Jan202021

Casey donahew – Drove Me To The Whiskey Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

KeyKeyCapo

View

[Verse 1]
            Cadd9
It's not your fault that
           G
you're not her
                D             Em
It's  just this memory in my head
              Cadd9
You  know you always want
      G
the ones that you
       D
can't have
            Cadd9           G
But still I tear myself apart
          D                  Em
Knowing you're the one that breaks
        Cadd9            G
I  pray every night that you
don't hear the
D
phone

[Chorus]
             G
But  I still call her when
       D
I get drunk
        Em                     Cadd9
And she shows up and drives me home
          G             D
When  I'm drownin' in a memory
           Em
that ain't her
                Cadd9
Staring at her windshield,
       G
headed home
     Am               Em
And praying she don't see
              Cadd9
she's not the one
     D               Cadd9    G
That drove me to the whiskey

Check out Musical Tips from our BLOG

[Interlude]
   D  E   C G D

[Verse 2]
                  Cadd9
Now,  if I wasn't scared
            G
I'd let her go
             D           Em
But I don't wanna be alone
              Cadd9
Why can't the one that's
      G
in my arms be in
        D
my heart?
               Cadd9          G
One day she'll give up on me too
                D
And I'll be the man she
            Em
looks right through
              Cadd9
She'll wonder why she gave
   G
so much and
         D
why she cared

[Chorus]
But  I still call her when
I get drunk
        Em                     Cadd9
And she shows up and drives me home
          G             D
When  I'm drownin' in a memory
           Em
that ain't her
                Cadd9
Staring at her windshield,
       G
headed home
     Am               Em
And praying she don't see
              Cadd9
she's not the one
     D               Cadd9
That drove me to the whiskey
G  D E  C G D

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus] *1 Strum, **2 Strums
             G*
But  I still call her
            D*
when I get drunk
        Em**                 Cadd9**
And she shows up and drives me home
          G             D
When  I'm drownin' in a memory
           Em
that ain't her
                Cadd9
Staring at her windshield,
       G
headed home
     Am               Em
And praying she don't see
              Cadd9
she's not the one
     D               Cadd9    G
That drove me to the whiskey

[Interlude]
   D  E   C G D

How to play Drove Me To The Whiskey: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Drove Me To The Whiskey by Casey donahew on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Drove Me To The Whiskey by Casey donahew is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: Cadd9, G, D, Em, Am, E and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – Em – Cadd9 (I – V – vi – IVadd9 in G major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. 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.