Kelsea Ballerini – Half Of My Hometown Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Kelsea Ballerini – Half Of My Hometown Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Half Of My Hometown by Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A A D D

[Verse 1: Kelsea Ballerini]
A
Half of my high school got too drunk
A                           D
Half of my high school fell in love with the girl next door
D
In their daddy’s Ford
A
And half of my main street’s mini skirts
A
Half of my main street’s dressed for church
D                                                 D
It could use some rain, and a fresh coat of paint

[Chorus: Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney]
A
Half of my hometown’s still hangin’ around
E
Still talkin’ about that one touchdown
F#m
They’re still wearin’ red and black
D
“Go Bobcats” while the other half
A
Of my hometown, they all got out
E
Some went north, some went south
F#m                 E                                 D
They’re still lookin’ for a feelin’ half of us ain’t found
Bm                 C#m                                 D
So stay or leave, part of me will always be
A
Half of my hometown
A D

[Verse 2: Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney]
A
Half of our prom queens cut their hair
A
Half of them think that it ain’t fair
D
The quarterback moved away and never came back
A
Half of my family is happy I left
A
The other half worries I’ll just forget
A
Where I came from
A
Same place where they came from

[Chorus: Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney]
A
Half of my hometown’s still hangin’ around
E
Still talkin’ about that one touchdown
F#m
They’re still wearin’ red and black
D
“Go Bobcats” while the other half
A
Of my hometown, they all got out
E
Some went north, some went south
F#m E D
They’re still lookin’ for a feelin’ half of us ain’t found
Bm C#m D
So stay or leave, part of me will always be
A
Half of my hometown

[Post-Chorus: Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney]
E F#m D
Mm, Half of my hometown (Oh)

[Bridge: Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney]
F#m E
Back roads raised us
D A
Highways, they take us
Bm C#m D*
Memories make us wanna go back

[Chorus: Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney]
A
To our hometown, settle down
E
Talk about that one touchdown
F#m
Raise some kids in red and black
D
“Go Bobcats” while the other half
A
Of our hometown was in the crowd
E
They knew the words, they sang them loud
F#m E D
And all I wanna do is make them proud
Bm C#m D
‘Cause half of me will always be Knoxville, Tennessee
A
My hometown Oh

[Outro: Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney]
D A
My hometown
D A
My hometown

How to play Half Of My Hometown: key, chords and progression

Half Of My Hometown by Kelsea Ballerini is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 6 chords: A, D, E, F#m, Bm and C#m.

Listen for D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi in A major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am, Bm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯

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Half Of My Hometown chords: questions

What key is Half Of My Hometown in?

Half Of My Hometown by Kelsea Ballerini is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Half Of My Hometown?

Half Of My Hometown uses 6 chords: A, D, E, F#m, Bm, C#m.

What is the chord progression of Half Of My Hometown?

The main progression is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Half Of My Hometown easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am, Bm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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