yoakam's energetic vocals capture the confident and playful tone of the lyrics.

An official music video was produced for "Fast As You." The video was directed by Marcus Nispel and features Yoakam performing the song with his band in a warehouse while various images are projected onto the walls behind them. The video's edgy and stylized look reflects the song's rockabilly vibe and helped to further popularize the single.

Guitars And Cadillacs is a Dwight Yoakam country song that he wrote himself. From the "Guitars Cadillacs Etc Etc" of 1986, he scored a #4 in the US and a #2 in Canada with this song. The wild guitar playing on this track is from album producer Pete Anderson who also played on other songs with Dwight.

"Guitars, Cadillacs" is about a man who has left behind his old life to pursue his dreams of playing music and driving fast cars. He sings about his love for guitars and Cadillac cars and how they represent the freedom and excitement of his new life. The song's twangy guitar riffs and upbeat tempo capture the energy and enthusiasm of Yoakam's character.

There was an official music video produced for "Guitars, Cadillacs." The video features Yoakam performing the song with his band in a honky-tonk bar while various images of guitars and Cadillacs are shown on a screen behind them. The video's simple and straightforward style reflects the song's traditional country sound and helped to establish Yoakam's image as a classic country artist.

The song made an appearance in two Terminator films, Judgement Day and Dark Fate. American rockers The Protomen also covered this song. 

Home For Sale is another song written by Dwight Yoakam from his "This Time" album from 1993, which by the way, was his biggest selling album. 

This song was not selected for a single release but a great song for the acoustic player.

"Home For Sale" is a melancholic song about a man who is forced to sell his home and leave behind all of the memories he has made there. The song's slow tempo and mournful lyrics capture the sadness and loss that the man feels as he prepares to move on.

There was no official music video produced for "Home For Sale," as it was not released as a single from the album. However, Yoakam did perform the song on various television programs and during live performances.

I Sang Dixie was the 2nd single from Dwight's "Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room" album released back in 1988 and was a #1 on the US and Canadian country charts. He had written the song several years earlier and recorded a demo back in 1981, but never got around to putting in on an album until 1988

The song tells the story of a man who encounters a dying hobo in a Los Angeles alley. The man, who claims to be from Dixie, mistakes the protagonist for a fellow Southerner and begins to ramble about his life. The protagonist is moved by the man's story and sings "Dixie" to comfort him as he passes away.

At your next gig when someone yells, "play Dwight Yoakam songs", hit em' with this classic.

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Johnson's Love is another great number written by Dwight Yoakam. Johnson's Love is a ballad and was one of three slow songs Dwight wrote early in his career. 7 of the 10 songs on the Hillbilly Deluxe album were written by Dwight and three were covers.

This particular song was not one of the four singles from the album. Grab the free Dwight Yoakam lyrics sheet below.