Turnpike Troubadours – Mean Old Sun Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Turnpike Troubadours – Mean Old Sun Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C  Dm  C  Dm

[Verse]
       Dm            Dm
Empty promises I’ve given
        C                 Dm
Hollow heart beats in my chest
           G
And every word of
           Dm
 sterling silver
               C   G
Stirred butterfliiiies
                Dm
beneath your breast

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[Verse]
         Dm
Still untouched
by ties a-binding
       C
Goin’ where the Gulf
         Dm
 breeze blows
            G
No ring of gold around
      Dm
your finger
            C     G
No ring of brass run
              Dm
through my nose

[Chorus]
C                 Dm
Headlong for the wall now honey
 C               Dm
Still coming up like a rose
                   F
Dead still in the garden
 C                    Dm
Waiting for the reveille

     C             Dm
The dawn is yet to dry
               C
 the dew from off my
         Dm
Sunday clothes
                          F
That mean old sun better rise
                C
up soon if its ever
       G     Dm
gonna set on me

[Verse]
          Dm
Hear the song she
sang in darkness
          C
Tearful, fair, and
           Dm
 free and fine
            G
You’re the one she
         Dm
 softly whispers
      C   G          Dm
My canaaaary in the mine
[Chorus]
C                 Dm
Headlong for the wall now honey
 C               Dm
Still coming up like a rose
                   F
Dead still in the garden
 C                    Dm
Waiting for the reveille

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     C             Dm
The dawn is yet to dry
               C
 the dew from off my
         Dm
Sunday clothes
                          F
That mean old sun better rise
                C
up soon if its ever
       G     Dm
gonna set on me

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[Instrument]
C Dm C Dm
Dm F C Dm
C Dm C Dm
Dm F  C G
Dm  C C Dm

[Verse]
        Dm
I met a man,
                 Dm
 pale gray with wisdom
         C
Told me faith will
         Dm
come collect
               G
Hard tempered steel
              Dm
bites at my ankles
             C    G
Soft cotton rove burns
        Dm
 at my neck


[Chorus]
C                 Dm
Headlong for the wall now honey
 C               Dm
Still coming up like a rose
                   F
Dead still in the garden
 C                    Dm
Waiting for the reveille

     C             Dm
The dawn is yet to dry
               C
 the dew from off my
         Dm
Sunday clothes
                          F
That mean old sun better rise
                C
up soon if its ever
       G     Dm
gonna set on me

[Outro]
                          F
That mean old sun better rise
                 C
 up soon if its ever
        G     Dm
 gonna set on me

How to play Mean Old Sun: key, chords and progression

These are Mean Old Sun chords by Turnpike Troubadours on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Mean Old Sun by Turnpike Troubadours is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C, Dm, G and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – C – Dm – F (ii – I – ii – IV in C major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – reh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Am, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Mean Old Sun chords: questions

What key is Mean Old Sun in?

Mean Old Sun by Turnpike Troubadours is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Mean Old Sun?

Mean Old Sun uses 4 chords: C, Dm, G, F.

What is the chord progression of Mean Old Sun?

The main progression is Dm – C – Dm – F (ii – I – ii – IV).

Is Mean Old Sun easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Am, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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