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Hank Williams Jr. – Guess Things Happen That Way Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsB F#E

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[Intro]
B F# B F#

[Verse]
          B
Well, you asked me if
     E
I'll miss my baby
B               E
I guess I will, someday
B                      F#
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B     F#
things happen that way

[Verse]
    B                E
You asked me if I'll get along
B               E
I guess I will, some way
B                      F#
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B
things happen that way

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[Chorus]
E                B
God gave me that girl to lean on
F#             B
Then He put me on my own
E               B
Heaven, help me be a man
F#
And have the strength
     B
to stand alone
                       F#
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B
things happen that way

[Break]
E B F#

[Verse]
    B                E
You asked me if I'll miss
her kisses
B               E
I guess I will, everyday
B                      F#
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B     F#
things happen that way

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[Verse]
    B                E
You asked me if I'll find another
B             E
I don't know, I can't say
B                      F#
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B
things happen that way

[Chorus]
E                B
God gave me that girl to lean on
F#             B
Then He put me on my own
E               B
Heaven, help me be a man
F#
And have the strength
     B
to stand alone
                       F#
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B     F#
things happen that way
B                      E
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B
things happen that way
B                      E
I don't like it, but I guess
                   B
things happen that way

[Outro]
F#    B    E    B
Mmmm  Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm
F# B E B F# B E B F# B E B

How to play Guess Things Happen That Way: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Guess Things Happen That Way by Hank Williams Jr. on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Guess Things Happen That Way by Hank Williams Jr. is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 3 chords: B, F# and E.

Most of the song cycles through B – F# – B – E (I – V – I – IV in B major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – 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 A, E, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.