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Jason Isbell – King Of Oklahoma Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Am  Em  D  C
C   Em  D  C
C   Em  D  C
C   Em  D  C

[Verse]
                Am
We'll take the copper
from the work-site
Em
Meet me here at midnight
D
They ain't got a
            Cmaj7
camera or a guard
C
Write my own prescription
   Em
If I can't get a fix, son
 D                       Cmaj7
Shit's about to get real hard

[Verse]
C
Molly don't believe me
Em
Says she's gonna leave me
     D
The kids won't even
         Cmaj7
know my name
       C
Put a gallon in
the step-side
Em
With a little help
    D
By morning I won't
         Cmaj7
 feel no pain

[Instrument]
Am  Em  D  Cmaj7
C   Em  D  Cmaj7

[Verse]
Am
Never thought I'd wind up
Em
This far behind
        D
Just a couple years
                Cmaj7
 back we had it made

       C
I was emptying my bladder
      Em
On  a 20-ft ladder
             D
Should have climbed down
                      Cmaj7
And found myself some shade

[Verse]
     C
The doctor took
a quick look
    Em
And I got out
 the checkbook
     D
And left with a pocket
         Cmaj7
 full of pills

        C
Now my back's still hurting
        Em
And I'm too weak for working
       D
And I can't keep up
              C
with all the bills

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[Chorus]
G
  She used to wake me up
         C
 with cooooffee
        Cmaj7
 every morning
         Em
And I'd hear her homemade
  D           C
 house shoes slide
 across the floor

G
  She used to make me feel
           C          Cmaj7
 like the King of Oklahoma
     Em               D
But nothing makes me feel
               C
 like much of nothing
   Cmaj7
anymore

[Solo]
Am  Em  D  Cmaj7
Cmaj7  Em  D  Cmaj7

[Verse]
m
I was all set up to do it
          Em
But some bastard
beat me to it
         D
Ain't a copper pipe
            Cmaj7
 left on the lot

       C
Got a loan out on the truck
         Em
But I'm running out of luck
         D
And the title is the
             C
 only thing I've got

[Verse]
 C
Molly's gonna leave me
EM
Says she don't believe me
D
I got nothing
             Cmaj7
left to lie about
       C
She's going back to Bixby
Em
Tired of trying to fix me
D                        C
Says I got some shit to figure out

[Chorus]
G
  She used to wake me up
         C             Cmaj7
 with cooooffee every morning
         Em
And I'd hear her homemade
  D           C
 house shoes slide
 across the floor

G
  She used to make me feel
           C          Cmaj7
like the King of Oklahoma
     Em               D
But nothing makes me feel
               C
 like much of nothing anymore

[Chorus]
G
  She used to wake me up with
    C             Cmaj7
 cooooffee every morning
         Em             D
And I'd act like I was sleeping
          C
 'til she walked back
 through the door
G
  She used to make me feel
          C
like the King of Oklahoma
     Em               D
But nothing makes me feel
               C
 like much of nothing
 anymore

[Outro]
Am Em  D  C
C  Em  D  C
C  Em  D  C
C  Em  D  C

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How to play King Of Oklahoma: key, chords and progression

These are King Of Oklahoma chords by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

King Of Oklahoma by Jason Isbell is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: Am, Em, D, C, Cmaj7, G and EM.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Em – D – C (VI – i – VII – VI in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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