Apr152020

Kelsea Ballerini – A Country Song Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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[Intro]
C E7 Am7 F

[Verse 1]
C E7 Am7
When I need to put my feet back on the ground
F C
I go back to my hometown
E7 Am7
When I need a night to act my age
F C
Me and my friends stay out too late
E7 Am7
And when I need to feel good in my skin
F C
I drop everything and run to him
E7 Am7
When nothin’ makes sense, but I need to talk
F
That’s when I call my mom

[Chorus]
C E7
But I wanna write a country song
Am7 F
When nothin’s gentle on my mind
C E7
And I’m needin’ somethin’ strong
Am7 F
And I’m almost out of wine
C E7
When I get so lonesome, my truth gets told some
Am7 F
Whether it’s right or wrong
Dm7 Em
I stay up all night, done it my whole life
F Fm
Sometimes you gotta write a country song
C E7 Am7 F

[Verse 2]
C E7 Am7
Got me through the drama with my ex
F C
The first time that I had sex
E7 Am7
The day the word “divorce” got really real
F
My first year in Nashville
C E7
Maybe it’s ’cause of my raisin’ or what my parents were playin’
Am7 F
Or when I feel my heart breakin’, no hesitation

[Chorus]
C E7
I go and write a country song
Am7 F
When nothin’s gentle on my mind
C E7
And I’m needin’ somethin’ strong
Am7 F
And I’m almost out of wine
C E7
When I get so lonesome, my truth gets told some
Am7 F
Whether it’s right or wrong
Dm7 Em
I stay up all night, done it my whole life
F Fm
Sometimes you gotta write a country song

[Bridge]
C E7 Am7
‘Bout love, ’bout lies, ’bout my baby’s truck
F
Real life, that’s the stuff, yeah
C E7 Am7
First kiss, last call, bad breakin’ ups
F
My life, that’s what

[Chorus]
C E7
Makes me write a country song
Am7 F
When nothin’s gentle on my mind
C E7
And I’m needin’ somethin’ strong
Am7 F
And now I’m out of wine
C E7
When I get so lonesome, my truth gets told some
Am7 F
Whether it’s right or wrong
Dm7 Em
Gets me every time, story of my life
F Fm
There ain’t nothin’ like a country song

[Outro]
C E7 Am7
(‘Bout love, ’bout lies, ’bout my baby’s truck)
F
Yeah (Real life, that’s the stuff, yeah)
A country song
C E7 Am7
(First kiss, last call, bad breakin’ ups)
F
(My life, that’s what) Hey
End on C

How to play A Country Song: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of A Country Song by Kelsea Ballerini on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

A Country Song by Kelsea Ballerini is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: C, E7, Am7, F, Dm7, Em and Fm.

Most of the song cycles through C – E7 – Am7 – F (I – III7 – vi7 – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F and Fm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.