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Ryan Hurd – Pass It On Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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How country do you wanna go?

[Verse 1]
G                      Em
..If you got a little smile
in your pocket
C                   G
..Or maybe just a bitch
G                      Em
..If you got a little weight
in your wallet
C                        D
..Or right direction to point
G                     Em
..Some good advice, or good vibes,
      C              G
or a little positivity
G
..Yeah, if you got a full cup,
       Em
then split it on up
      C                  D
Like somebody did before me

[Chorus]
        G
Pass it on
        Bm
Pass it on
         C              G
Pass it on to someone else
       G
What good is your dollar or
      Bm
your love or your bottle
        C                  D
If you keep it all to yourself
           G
There's enough to go around
    Bm
So send it on down
            C
'Cause you can't take it
                      Em
with you when you're gone
            G
So pass it on,
         D         C G
pass it on, pass it on

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[Verse 2]
G                   Em
..What a shame to see an old
           C                  G
record collection collecting dust
G                          Em
..And all that trash can never
                        C
be treasure if you're never
              D
gonna give it up
    G
So if you got 9,
         Em
then I reckon 8's fine,
     C
so share it while the
              D
beer's still cold
       G                 Em
And what's so great about a great
              C
story if the shit thing
             D
never gets told

[Chorus]
        G
Pass it on
        Bm
Pass it on
         C              G
Pass it on to someone else
       G
What good is your dollar or
      Bm
your love or your bottle
        C                  D
If you keep it all to yourself
           G
There's enough to go around
    Bm
So send it on down
            C
'Cause you can't take it with
                 Em
you when you're gone
            G
So pass it on,
         D         C G
pass it on, pass it on

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[Interlude]
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D

[Bridge]
          G
(Pass it on)
Bm
If you're gonna roll it
          C
(Pass it on)
            D
If you're blessed then show it
          G
(Pass it on)
   Bm
Before you get to going
          C
(Pass it on)
            D
If you're happy and you know it

[Chorus]
        G
Pass it on
        Bm
Pass it on
         C              G
Pass it on to someone else
       G
What good is your dollar or
      Bm
your love or your bottle
        C                  D
If you keep it all to yourself
           G
There's enough to go around
    Bm
So send it on down
            C
'Cause you can't take it with
                 Em
you when you're gone
            G
So pass it on,
         D         C G
pass it on, pass it on

[Outro]
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  G

How to play Pass It: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Pass It On by Ryan Hurd on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Pass It by Ryan Hurd is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, Em, C, D and Bm.

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

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