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Parker McCollum – Rest Of My Life Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
G

VERSE:
           G            Cadd9
There's a picture-frame hangin’
   D             G
a little to the side
      G           Cadd9
Some drugs on the counter in
     D              G
the kitchen by the wine
        G            Cadd9        D
An' I'm shakin’ like winter
          G
but I just can't eat
           G           Cadd9
It's just one of those late nights
          D          Cadd9
that I'm never gonna beat

CHORUS:
     Cadd9            D
And I lay down for a moment
                   G
and my eyes start closin'
         D        G     Em
I can't help but wonder why,
                    D         Cadd9
Yeah it's just the rest of my life
      Cadd9           D
Let a couple hours go by
                            G   G
Then I bet it's gonna be alright
Cadd9 D G G  Cadd9 D G

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VERSE:
        G      Cadd9
It was late September
        D        G
it was right on time
        G             Cadd9
And it seemеd like forever had
      D              G
been wеighin’ on my mind
         G     Cadd9
We were barely speakin’
          D       G
there was no way out
        G      Cadd9
It was probably my fault,
          G     Cadd9
it always is somehow

CHORUS:
      Cadd9           D
And I lay down for a moment
                   G
and my eyes start closin'
         D              Em
I can't help but wonder why,
                    D         Cadd9
Yeah it's just the rest of my life
             Cadd9    D
Let a couple hours go by
                            G
Then I bet it's gonna be alright

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INSTRUMENTAL:
G G G G G Cadd9 G G G
Cadd9 G G G G G Cadd9

CHORUS:
      Cadd9           D
And I lay down for a moment
                   G
and my eyes start closin'
         D              Em7
I can't help but wonder why,
                    D         Cadd9
Yeah it's just the rest of my life
             Cadd9    D
Let a couple hours go by
                      D     G   G
Then I bet it's gonna be alright
G                      D     G   G
 Yeah I bet it's gonna be alright

Cadd9
     Yeah I bet it's gonna
D     G           Cadd9
be alri-i-i-i-i-i-ight
 G         D     G   G Cadd9 G  G
It's gonna be alright

OUTRO:
           G            Cadd9
There's a picture-frame hangin’
   D             G
a little to the side
              G           Cadd9
There's some drugs on the counter
        D              G
in the kitchen by the wine

How to play Rest Of My Life: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Rest Of My Life by Parker McCollum on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Rest Of My Life by Parker McCollum is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 5 chords: G, Cadd9, D, Em and Em7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Cadd9 – D – G (I – IVadd9 – V – I in G major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.