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Zac Brown Band – Wild Palomino Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC Cadd4 FF/EF/DG Am G7C/B

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[Intro]
C   Cadd4  C

[Verse 1]
                  C    Cadd4  C
Sad songs sound sadder
             C    Cadd4  C
On an old Gibson
                C    Cadd4  C
It only gets better
                    C    Cadd4  C
Played a thousand times

[Pre-Chorus]
          F          F/E
Like an old Georgia pine can't
     F/D     F/E           G
pick up and run from its roots
 F             F/E
Home is still home,
     F/D    F/E         G
no matter which road you choose

[Chorus]
F                          C
You can't put reins on a wild
palomino
     F                       C
You won't see an old cowboy cry
          F
Long as God's still in church
      C
And hard work still works
          Am
And this color on my
               G
shirt's still blue
G7
I'll never stop lovin' you

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[Verse 2]
A broke heart keeps breaking
Sitting at a bar
Whiskey's a band-aid
It just leaves more scars

[Pre-Chorus]
          F          F/E
Like an old Georgia pine can't pick
F/D     F/E           G
up and run from its roots
 F             F/E
Home is still home,
     F/D    F/E            G
no matter which road you choose

[Chorus]
F                          C
You can't put reins on a wild
palomino
     F                       C
You won't see an old cowboy cry
          F
Long as God's still in church
      C
And hard work still works
          Am
And this color on my
               G
shirt's still blue
G7                      C
I'll never stop lovin' you

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[Interlude]
C   Cadd4  C
C   Cadd4  C

[Bridge]
   F
I can't change your mind
 G
Can't change the weather
        C                  G
If you need some time to run free
   C          C/B
I made you a promise
     Am           G
For worse or for better
       F                     G
Even though missing you's killin' me

[Chorus]
F                          C
You can't put reins on a wild
palomino
     F                       C
You won't see an old cowboy cry
          F
Long as God's still in church
      C
And hard work still works
          Am
And this color on my
               G
shirt's still blue
G7
I'll never stop lovin' you
C   Cadd4  C

[Outro]
C
..I'll never stop lovin' you

How to play Wild Palomino: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Wild Palomino by Zac Brown Band on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Wild Palomino by Zac Brown Band keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 9 chords: C, Cadd4, F, F/E, F/D, G, Am, G7 and C/B.

Listen for F – F/E – F/D – F/E (IV – IV – IV – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – fah – fah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Gadd11, C, D, Em, D7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cadd11 chord on guitar (x33010) — Cadd11C E G F

Wild Palomino chords: questions

What key is Wild Palomino in?

Wild Palomino by Zac Brown Band is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Wild Palomino?

Wild Palomino uses 9 chords: C, Cadd4, F, F/E, F/D, G, Am, G7, C/B.

What is the chord progression of Wild Palomino?

The main progression is F – F/E – F/D – F/E (IV – IV – IV – IV).

Is Wild Palomino easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Gadd11, C, D, Em, D7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

How to play Wild Palomino: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Wild Palomino chords: questions

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