Jul102024

Tanner Usrey – Daytona Nights Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Daytona Nights chords by Tanner Usrey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em  C  G  D

[Verse]
       Em
Well I headed
East,
heard there
  C
 was money out
 G     G
there
Em
  And I was so
 C
tired of just
          G   G
getting by
         Em
You said baby
don't leave,
   C
oh oh this just
    G         G
aaain't fair
Em           C
    We both cried
                  D
as we kissed goodbye


[Chorus]
           C
But these Daytona
nights,
      G
they don't shine as
           D      D
bright as Dallas
C
I'm lyin' in this
 G
bed just
           D   D
missin' you
          C
But it'll be alright,
 honey
G               D   D
I will be home soon
             C
And you can see me
again by
     G           D
the November moon
And I'm runnin'
home to you
Em   C   G   D

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[Verse]
Em
The weather on the
 C
coast,
              G    G
I guess it's nice
Em
  But I'd trade the
 C
shore just to
          G     G
see your smile
   Em
I hope you know
that I'm
 C              G  G
doing this for you
Em
Being away oh it
 C
breaks
             D  D
my heart in two

[Chorus]
           C
But these Daytona
nights,
      G
they don't shine as
           D      D
bright as Dallas
C
I'm lyin' in this
 G
bed just
            D   D
 missin' you
      C
It'll be alright,
      G
honey I will be
      D    D
home soon
             C
And you can see me
again by
     G           D
the November moon
And I'm runnin'
home to you

[Instrument]
Em   C   G   G
Em   C   G   D

[Break]
     C
Well I guess
sometimes
Em7
life don't work
   D
out just like we plan
C               Em7
 Time for me to step
   D
up   and be a man


[Chorus]
           C
But these Daytona
nights,
      G
they don't shine as
           D      D
bright as Dallas
C
I'm lyin' in this
 G
bed still
           D   D
missin' you
          C
But it'll be
alright, honey
G
I will be home
 D    D
soon
             C
And you can see
 me again by the
 G           D
November moon
And I'm runnin'
home to you
Em   C   G

[Outro]
    D
Oh babe I'm runnin'
        Em   C   G
home to you
    D
Oh babe I'm runnin'
 home
    Em    C   G
to youuu-ouu
    D
Oh babe I'm runnin'
    Em   C   G
home

Watch: Daytona Nights

From Tanner Usrey - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Daytona Nights: key, chords and progression

Daytona Nights by Tanner Usrey is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 5 chords: Em, C, G, D and Em7.

Most of the song cycles through D – C – G – D (V – IV – I – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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