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Aerosmith – Permanent Vacation Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD A C G B Bm

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[Intro]
D A x4
D A x4

[Verse 1]
D                      A
I got a letter from a friend 
the other morning
D                      
He say it's hot down in 
  A
Montego Bay
D                         
I got the point and now I 
  A
think it's finally dawning
C       D             A
Yeah, yeah, I got to get away
D                     
I got to take myself a 
    A
permanent vacation
D                         
The sky's the limit but my 
   A
plane won't fly
D                          
My nose is clean and lordie 
  A
don't need no sedation
C      D                  
Yeah, yeah, and that's the 
   A
reason why

[Chorus]
C                        
I really need it, really, 
   G
really need St. Tropez
C                       G
I want a tan where the sun, 
it never shines
C                        
I really need it, really, 
   G
really need St. Tropez
C                          
You best believe it that I 
 G              B
go to get away

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[Verse 2]
D                         A
I got a sister man she really 
got a pinhead
D                          
She think she kinky but she 
   A
can't get straight
D                         A
She say she livin' but I kinda 
think she's brain dead
C            D             A
Just excess baggage on a late 
night freight

[Chorus]
C                           G
I really need it, really, really 
need St. Tropez
C                       G
I want a tan where the sun, 
it never shines
C                           G
I really need it, really, really 
need St. Tropez
C                           G    
You best believe it that I go to 
          B
get away

[Solo]
Bm   D
Bm

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[Verse 3]
D                        A
I got to take me on a permanent 
vacation
D                          
The girl's be cumming down 
 A
in Cayman Brack
D                      A
I got to hand it to a firm 
situation
C     D               A
Yeah, yeah, I got to cut me 
some slack

[Chorus]
C                           G
I really need it, really, really 
need St. Tropez
C                       G
I want a tan where the sun, 
it never shines
C                           G
I really need it, really, really 
need St. Tropez
C                           G    
You best believe it that I go to 
          B
get away

[Outro]
Bm

How to play Permanent Vacation: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 6 chords: D, A, C, G, B and Bm.

Most of the song cycles through A – D – A – C (II – V – II – IV in G major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, F, C, E, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Permanent Vacation chords: questions

What key is Permanent Vacation in?

Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Permanent Vacation?

Permanent Vacation uses 6 chords: D, A, C, G, B, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Permanent Vacation?

The main progression is A – D – A – C (II – V – II – IV).

Is Permanent Vacation easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, F, C, E, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

How to play Permanent Vacation: key, chords and progression

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Permanent Vacation chords: questions

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