Chris Stapleton – Drunkards Prayer Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

Chris Stapleton – Drunkards Prayer Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsEmBmAGF#m

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[Verse 1]
Em                   Bm                   Em
I get drunk and talk to God
Em                   Bm                   Em
I say I’m sorry for all the things I’m not
Em                                     A
And I mean every word I say
Em                   A
And I promise I can change
Em                   Bm                   Em     G
When I get drunk and talk to God

[Verse 2]
Em                   Bm                   Em                   G
When I talk to God I tell him why we’re through
Em                        Bm                   Em
I tell him all the things I did and didn’t do
Em A
I’ll say, “I can’t be alone”
Em                                                       A
And he’ll say, “Son, you’re on your own”
Em                   Bm                   Em                   G
‘Cause when I talk to God I tell him why we’re through

[Chorus]
Bm                                                       A                                                       Em
I wish that I could go to church but I’m too ashamed of me
Bm                   A                   Em
I hate the fact it takes a bottle to get me on my knees
Em                                     A
And I hope he’ll forgive the things you ain’t forgot
Em                   Bm                   Em
When I get drunk and talk to God

[Instrumental]
Em A Em Bm

[Verse 3]
Em                   Bm                                     Em
When I talk to God I thank him for the time
Em                                     Bm                                     Em
All those precious years that you were mine, all mine
F#m                   A                   Em                   A
I know he’s a busy man, he’ll help me if he can
Em                   Bm                                     Em
So when I talk to God I thank him for the time

[Chorus]
Bm                                     A                                     Em
I wish that I could go to church but I’m too ashamed of me
Bm                                     A                                     Em
I hate the fact it takes a bottle to get me on my knees
Em                                                                                           A
And I hope he’ll forgive the things you ain’t forgot
Em                   Bm                   Em     A
When I get drunk and talk to God
Em                   Bm                   A
Oh, when I get drunk and talk to God

[Outro]
Em

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How to play Drunkards Prayer: key, chords and progression

Drunkards Prayer by Chris Stapleton sits in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: Em, Bm, A, G and F#m.

Listen for Em – A – Em – Bm (iv – VII – iv – i in B minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dm, Am, G, F, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Drunkards Prayer chords: questions

What key is Drunkards Prayer in?

Drunkards Prayer by Chris Stapleton is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Drunkards Prayer?

Drunkards Prayer uses 5 chords: Em, Bm, A, G, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Drunkards Prayer?

The main progression is Em – A – Em – Bm (iv – VII – iv – i).

Is Drunkards Prayer easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dm, Am, G, F, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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