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Walker Hayes – Aa Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
One, uh two
           A
A    E   Bm  E   F#m  A

VERSE:
 A
Coffee cup cold and black
 A
Wish you had a little shot of Jack
  Bm
'Sides that, can't complain
 Bm
Just tryin' to do the dang thing
 E
Might change the oil in my truck
E
I ain't paying no thirty-five bucks
 D                                E
Kids need shoes, mama needs Levi's

CHORUS:
E                           A
And I'm just tryna keep my daughters
off the pole
        A
And my sons out of jail
 Bm
Tryna get to church so
I don't go to hell
          E
I'm just tryna keep my wife
from figuring out
     D
That I married up and
 E                   A
she married way way down
A
In Alabama where they love
Nick Saban
 Bm
Tryna write a song the local
                      D
country station will play
              E                 A E
Hey I'm just tryna stay out of AA

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VERSE:
        A
Well I gave up Skoal and cigarettes
 A
Now I'm just hooked on Nicorette
 Bm
Trying not to be like my old man
         Bm
But the older I get the more I am
 E
Tryna get paid and a
little love made y'all
 E
Hey y'all at the end of
the day y'all
 D
I'm just another John Deere guy
E
Up on a tractor

CHORUS:
                A
Tryna steer my daughters
off the pole
        A
And my sons out of jail
 Bm
Tryna get to church so
I don't go to hell
          E
I'm just tryna keep my wife
from figuring out
     D
That I married up and
 E                   A
she married way way down
    A
In Alabama where they
love Nick Saban
 Bm
Tryna write a song the local
                      D
country station will play
              E                 A E
Hey I'm just tryna stay out of AA

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BREAK:
 A                         Bm
Ooooooh ooh ooh tryna stay out
of AA everyday

One step at a time
 E
Life's hard, family's weird
 E
Sometimes you just need a beer
 D
Can I get an Amen

CHORUS:
 E
Man I'm just tryna keep
     A
my daughters off the pole
        A
And my sons out of jail
 Bm
Tryna get to church so
I don't go to hell
           E
I'm just tryna keep my wife
from figuring out
     D
That I married up and
 E                   A
she married way way down
    A
In Alabama where they
love Nick Saban
 Bm
Tryna write a song the
                            D
local country station will play
              E                 A  E
Hey I'm just tryna stay out of AA

OUTRO:
            Bm
But hey hey hey I'm
      E                 A
just tryna stay out of AA
Yes I am

How to play Aa: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Aa by Walker Hayes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Aa by Walker Hayes is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 5 chords: A, E, Bm, F#m and D.

Most of the song cycles through A – Bm – E – D (I – ii – V – IV in A major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Am, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

Aa chords: questions

What key is Aa in?

Aa by Walker Hayes is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Aa?

Aa uses 5 chords: A, E, Bm, F#m, D.

What is the chord progression of Aa?

The main progression is A – Bm – E – D (I – ii – V – IV).

Is Aa easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Am, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Aa: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Aa chords: questions

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