Mar182020

Buddy Brown – The Coronavirus Song Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsD G A

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This is the chords of The Coronavirus Song by Buddy Brown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D G A D D G A D

[Verse 1]
D G
well I aint tryin to scare you and it aint fake news
A D
there’s a really good chance that we’re all pretty screwed
D G
’cause communist china kicked us all in the teeth
A A
with a virus from hell, we’re off work for six weeks

[Chorus]
D G
we’re on lock down baby and we’re tryin to get out
A D
going all sorts of crazy cause we can’t leave the house
D G
I got a fridge full of beer my baby’s drinking her wine
A D
been washing my hands about 24 times!
G A
it gets worse everyday that I turn on the news
G A
Im thankin God that I canceled that cruise
G A G D
and I’m stuck here singing those dang darn lock down blues

[Verse 2]
D G
well it all seemed harmless for a couple of days
A D
and it all got real when it got Tom Hanks
D G
now we can’t shake hands and we can’t even sneeze
A
cause everyone will freak out and put us in quarantine

[Bridge]
A G
it’s worse everyday I turn on my TV
A G
and I’m thankin God I stocked up on TP

[Chorus]
G A G D
but Im still singin those dang darn lock down blues
G A G D
yeah Im still singin those dang darn lock down blues

[Outro]
G A D
Im still singing those dang darn lock down blues.

How to play The Coronavirus Song: key, chords and progression

To play The Coronavirus Song by Buddy Brown, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 3 chords: D, G and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I in D major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.