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Zach Bryan – Fifth Of May Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Asus2 E B C#m
Asus2 E B C#m

[Verse 1]
C#m                    A
Mama's grippin' on her hip
                E
on the fifth of May
                  B
In a photo daddy took
           C#m
in a humid day
                  A
In a town that's anyone's guess
     E                 B
Way out in western Kentucky
C#m
She's broken-hearted
         A
as he's ridin' away
      E                B
On a motorbike out to east L.A.
C#m
To find a white line
A
It's such a fine line
E                   B
Between broken and lucky

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[Chorus]
A               E
Gettin' high's easy
                  B
Gettin' drunk is fine
                C#m
It's the gettin' by
         B           A
that'll get us all down
           E
So if you need me
               B
Know that I'm bleeding
           C#m
Somewhere alone
         B       A
in some coastal town

[Verse 2]
C#m                       A
And I can feel when your body
              E
ain't in this bed
                       B
I can still hear you laughing
                  C#m
last spring in my head
                      A
Now it's April and I hate
                     E    B
you and I'm heading home

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[Verse 3]
C#m
The little notes
          A
that you left for me
    E                 B
In coat pockets and cabinetries
C#m               A
Are in a shoebox where
we once talked
E                 B
Back when I felt free

[Chorus]
A               E
Gettin' high's easy
                  B
Gettin' drunk is fine
                C#m
It's the gettin' by
         B           A
that'll get us all down
           E
So if you need me
               B
Know that I'm bleeding
           C#m
Somewhere alone
         B       A
in some coastal town

How to play Fifth Of May: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Fifth Of May by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Fifth Of May by Zach Bryan is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: Asus2, E, B, C#m and A.

Listen for A – E – B – C#m (IV – I – V – vi in E major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Dsus2, A, E, F#m, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200) — Asus2A B E

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

Fifth Of May chords: questions

What key is Fifth Of May in?

Fifth Of May by Zach Bryan is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Fifth Of May?

Fifth Of May uses 5 chords: Asus2, E, B, C#m, A.

What is the chord progression of Fifth Of May?

The main progression is A – E – B – C#m (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Fifth Of May easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Dsus2, A, E, F#m, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Fifth Of May: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Fifth Of May chords: questions

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