Zach Bryan – Younger Years Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Zach Bryan – Younger Years Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDGABmF#m

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[Intro]
Two, One, two, three, four
D D G A D

[Verse 1]
D
Johnny's in the drive and
he’s drinkin' again
D
Rough crowd downtown,
but they're all my friends
        G
By the end of the night,
  A                D
I won’t recall my name
D
Well, my Levi jean queen,
I've been here all night, see
    G
Someday I'll take you
      A              D
somewhere it never rains
D
But for right now,
I'm tearin' down this town
           G
How being young is
    A            D
so painful and strange

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[Verse 2]
D
Deborah's on the bar and
she's dancin' again
D
To an old folk song
that reminds her of him
            G
She ain’t gettin’ down
           A         D
'til they carry her away
D
She was his Levi jean queen,
but he’s long gone now, see
            G
End of the night, she'll
       A              D
get choked up by his name
D
And she'll try her best
just to let him go
           G
But she's sick and tired of
      A                D
his rough and younger ways

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[Chorus]
         G          D
Lettin’ go, movin' on
           A               Bm
Keepin' strong and finding God
            G      D
I find it awfully hard
             A
we made it here
              G
A few good friends
                D
on the longest night
         A            Bm
Gettin' high until we cry
G         D
Enjoyin' all the pain
      A
of younger years

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[Verse 3]
D
Now I'm drunk and walkin'
home all alone, my honey
D
Lookin' for a better
place to spend my money
      G              A
Like takin' my Levi jean
                  D
queen to see the stars
D
Tougher than a lover and
meaner than a fighter
D
Looks to me we got
another all-nighter
         G
I think God put
     A              D
us exactly where we are

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[Chorus]
         G          D
Lettin’ go, movin' on
           A               Bm
Keepin' strong and finding God
            G      D
I find it awfully hard
             A
we made it here
              G
A few good friends
                D
on the longest night
         A            Bm
Gettin' high until we cry
G         D
Enjoyin' all the pain
      A
of younger years
G         D
Enjoyin' all the pain
      A
of younger years

[Outro]
D
Johnny's in the drive
and he's drinkin' again
D
Rough crowd downtown,
but they're all my friends
       G
By the end of the night,
   F#m            D
I won't recall my name

How to play Younger Years: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Younger Years by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Younger Years by Zach Bryan is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, G, A, Bm and F#m.

The backbone of the song is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I in D major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. 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 C, F, G, Am, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Younger Years chords: questions

What key is Younger Years in?

Younger Years by Zach Bryan is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Younger Years?

Younger Years uses 5 chords: D, G, A, Bm, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Younger Years?

The main progression is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is Younger Years easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Am, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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