Jul232024

Charley Crockett – Trouble And Misery Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG C D F

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These are Trouble And Misery Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G


[Verse 1]
G
Me and my guitar
we'd
C            D
sure like to be
          G
Where the good
 times
are high and
    F  C      G
the livin' is free
Trouble and misery
is
 F   C      G
 all I have found
Since I first
laid eyes
   D      G
on Laredo town


[Verse 2]
G
Bad times have
 got me I'm
C           D
just out of jail
     G
Took all of my
money
F    C      G
just for my bail
Trouble and misery
 is
F          G
all I have found
Since I first
came to
D      G
Laredo town

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[Verse 3]
G
The western sun is
C            D
sure sinkin' low
        G
I think maybe to
 Dallas
F    C      G
next I will go
Trouble and misery
is
F   C      G
all I have found
Since I first
 came to
D      G
Laredo town


[Guitar Solo]
G   F C G    F C G

[Verse 4]
It's damn sure I'd
C          D
 rather not stay
   G
In this hard luck
 place
F  C    G
another day
Trouble and misery
 is
F   C      G
all I have found
Since I laid eyes
on
D      G
Laredo town
Since I first
 came to
D      F    C  G
Laredo town

Watch: Trouble and Misery

From Charley Crockett - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Trouble And Misery: key, chords and progression

Trouble And Misery by Charley Crockett keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: G, C, D and F.

The backbone of the song is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, G, A, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.