Zach Bryan – Boons Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Zach Bryan – Boons Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGCmaj7EmBmD/F#DEBA

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These are Boons chords by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G
G G Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Em G Cmaj7 G G G

[Verse]
        G
Let me die out in
         Cmaj7
the boons
It took me thirteen
          Em
years to bloom
They broke up, but
        G
he's alright
We'll be in town
till
       Cmaj7
late tonight

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I'm dyin' in the
     G G G
boons
And I hate a
       Cmaj7
hungry crowd
Worst of 'em all,
          Em
talk the loudest
I guess I'll die
     G
out here
With a hammer
      Cmaj7
and a beer
Just dyin' in
     G     G
the boons

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[Chorus]
    Em       G
So leave me out
of that
Cmaj7     G
talk downtown
        Em
I have found
       G
everything I'll
         Cmaj7 G
ever need
     Em
Real dee-ee-ee-ee-
G
ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
Cmaj7 G
eeeeeeeep
       Em
In the boo-oo-oo-oo-
G
oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
 Cmaj7 G   G
-ooooooons

[Verse]
  G
I met a girl deep
in the city
Cmaj7
      She said
she don't
mind sittin'
with me
Em
   I let my
troubles
        Bm
float away
I had myself a
      Cmaj7
simple day
Just dyin' in
     G
the boons
     G
And how I miss the
           Cmaj7
quick-stop line
They say hello
       Em
every time
No concern for
        D/F#
 politics
         D
Come on home, I'll
          Cmaj7
check for ticks
Love me gently in
     G    G
the boons

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[Break]
     G
And why does
               Cmaj7
everyone I know
Have somewhere
        Em
else to go?
Won't you look up
           D
from your hands?
Let's be still while
        Cmaj7
we still can
Stay a while, out
        G
in the boons
[Chorus]
    Em       G
So leave me out of
that
Cmaj7     G
talk downtown
        Em
I have found
       G
everything I'll
     Cmaj7  G
ever neeee-eed
     Em
Real dee-ee-ee-ee-
G
ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-
Cmaj7 G
eeeeeeeep
       Em
In the boo-oo-oo-oo-
G
oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-
Cmaj7 G   G
ooooooons

[Verse]
        G
Let me die out in
    Cmaj7
the boons
It took me thirteen
          Em
years to bloom
I'm beat up but
I'm
   D
alright
I'll be in town
till
       Cmaj7
late tonight
Just dyin' in
     G
the boons

[Outro]
E
B
G
D
A
E

How to play Boons: key, chords and progression

Boons by Zach Bryan keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 9 chords: G, Cmaj7, Em, Bm, D/F#, D, E, B and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – G – Cmaj7 – G (vi – I – IVmaj7 – I in G major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, Fmaj7, Am, Em, G, A, E, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Boons chords: questions

What key is Boons in?

Boons by Zach Bryan is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Boons?

Boons uses 9 chords: G, Cmaj7, Em, Bm, D/F#, D, E, B, A.

What is the chord progression of Boons?

The main progression is Em – G – Cmaj7 – G (vi – I – IVmaj7 – I).

Is Boons easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, Fmaj7, Am, Em, G, A, E, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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