Tyler Childers – Creeker Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Tyler Childers – Creeker Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Creeker by Tyler Childers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E                             A                                E
In a small corner bar, he sits there a-drinkin’
F#m                             A               E
Lost as a ball in a field full of corn
F#m               A                             E
Further away than he ever imagined
B                                           A                             E
That he’d ever end up from the place he was born
E
Now no more forlorn as the Creeker drank whiskey
A                                           E
Than the one that you see outside of your eye
F#m                             A                             E
Drinkin’ alone as he looks out the window
B                             A                             E
At all of the strangers on the corner outside

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[Chorus]
A                                           E
He’d rather be dead than alive one more minute
B                           A               E
In this godforsaken town
F#m                           A                                           E
When he was a kid, Lord, he’d never have dreamt it
B                                           A                                           E
All the ways that the city can bring a country boy down

[Verse 2]
E                             A                             E
Now they knew not his name and he knew not their faces
A                                                         E
And he knew not the how nor the reason for why
A                                                                       E
You could ever wake up and wanna keep on a-livin’
B                                           A                                           E
In a place where a friend is such a hard thing to find
E
And for everyone you meet, there’s a whole mess of people
A                                                         E
Tryin’ like hell to pull you on down
A                                           E
To the level they’re on and the trouble they’re tendin’
B                                             A                             E
In the mess that they’ve made, in the gutter they found

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[Chorus]
A                                           E
He’d rather be dead than alive one more minute
B               A               E
In this godforsaken town
F#m                                           A                             E
When he was a kid, Lord, he’d never have dreamt it
B                                           A                                           E
All the ways that the city can bring a country boy down

[Bridge]
E                             A                             E
Some fellas do pills and things of that nature
A                                           E
Some fellas chase girls to hang on their arm
A                                                         E
Some fellas get by on practically nothin’
B                             A                             E
Some fellas get pissed in a small corner bar

[Chorus]
A                                           E
And they’d rather be dead than alive one more minute
B               A                             E
In this godforsaken town
F#m                             A                                           E
When they were all kids, Lord, they’d never have dreamt it
B                                           A                             E
All the ways that the city can bring a country boy down

How to play Creeker: key, chords and progression

Creeker by Tyler Childers is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 4 chords in all: E, A, F#m and B.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Em, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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Creeker chords: questions

What key is Creeker in?

Creeker by Tyler Childers is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Creeker?

Creeker uses 4 chords: E, A, F#m, B.

What is the chord progression of Creeker?

The main progression is A – E – B – A (IV – I – V – IV).

Is Creeker easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Em, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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