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Jason Isbell – St Peters Autograph Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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[Intro]
G C Cm G
G C Cm G

[Verse 1]
G C
What do I do to make you smile
Cm G
You’ve been hurting for a while
G C
What can I do to make you laugh
Cm G
Get St. Peter’s autograph
G C
What’s that distance in your eyes
Cm G
Has your faith been compromised
G C
What can I do to help you sleep
Cm G
I’ll work hard and work for cheap

[Chorus 1]
Am C
Sometimes it’s nothing but the way
G D
you’re wired, and that’s not your fault
Am7 C
We’re all struggling with the world on
G D
fire, and the fear we’re taught

[Verse 2]
G C
Now you’ve lost another friend
Cm G
Who couldn’t stay to see the end
G C
He had somewhere else to be
Cm G
Cut him down and burn the tree
G C
There’s no shelter from the rain
Cm G
And I can’t comprehend your pain
G C
But I got arms and I got ears
Cm G
And I will always be right here

[Chorus 2]
Am C
Sometimes its nothing but the way
G
you’re raised, and it could have been
D
worse
Am7 C
And I see you suffering through the
G
best of days, still you’re putting me
D
first

[Verse 3]
G C
What do I do to let you know
Cm G
That I’m not haunted by his ghost
G C
Let him dance around our room
Cm G
Let him smell of your perfume
G C
Share your best remember whens
Cm G
If he comes through here again
G C
Maybe he could make you laugh
Cm G
Bring St. Peter’s autograph

[Outro]
Am C G D
Am7 C G D
G C Cm G
G C Cm G
G C Cm G
G C Cm G

How to play St Peters Autograph: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of St Peters Autograph by Jason Isbell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

St Peters Autograph by Jason Isbell keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 6 chords: G, C, Cm, Am, D and Am7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – C – Cm – G (I – IV – iv – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.