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Tyler Childers – Country Squire Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Country Squire by Tyler Childers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
D
Well tonight I’m up in Chillicothe
A
Down-wind from the paper mill
A7
I’m out here spittin’ on the sidewalk
D
Taking in the factory smells
And I know she tends to smoke em out the window
A
In the air of that gas pipe leak
A7
I wonder if she’s cringing at the same time
D
Thinking pretty thoughts of me

[Verse 2]
D
I was up for hours this morning
A
Pulling traps before I said goodbye
A7
I plan to tan myself a fox hide
D
And hang it on my darling bride
Cause they tell me that it’s gonna be a big one
A
And the snow is settin’ in
A7
And I don’t want her cold while I ain’t at home
D
The way that I have been

[Chorus]
G A
Spending my nights in a bar room, Lord
D G
Turnin’ them songs into two-by-fours
A A
Dreaming ’bout the day that I’m sitting by the fire
A D
Huddlin’ with my honey in the Country Squire

[Verse 3]
D
Well tomorrow we hit the country music highway
A
On our way to Circleville
A7
We’re off to do some weekend warring
D
While we sing and drink our fill
And when I ain’t out playing on my six-string
A
With the nickels I acquire
A7
I’m trying to fix her up a castle
D
It’s called the Country Squire

[Verse 4]
E
It’s a twenty-four-foot-long vessel
B
Measures eight feet wide
B7
It’s a fifty-three-year-old camper
E
It’s made to pull behind
And I’ve gutted to the studs and the rafters
B
And I’m building back piece by piece
B7
I’m trying to fix her up a temple
E
My lady of the astral springs

[Chorus]
A B
Spending my nights in a bar room, Lord
E A
Turnin’ them songs into two-by-fours
B B
Dreaming ’bout the day that I’ll sit by the fire
B E
Huddled with my honey in our Country Squire

[Verse 5]
E
One day I aim to have myself a family
B
And a cabin on the hill
B7
And I might have to come off of the highway
E
To help with the family bills
N.C
But when the kids’ve got a little older
B
On the day that I retire
B7
I’ll take her somewhere warm for the winter
E
Pulling our Country Squire

[Chorus]
A B
Spending my nights in a bar room, Lord
E B
Turnin’ them songs into two-by-fours
B B
Dreaming ’bout the day that I’ll sit by the fire
B E
Huddled with my honey in our Country Squire
B B
Dreaming ’bout the day that I’ll sit by the fire
B E
Huddled with my honey in our Country Squire

How to play Country Squire: key, chords and progression

Country Squire by Tyler Childers keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 7 chords: D, A, A7, G, E, B and B7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – A7 – D (♭VII – IV – IV7 – ♭VII in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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