Blake Shelton – Come Back As A Country Boy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Blake Shelton – Come Back As A Country Boy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Come Back As A Country Boy by Blake Shelton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

CHORUS
       Cm
When I die, I wanna come
            D#
 back as a country boy
           Cm
No, there ain't no better
                 G
life if you ask me
       Cm
If my neck don't come out red,
        D#
 then Lord,
 just keep me dead
          F
'Cause a country boy is
                  D#
 all that I know how
    Cm A# Cm  Cm
 to be

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VERSE
    Cm
My back is always breaking,
      D#
my dogs are always barking
    F
My money has trouble making
         Cm
 and my truck has
trouble starting
    Cm
I'm up before the sun,
         D#
 either hauling hay or hunting
    F
My work ain't ever done,
             Cm
 but son, I wouldn't
 trade it for nothing

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CHORUS
          Cm
So when I die, I wanna
                  D#
come back as a country boy
           Cm
No, there ain't no
                        G
better life if you ask me
       Cm
If my neck don't come out red,
        D#
 then Lord, just
 keep me dead
          F
'Cause a country boy is all
               D#     Cm
 that I know how to be

VERSE
            D#
Yeah, if y'all ain't in my
               F
 drawl and a fish
ain't on my wall
         Cm
And the whiskey don't
 burn going down
    D#
My feet ain't in a holler,
        F
 and blue ain't on my collar
 G
Leave my Hank-cranking,
 beer-drinking ass
          Cm   Cm
in the ground

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CHORUS
       A#     Cm
Yeah, when I die I wanna
                  D#
come back as a country boy
           Cm
No, there ain't no better
                  G
 life if you ask me
       Cm
If my neck don't come out red,
        D#
 then Lord, just keep me dead
          F
'Cause a country boy is
                   D#     Cm
 all that I know how to be
Cm  D#  Cm  G

BREAK
       Cm
When I die I wanna come
            D#
back as a country boy
              Cm
Live on this land like my
                    G
old man did before me
         Cm
I don't wanna be
 born into money,
            D#
 where the boots don't
 ever get muddy
          F
'Cause a country boy is
                  D#     Cm
 all that I know how to be

CHORUS
             Cm
Yeah, when I die, I wanna
                 D#
come back as a country boy
           Cm
No, there ain't no better
                  G
life if you ask me
       Cm
If my neck don't
 come out red,
        D#
 then Lord, just keep me dead
          F
'Cause a country boy is
                  D#     Cm
 all that I know how to be
         F
Yeah, a country boy is all
      D#             Cm  Cm  Cm
 that I know how to be

How to play Come Back As A Country Boy: key, chords and progression

Come Back As A Country Boy by Blake Shelton keeps coming home to C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). You need 5 chords: Cm, D#, G, F and A#.

Most of the song cycles through Cm – D# – Cm – G (i – III – i – V in C minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, C, E, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯

Come Back As A Country Boy chords: questions

What key is Come Back As A Country Boy in?

Come Back As A Country Boy by Blake Shelton is centred on C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Come Back As A Country Boy?

Come Back As A Country Boy uses 5 chords: Cm, D#, G, F, A#.

What is the chord progression of Come Back As A Country Boy?

The main progression is Cm – D# – Cm – G (i – III – i – V).

Is Come Back As A Country Boy easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, C, E, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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