Gary Allan Popular Songs
On The Acoustic

Don't Tell Mama wasn't written by Gary Allan but it's a track on his "Smoke Rings In The Dark" album released back in 1999.

Other artists have recorded the song prior to Garry Allan including Ty Hearndon in 1996, and after Allan release Doug Stone covered the song in 2007 as did Frankie Ballard in 2014.

This song was never released as a single.

I play this one with drop D tuning using a capo 3rd fret. For rhythm use a root down root up down up and repeat pattern with some lead work and the chords D, A7, G and D7.

Her Man was the first Gary Allan single back in 1996 to hit the airwaves and peaked at #7 in the US and #9 in Canada.

You can find the track from his debut album "Used Heart For Sale".

Played in standard tuning with a capo 4th fret for me the is some lead work here while playing a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. For chords play a D, G, A, E7, Gmaj7 and Bm.

I'll Take Today  is a1998 Gary Allan release from his album "It Would Be You" which had 3 singles released, with this song being one of them.

The song reached #47 on the US Country chart.

The chords in this one are D, A, Em, G and a Bm with some lead work required.. Play this one in standard tuning with a capo 4th fret and use a down down up down down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Life Ain't Always Beautiful hails from the 2006 album "Tough All Over".

This song peaked at #4 in the US while the other single, "Best I Ever Had" reached #7.

I play this one in standard tuning with just a few picking riffs throughout using use some arpeggio in the beginning and then a root up down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. For chords you'll need a D, A, Em, G, E/Gb and D/Gb.

Nothing On But The Radio hails from the 2003 album "See If I Care" Allan scored another #1 hit song with this release and reaching #6 in Canada. After this #1, Allan had a dry spell until 2013 when he hit #1 again with "Every Storm Runs Out Of Rain".

Gary Allan did not write this song. 

Play this number in standard tuning with the chords A, D, B7, E, A7, Bm and Gbm with a bit of picking required. I play a root down up down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Smoke Rings In The Dark is a track from the 1999 album of the same name and was the only single released from the album.

The song peaked at #12 in the US and #5 in Canada.

You will be picking a melody line for lead in this one using the chords C, Am, Dm, F, G, A# and Em with a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning. For rhythm play a root down up down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Tough Little Boys was a #1 hit for Gary Allan in 2003 and can be found on his "See If I Care" album.

There was a music video produced to accompany the songs promotion.

I play this one in standard tuning with no lead and with a root up down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. The chords here are G, D, A/Db, Bm, Bm/A, Em, A7, Dmaj7, D7, Gm and an A7sus.

Watching Airplanes come from the 2007 album "Living Hard"  and this track as a single.

It peaked at #2 in the US and #11 in Canada. Allan wife, who was a flight attendant, had committed suicide before this time and writers Jim Beaver and Jonathan Singleton wrote this song in her memory.

The song also picked up a nomination for Single Of The Year at the 43rd ACMA's.

With a capo 4th fret, this one is in standard tuning and has no lead work. For rhythm play a down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern using the chords D, G, C/G, Bm, C, Em, A7 and F.