Donkey Jaw Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays736

Donkey Jaw by America is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, Cmaj7, C and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			This is my shortened,simplified,acoustic version of this song. 
To play along to the record you will need to play more chords over the intro, 
guitar lead break and outro music. 

Intro = Em D Em D Em D Em 

verse 1 
Em 
Ah get behind me Satan quit ravishing the land 
                             Cmaj7          D 
Does it take the children to make you understand 

Em D Em D Em D Em D Em 

verse 2 
Em 
Ah all across the nation people don't understand 
                             Cmaj7         D 
Does it take the children to make a better land 

Em D Em D Em D Em D Em   

verse 3 
Em                                          Cmaj7 
Then get behind me Satan quit ravishing the land 

C Bm C Bm C Bm C Bm C Bm C Bm 

Outro 
C                            Bm 
Does it take the children to make you understand 
C                            Bm 
Does it take the children to make a better land 

C Bm C Bm C Bm C Bm 

Em D Em D Em D Em D Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante