Tim McGraw – Standing Room Only Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Tim McGraw – Standing Room Only Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 C  G/B  Am  Fsus2

[Verse 1]
C
 I get so mad at things that
            G/B
don't matter way too much
Am
 I let the way back when's
              Fsus2
and my old friends scatter
like they were dust
C
 I get to chasin' that rainbow
           G/B
pot of gold right
into the pourin' rain
Am
 With nothin' to show for it,
 Fsus2
 standin' there soakin' wet
G             Am
 Lookin' up shakin' my fist
          F
 as the thunder rolls
G               Am
 Now and then on nights like
     F
 this I catch a thunderbolt


[Chorus]
       G            Am
I wanna live a life, live a life
        F
Like a dollar and the clock
 C
 on the wall don't own me
G              Am
 Shine a light, shine a light
      F
Like mama's front porch when
 I'm lost and lonely
G                Am
 Start forgivin' and
start forgettin'
F              C
 Be somebody that's
 worth rememberin'
G             Am
 Live a life so when I die
          F              C
There's standing room only,
                     G     Am
standing room only
  F              C
Standing room only,
standing room only

[Verse 2]
C
 I wanna take my grudges and my
         G/B
old regrets, and let 'em go
Am
 I wanna learn how to say a lot
       Fsus2
 more yes and a lot less no
C
 Girl, I wanna dance and shout
      G/B
 and love out loud, and come alive
Am
 Don't wanna be the guy too
  Fsus2
 cool to laugh and too
 scared to cry

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
       G            Am
I wanna live a life, live a life
        F                   C
Like a dollar and the clock on
the wall don't own me
G              Am
 Shine a light, shine a light
      F
Like mama's front porch when
 I'm lost and lonely
G                Am
 Start forgivin' and
start forgettin'
F              C
 Be somebody that's
worth rememberin'
G             Am
 Live a life so when I die
          F              C
There's standing room only,
standing room only

[Solo]
G   Am  F   C   2x

[Bridge]
G
 Stop judging my life
     Am    F
by my possessions
G                 Am
 Start thinking 'bout how many
      Fsus2
 headlights will be
 in my procession

[Chorus]
       G            Am
I wanna live a life, live a life
        F                   C
Like a dollar and the clock on
the wall don't own me
G              Am
 Shine a light, shine a light
      F
Like mama's front porch
when I'm lost and lonely
G                Am
 Start forgivin' and
start forgettin'
F              C
 Be somebody that's
worth rememberin'
G             Am
 Live a life so when I die
          F              C
There's standing room only,
                    G   Am
standing room only
  F              C
Standing room only,
                     G   Am
 standing room only
  F              C
Standing room only,
                     G   Am
 standing room only
  F              C
Standing room only,
standing room only

[Ending]
 G    Am   F

How to play Standing Room Only: key, chords and progression

These are Standing Room Only chords by Tim McGraw on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Standing Room Only by Tim McGraw is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 6 chords: C, G/B, Am, Fsus2, G and F.

The backbone of the song is G – Am – F – C (V – vi – IV – I in C major), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV). In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, E, F#m, Dsus2, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Fsus2 chord on guitar (x-8-10-10-8-8)
Fsus2F G C
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

Standing Room Only chords: questions

What key is Standing Room Only in?

Standing Room Only by Tim McGraw is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Standing Room Only?

Standing Room Only uses 6 chords: C, G/B, Am, Fsus2, G, F.

What is the chord progression of Standing Room Only?

The main progression is G – Am – F – C (V – vi – IV – I), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV).

Is Standing Room Only easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, E, F#m, Dsus2, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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