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Eli Winders – Pack My Hometown Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC F G Am

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[Intro]
C   F
G   F C

[Verse]
 C
Folded up my favorite jeans,
     F
 of course I grabbed my boots
 G
Can’t forget my guitar and
      F                C
the dream I’m holding to
 C
Suitcase in the back
    F
The open road ahead
   G
If I can cross
 that county line
     F         G        C
Who knows how far I’ll get

[Chorus]
 F
Here I am hugging necks and
  G             C
saying my goodbyes
   Am           G              F
Before I buckle up and drive away
for one last time

   F
I always dreamed of bigger thing
     G                  C
outside of this small town
   Am                G
I never thought the day I’d
              F
leave would ever roll around
     F
I’m all packed up and ready but
      G                C
 I’m missing just one thing
       F
I wish I could  my hometown and
          G            C C F C
bring it on to Tennessee

[Verse]
 C
When I turn by Grandma’s house,
     F
 I honk the horn and wave
 G
Look out in the backyard where
     F                 C
us grandkids used to play
 C
Crossing the little river, I see

the rope swinging off the bank
         G
And the cooler that we left by
      F                  C
 the tree we carved our names

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[Break]
 Am
When I pass my high school I
        F
might slow down just a bit
   C
I think about my best friends
          G
 and the girl I’m in love with
 Am
They don’t teach you moving on
        F
thise classrooms or sidelines
     G
And following your heart might
mean leaving behind

[Chorus]
 F
Here I am hugging necks and
  G             C
saying my goodbyes
   Am           G              F
Before I buckle up and drive away
for one last time
   F
I always dreamed of bigger thing
     G                  C
 outside of this small town
       Am                G
But I never thought the day I’d
              F
 leave would ever roll around

     F
I’m all packed up and ready but
      G                C
 I’m missing just one thing
       F
I wish I could  my hometown and
           G            C
 bring it on to Tennessee

[Instrument]
C F Am  Am
F  F  C  C
G  G  G

[Verse]
     F
When my dad kicks the tires Mama’s
   G                C
 holding back the tears
Am
My two little brothers are sad
     F
 to see me out of here
     F
I’m all packed up and ready but
      G                C
I’m missing just one thing

       F
I wish I could  my hometown and
          G            C
 bring it on to Tennessee
 C  F  F
G  G  F G C

How to play Pack My Hometown: key, chords and progression

These are Pack My Hometown chords by Eli Winders on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Pack My Hometown by Eli Winders is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: C, F, G and Am.

Most of the song cycles through G – F – G – C (V – IV – V – I in C major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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

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Pack My Hometown chords: questions

What key is Pack My Hometown in?

Pack My Hometown by Eli Winders is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Pack My Hometown?

Pack My Hometown uses 4 chords: C, F, G, Am.

What is the chord progression of Pack My Hometown?

The main progression is G – F – G – C (V – IV – V – I).

Is Pack My Hometown easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

How to play Pack My Hometown: key, chords and progression

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Pack My Hometown chords: questions

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