Zach Bryan – Plainsman Chords feat. Turnpike Troubadours on Piano & Ukulele

Zach Bryan – Plainsman Chords feat. Turnpike Troubadours on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCAm7GFAm

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[Intro]
C    Am7    G    F


[Verse 1]
        C
You can take him off the plains but the plains live in him
       Am7
Like a moccasin hittin' with his riverbend venom
G                                                F
Gets into your blood and remains in you 'til you die
        C
You can call him off the mountain but the mountain stays callin'
Am7
Call him on his blues but he's always all in
G                                     F
Killing coyotes, no, a country boy survive

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[Chorus]
         C
So where would you when you need someone honest?
     Am7
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
      G                                     F
Would you understand the beauty of a barren land?
      Am             G         F               C
If it wasn't for the hometown, home now, plainsman

[Interlude]
C     Am7     G     F


[Verse 2]
        C
You can take him off the river but the rivers stays flowing
Am7
Take him off the hook but the fly stays floating
G                                                       F
Have a trout jumping out, asking where hold old friends went
        C
You can take him off the law but the law stays cuttin'
        Am7
You can take him off the hammer but the frame needs nuttin'
G                                             F
Work his hands bloody and still come back for more

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[Chorus]
      C
Now I hear you go, cut out runnin'
Am7
But you know double or nothing
       G                                            F
You'll never find the beauty that beats this barren land
    Am               G         F                  C
Or another like your hometown, home now, plainsman

[Interlude]
C     Am7     G     F

[Verse 3]
C                          G
Honeysuckle choking out an old fence road
Am                   F
Hardwood yellow of a boat dock post
C                       G                      F
Feelin' that you got it right when you had the chance
C                       G
She ain't gone if I can sit here with her
  Am                           F
I feel her on the water with a cold chill shiver
C                        G             F
Lori let a cigarette and I just headed home

[Chorus]
         C
So where would you go when you need someone honest?
     Am
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
      G                                  F
Would you understand, beauty of a barren land?
      Am             G        F         C
If it wasn't for the hometown home now, plains man


[Break]
C    Am     G    F
C    Am     G    F


[Outing-Chorus]
      C
Where would you go when you need someone honest?
     Am
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
      G                                  F
Would you understand, beauty of a barren land?
      Am             G        F       
If it wasn't for the hometown home now, plains man

How to play Plainsman: key, chords and progression

Plainsman by Zach Bryan is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, Am7, G, F and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am7 – G – F (I – vi7 – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em7, D, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Plainsman chords: questions

What key is Plainsman in?

Plainsman by Zach Bryan is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Plainsman?

Plainsman uses 5 chords: C, Am7, G, F, Am.

What is the chord progression of Plainsman?

The main progression is C – Am7 – G – F (I – vi7 – V – IV).

Is Plainsman easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em7, D, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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