Sep172019

Charlie Worsham – I Hope Im Stoned When Jesus Takes Me Home Show Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsG C D G7 A A7 G#C#D#D#7 A#7 G#7 Cm Dm

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This is the chords of I Hope Im Stoned When Jesus Takes Me Home by Charlie Worsham feat. Old Crow Medicine Show on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G C G
G D G

[Chorus]
G G7 C G
I hope I’m stoned when Jesus takes me home
G
Flying high through them clouds
A D
Knowing I don’t have to ever come down
G G7
I’m rolling up a J
C G
Just in case today’s the day
G D G
I hope I’m stoned when Jesus takes me home

[Instrumental]
G C G
G D G

[Verse 1]
G C G
I believe he put it down here for all of us to use
D C G
A little piece of heaven to take away your blues
C G
I know I’m far from perfect and I’ll call a sin a sin
A D
But I feel closer to the Lord every time I breathe it in

[Chorus]
G G7 C G
I hope I’m stoned when Jesus takes me home
G
Flying high up through them clouds
A D
Knowing I don’t have to ever come down
G G7
I’m rolling up a J
C G
Just in case today’s the day
G D G
I hope I’m stoned when Jesus takes me home

[Instrumental]
G C G
G D G

[Verse 2]
G G7 C G
I can’t wait to talk to Moses ’bout the Red Sea and the plagues
D C G
Bend Jonah’s ear to hear about livin’ in a whale three whole days
C G
Get ol’ St. Pete to show me the pearly gates and the golden streets
A A7 D
Well you can bet I’ll be good and ready to sit down at the feast

[Instrumental]
G#

[Verse 3]
G# C# G#
I bet Bob Marley’s mansion has a garden in the back
D# D#7 C# G#
And he’s growin’ somethin’ special, some celestial homemade hash
C# G#
We’ll sit down on his porch, we’ll listen to the angel band
A#7 D#7 n.c.
‘Til then, I’ll sing “I’ll Fly Away” with a fat one in my hand

[Chorus]
G# G#7 C# G#
I hope I’m stoned when Jesus takes me home
G#
Flying high up through them clouds
A#7 D#
Knowing I don’t have to ever come down
G# G#7
I’m rolling up a J
C# G#
Just in case today’s the day
G# D# G#
I hope I’m stoned when Jesus takes me home

[Outro]
G# Cm
Yeah, let’s roll ourselves a J
C# Dm
Just in case today’s the day
n.c. G# D# C# G#
I hope I’m stoned when Jesus takes me home

How to play I Hope Im Stoned When Jesus Takes Me Home Show: key, chords and progression

I Hope Im Stoned When Jesus Takes Me Home Show by Charlie Worsham is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 14 chords: G, C, D, G7, A, A7, G#, C#, D#, D#7, A#7 and G#7 and 2 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – G7 – C (V – I – I7 – IV in G major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: G#, C#, D#, D#7 and A#7 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.