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Cody Johnson – Work Boots Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
   G

[Verse]
 G
You ain't got no problem
        Em          E7
gettin' up with the sun
 Am
Scuffin' up leather, diggin'
                    D
in the red dirt, gettin'
 that job done

          G
But it's Friday night and
                        Em7
you're tappin' right along
           E7
with the groove
          Am
And that pretty little thing's
                     D
lookin' at me, I'm countin'
 on you

[Chorus]
            G
So come on work boots
                Em7
We got a little work to do
Em7                 Am
It looks like she wants
 to dance
                  D
I wouldn't wanna miss
 our chance

                  G
She might be the one to
 change our world
              E7
But we ain't gonna get
                  Am
the girl sittin' on a stool
          Cm
We gotta make our move
            G
So come on work boots
   G

[Verse]
 G
First step is we'll go up
      Em           E7
 and ask her her name
          Am
And then maybe these two left
                       D
feet'll get two-step carried away

 G
Don't dig your heels in now
       E
just follow my lead
          Am
It's the moment of truth and
                   D
 I can't have you draggin'
our feet

[Chorus]
            G
So come on work boots
                 E7
We got a little work to do
                   Am
It looks like she wants
to dance
                  D
I wouldn't wanna miss
 our chance

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

                  G
She might be the one
to change our world
              E7
But we ain't gonna get
                  Am
 the girl sittin' on a stool
          Cm
We gotta make our move
            Bm
So come on work boots

[Break]
           Am
Hell this might just
 be our song
        Bm
Get to work, boots
           Am7
Who knows maybe later on
   Am
I might get to kick you off
G   E   Am   D

                  G
She might be the one to
change our world
              E
But we ain't gonna get
                  Am
the girl sittin' on a stool
          Cm
We gotta make our move
            G
So come on work boots

[Outro]
   G

How to play Work Boots: key, chords and progression

These are Work Boots chords by Cody Johnson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Work Boots by Cody Johnson sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 10 chords to play it: G, Em, E7, Am, D, Em7, Cm, E, Bm and Am7.

The backbone of the song is E7 – Am – D – G (V7 – i – IV – VII in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.