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Kenny Chesney & Old Dominion – Beer With My Friends Chords Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Beer With My Friends by Kenny Chesney & Old Dominion on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
A

[Chorus]
A
Right now I really need
a beer with my friends
                     D
Pop a top or two and talk
about way back when
                      E
It's been too long no matter
how long it's been
                          A
Right now I really need a beer
with my friends

[Verse 1]
A
Don't get me wrong I try
to keep my heart right
                E
I talk to Jesus just about
every night
                      D
I call my mama and my daddy
least once a week
               E
To remember my roots and
keep 'em planted deep
                          A
Sometimes I need to step away
and get a different view
There's really something to
     E
that honky tonky attitude
                        D
It pulls me out of that everyday
sinking sand
                         E
But I feel better with a cold
one in my hand

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[Chorus]
A
Right now I really need
a beer with my friends
                     D
Pop a top or two and talk
about way back when
                     E
With some folks that seen
me through thick and thin

Start seeing life through
  A
a rose-colored neon lens
A
We're gonna get that old
jukebox working hard
Before it's over I'll
     D
know everybody in this bar
                      E
It's been too long no matter
how long it's been
                          A
Right now I really need a beer
with my friends

[Verse 2]
A
I got my brothers and my
sisters all here with me
                    E
In the glow of that ninety
high-def TV
                     D
After I work my poor fingers
down to the bone
Last thing I wanna do
   E           D      E
is go home and drink alone

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[Chorus]
A
Right now I really need
a beer with my friends
                     D
Pop a top or two and talk
about way back when
                     E
With some folks that seen
me through thick and thin
Start seeing life through
  A
a rose-colored neon lens
A
We're gonna get that old
jukebox working hard
Before it's over I'll
     D
know everybody in this bar
                      E
It's been too long no matter
how long it's been
Right now I really need
  A
a beer with my friends

[Outro]
A
Who knows where this little
good time is gonna end
                       D
Might shoot tequila or have
us some juice and gin
                           E
Tomorrow night we're gonna do
it all over again
Right now I really need
  A                    G D A   A
a beer with my friends

How to play Beer With My Friends: key, chords and progression

Beer With My Friends by Kenny Chesney & Old Dominion is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 4 chords: A, D, E and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – D – E – A (I – IV – V – I in A major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.