[Intro] You know somethin', Luke? If you ride like lightin', you're gonna crash like thunder [Verse 1] C D Welcome to dog days darlin' Em C G D Welcome to hard times too Em C G D Em All them tumultuous times of my troubled youth C G Just a-troublin' you? [Interlude] D C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D [Verse 2] Em C G D I was born in the dog days, darlin' Em C G D I ain't ever eat from no silver spoon Em C G D Em All this bureaucratic, gotta-have-it, surface-level shit's C G D Got me feelin' blue [Chorus] Em C On the day I was born G Em D C They told me I would never be somethin' G Em D C Gotta make it through them dog days, darlin' G Em D C If you wanna go far, then you oughta go alone Em D C G But I ain't a boy, darlin', I'm all the way grown [Interlude] C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em [Verse 3] C G D Welcome to hard work, brother Em C G D Welcome to me workin' harder Em C G Welcome to me bein' stronger for longer D Em C G D And always goin' just a little bit farther Em C D Let me tell you 'bout the dog days, darlin' Em C G D Let me tell you about writin' a song Em C G D Let me tell you about writin' things down your whole life Em C G D Just to spend it rightin' your wrongs [Interlude] C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D [Verse 4] Em C G D Welcome to dog days, darlin' Em C G D Welcome to young manhood Em C G D Em Welcome to everything you ever said and everything you ever did C G D Been misunderstood [Out-Chorus] C On the day I was born G Em D They told me I would never be somethin' C G Em D Gotta make it through them dog days, darlin' C G Em D C If you wanna go far, then you oughta go alone G Em D C But I ain't a boy, darlin', I'm all the way grown G Em D C I ain't a boy, darlin', I'm all the way grown G Em D C I ain't a boy, darlin', I'm all the way grown N.C. C G D I ain't a boy, darlin', I'm all the way grown
Zach Bryan – Dog Days Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Watch: Zach Bryan - Dog Days (Official Audio)
From Zach Bryan on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play Dog Days: key, chords and progression
To play Dog Days by Zach Bryan, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: C, D, Em and G.
Listen for D – Em – C – G (V – vi – IV – I in G major), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.
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Dog Days chords: questions
What key is Dog Days in?
Dog Days by Zach Bryan is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).
What chords are in Dog Days?
Dog Days uses 4 chords: C, D, Em, G.
What is the chord progression of Dog Days?
The main progression is D – Em – C – G (V – vi – IV – I), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV).
Is Dog Days easy to play on guitar?
Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.
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