Eric Church – Where I Wanna Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Eric Church – Where I Wanna Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D Bm G A
D Bm G A
D Bm G A
D Bm G A

[Verse 1]
D                    Bm
Flew to California, drove to Alabam’
G
Hitched to Wichita,
          A
caught a ride in a van
D                       Bm
Paddled in a boat and peddled
on a bike
      G
I’ve walked, I’ve swum,
       A
I’ve crawled, I’ve hiked
       D
I’ve hopped a train to Maine
     Bm
anda bus to the Keys
G                    A
Chased her all night in my dreams
D                         Bm
One look at her and it’s easy to see
      G               A
Wherever she is, is where
I wanna be, yeah

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[Chorus]
D  Bm  G           A
       Ooh like a moth to a flame
D  Bm  G               A
      Ooh I hear her call my name
    D                    Bm
And I’m down, I’m game, I’m in,
I’m free
     G                  A
Wherevеr she is that’s where
        D  Bm G A
I wanna bе

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[Verse 2]
       D
Yeah, rollin’ with the boys,
       Bm
road trippin’ in a car
    G
Or just kicking back,
          A
drinking beer in a bar
          D
Rolling dice on the strip and
 Bm
coming up sevens
      G
In a room full of tens,
         A
brother she’s an eleven
       D
Yeah, nowhere Kansas,
 Bm
take my chances
G             A
At wherever south of France is
 D                    Bm
Singing with Elvis, Memphis blue
       G                   A
On a sidewalk whistling a Saskatoo

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[Chorus]
D  Bm  G           A
       Ooh like a moth to a flame
D  Bm  G               A
      Ooh I hear her call my name
    D                    Bm
And I’m down, I’m game, I’m in,
I’m free
     G                  A
Wherevеr she is that’s where
        D  Bm G A
I wanna bе

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[Outro]
       D                    Bm
Yeah, rolling through Kansas,
        G    A
Kansas City
   D                  Bm
Drippin’ like molasses
        G    A      D Bm G A
in Mississippi
                D
Yeah, we just rolling thru Kansas,
Bm        G     A
 Kansas City baby
          D
Yeah, drippin’ like molasses
 Bm      G    A
in Mississippi babe
              D         Bm   G A
Yeah, like a moth to a flame
              D        Bm  G A
I hear you calling my name

How to play Where I Wanna Be: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Where I Wanna Be by Eric Church on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Where I Wanna Be by Eric Church, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 4 chords: D, Bm, G and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Bm – G – A (I – vi – IV – V in D major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Where I Wanna Be chords: questions

What key is Where I Wanna Be in?

Where I Wanna Be by Eric Church is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Where I Wanna Be?

Where I Wanna Be uses 4 chords: D, Bm, G, A.

What is the chord progression of Where I Wanna Be?

The main progression is D – Bm – G – A (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is Where I Wanna Be easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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