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Jesse Daniel – Tar Snakes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 G   G   C   C

[Chorus]
                F
I'm chasin' them tar snakes
                C
Outrunnin' this heartache
             G
More gas and less brakes,
                     C
 far as the eye can see
                F
I'm hopin' this white line
               C
Wipes you from my mind
                G
Like bleach and turpentine,
                  C
 wipes my memory clean

[Verse 1]
    G
The thought of you is
              C
such a heavy load
  G
I bear that burden of
               C             C7
your ghost in every place I go
  F
I never learned the luxury
    C        C/B    Am
 of learnin' how to cope
   D7
So now I'm gonna hit
           G
that open road

[Chorus]
                F
I'm chasin' them tar snakes
                C
Outrunnin' this heartache
             G
More gas and less brakes,
                     C
 far as the eye can see
                F
I'm hopin' this white line
               C
Wipes you from my mind
                G
Like bleach and turpentine,
                  C
wipes my memory clean

[solo]
 F    F    C    C
 G    G   C   C

[Verse 2]
    G
The truest form of
                  C
 love you were to me
       G
That's why I had to leave
               C
this town and save my dignity
F
Every place I go is
         C      C/B     Am
 just as haunted as the last
      D7
Your smile is in the bottom
    G
 of every empty glass

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[Chorus]
                 F
I'm chasin' them tar snakes
                C
Outrunnin' this heartache
             G
More gas and less brakes,
                    C
 far as the eye can see
                F
I'm hopin' this white line
               C
Wipes you from my mind
                G
Like bleach and turpentine,
                  C
 wipes my memory clean

[Outro]
                G
Like bleach and turpentine,
                 C
wipes my memory clean
 F    C    C

How to play Tar Snakes: key, chords and progression

These are Tar Snakes chords by Jesse Daniel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Tar Snakes by Jesse Daniel is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: G, C, F, C7, C/B, Am and D7.

Listen for G – C – F – C (V – I – IV – I in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, G, C, G7, Em, A7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C7 chord on guitar (x32310) — C7C E G B♭

D7 chord on guitar (xx0212) — D7D F♯ A C

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Tar Snakes chords: questions

What key is Tar Snakes in?

Tar Snakes by Jesse Daniel is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Tar Snakes?

Tar Snakes uses 7 chords: G, C, F, C7, C/B, Am, D7.

What is the chord progression of Tar Snakes?

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

Is Tar Snakes easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, G, C, G7, Em, A7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

How to play Tar Snakes: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Tar Snakes chords: questions

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