Feb242018

Colt Ford – Hip Hop In A Honky Tonk Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsD C G Bb

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This is the Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression of Hip Hop In A Honky Tonk by Colt Ford.

[Intro]
D C G Bb D C G x2

[Verse]
D C    G Bb
Red light, Friday night, headin’ to town
D       C       G
I had some George Strait crankin’ with the windows down
D    C    G    Bb
Til this Escalade thumpin’ bass, drowneded him out
D
He was rattlin’ his rims and shakin’ the ground, uh huh

[Instrumental]
D C G Bb D C G

[Verse]
D    C      G    Bb
I put my foot on the gas, I didn’t have to go far
D       C       G
I found this funky little steel and fiddle redneck bar
D    C    G    Bb
The band was in the middle of “Your Cheating Heart”
D
I bought a bag of tater chips and a PBR
G
Settled down on a stool, plannin’ on staying
Bb          G
But when they took a break, the DJ started playing

[Chorus]
D C G Bb
Hip hop in a honky tonk
D C G
Wait a minute, hold the phone, something’s wrong
D C G Bb
I came in here to hear a country song
D
Not hip hop in a honky tonk

[Instrumental]
D C G Bb D C G

[Verse]
D    C    G    Bb
Now what do you think ol’ Hank would say
D    C    G
It’d kill him if he still was alive today
D    C    G    Bb
I bet money that he’s rollin’ over in his grave
D
‘Cause Hank sure as hell didn’t do it that way

[Chorus]

D C G Bb
Hip hop in a honky tonk
D C G
I’ll give you twenty bucks if you turn that shit off
D C G Bb
If you ask me, it oughta be outlawed
D C G Bb
Hip hop in a honky tonk

[Instrumental]
D C G Bb D C G

[Bridge]
D
When all of a sudden every girl in the club
D
Got on the floor started shakin’ her butt
D
It was packed, they were stacked from the front to the back
D
This cowboy never seen nothing like that

[Chorus]
D C G Bb
Hip hop in a honky tonk
D C G Bb
They were dancin’ like strippers but they kept their clothes on
D C G Bb
I’m startin’ to think that I might’ve been wrong about
D C G Bb
Hip hop in a honky tonk

[Outro]
D C G Bb
‘Cause when they move like that I watch ’em all night long
D C G
Hip hop in a honky tonk
D C G Bb
I gotta admit I’m havin second thoughts about
D C G
Hip hop in a honky tonk
D C G Bb
I came in here to hear a country song, but I’m diggin’
D
Hip hop in a honky tonk

[Ending]
D C G Bb x2

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How to play Hip Hop In A Honky Tonk: key, chords and progression

Hip Hop In A Honky Tonk by Colt Ford is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: D, C, G and Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – C – G – Bb (II – I – V – ♭VII in C major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bb is played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into it slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.