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Nick Shoulders – Hanks Checkout Line Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Hanks Checkout Line by Nick Shoulders on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A A7 D

[Verse 1]
D A
Some would try to claim that hard living ain’t hardly a life
A A7 G D
Some would fantasize and fetishize about curating ideal strife
D D7 G E
But there’s a place out there where all famished souls may go
A A7 D
And it glows with a light above and a fire below

[Chorus]
A
So pull a chair up against the cold
G D
Your dreams like mine are bought and sold
E A
There’s no expiration date on original sin
G
So keep on self improving
D
I swear to God that I’ll be fine
D G D
Judge me at the pearly gates
A D
Not in the Hank’s checkout line
D G D
Judge me at the pearly gates
A D
Not in the Hank’s checkout line

[Verse 2]
D A
Well, to the masses, the bread and fish are multiplied
A A7 G D
And forbidden fruit can be tasted at a discount price
D
And you can’t juice cleanse your conscience
D7 G E
I can’t wipe the grease from my soul
A
So settle down, stay in town
A7 D
I swear you never had control

[Outro]
D G D A D

How to play Hanks Checkout Line: key, chords and progression

Hanks Checkout Line by Nick Shoulders is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 6 chords in all: A, A7, D, G, D7 and E.

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

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