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Thomas Rhett – That Old Truck Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of That Old Truck by Thomas Rhett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F Dm G

[Verse 1]
C
Up and down streets of a no-name town
C
Me and her with the windows down
F
Thirty five’s rolling on the ground
Dm
Loving every minute
C
Skoal peach in the side of the door
C
Coke cans rolling on the floor
F
No, I never wanted nothing more
Dm
Yeah, that was living

[Pre-Chorus 1]
F C
I drove her to work, drove her to school
Dm G
I drove her to PCB
F C
I jacked it up, loaded it down
Dm G
With all my friends and me

[Chorus]
C
I grew up in it
C
Yeah, I got stuck in it
F
Playin’ our song on the stereo
Dm G
Drivin’ ’til we ran out of road
C
Yeah, I broke up in it
C
I fell in love in it
F
Made a lifetime full of memories
Dm G
On a half tank of gasoline
F C Dm G
I learned just who I wasn’t and who I was
C
In that old truck
F Dm G
In that old truck

[Verse 2]
C
I found a field, I put it in park
C
Blanket and a girl and a billion stars
F
Midnight buzz and a racing heart
Dm G
When I leaned in to kiss her
C
I wrecked it good on some old back road
C
Had to call daddy to get her towed
F
Cussing out all that grass I mowed
Dm G
Just saving up to fix her

[Pre-Chorus 2]
F C
Had some luck, fogged it up
Dm G
And I ain’t gonna lie
F C
She heard me laugh, heard me cry
Dm G
Heard me pray sometimes

[Bridge]
Am
Yeah, you might think it’s crazy
C
And you might not understand
F
But that hand-me-down on four wheels
Dm G
Turned this boy into a man

[Extended Chorus]
C
Yeah, I grew up in it
C
I got stuck in it
F
Jamming our song on the stereo
G
Drivin’ ’til we ran out of road
C
Yeah, I broke up in it
Em
I fell in love in it
F
I made a lifetime full of memories
Dm G
On a half tank of gasoline
C Dm G
Yeah, I learned just who I wasn’t and who I was
F Em Dm G
But yeah, whoever’s got it now, I hope they love
C Em
That old truck
F Dm G
Yeah, that old truck
C
That old truck

How to play That Old Truck: key, chords and progression

To play That Old Truck by Thomas Rhett, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 6 chords: C, F, Dm, G, Am and Em.

The backbone of the song is C – F – Dm – G (I – IV – ii – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – reh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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