Nov92019

Miranda Lambert – Dark Bars Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsD F#m G AD/F#

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This is the chords of Dark Bars by Miranda Lambert on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D
D F#m G A (2x)

[Verse 1]
D
I’m here for the habit
F#m
Complimentary matches
G
The pretty bartenders
A
The smoke and the mirrors
D
The unhappy hours
F#m
The bitters and sours
G
Where nobody knows me
A
Where I can be lonely

[Chorus]
D F#m
I’m not in pain, I’m not on pills
G D
But I’m still hanging out in dark bars
D F#m
On a bar stool for the cheap thrills
G D
Watchin’ drunks all drown with no lifeguard
A G
‘Cause I know a thing or two about broke hearts
D/F# G
Neon truth can hit real hard
D
In a dark bar

[Verse 2]
D
I can be wreckless
F#m
I can be desperate
G
An invisible stranger
A
Secrets never in danger
D
And it ain’t nothin’ fancy
F#m
‘Cause the manager, Nancy
G
She’s an old jukebox junkie
A
She plays nothin’ but country

[Chorus]
D F#m
I’m not in pain, I’m not on pills
G D
But I’m still hanging out in dark bars
D F#m
On a bar stool for the cheap thrills
G D
Watchin’ drunks all drown with no lifeguard
A G
‘Cause I know a thing or two about broke hearts
A G
Neon truth can hit real hard, ooh
D F#m G A (2x)

[Chorus]
D F#m
No, I’m not in pain, I’m not on pills
G D
But I’m still hanging out in dark bars
D F#m
On a bar stool for the cheap thrills
G D
Watchin’ drunks all drown with no lifeguard
A G
‘Cause I know a thing or two about broke hearts
A G
Neon truth can hit real hard
D F#m G A
In a dark bar
D F#m G A [repeat/fade out]

How to play Dark Bars: key, chords and progression

Dark Bars by Miranda Lambert is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, F#m, G, A and D/F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – F#m – G – A (I – iii – IV – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F#m is played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into it slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.