Straw And Dirt Chords

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Straw And Dirt by Better Off Dad is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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INTRO D A G D D D D   D A G D D D D 


VERSE 
          D          A           G         D    D   D   D 
I'm gonna build this love out of straw and dirt 
   D             A     G       D     D   D   D  
so when it comes down it won't hurt 
    D       A        G        D    D   D   D 
and i won't care if it should fall 
         D        A      G     D   D   D   D 
i didn't put much work into at all 
          D        A      G        D   D   D   D 
(I didn't put much work into it at all) 


VERSE 
              D          A     G     D      D   D   D 
(I'm going to build this love out of sticks) 
     D         A            G        D   D   D   D 
It's easy to break but it's easy to fix 
      D        A      G          D   D   D   D 
(It's easy to find no substance at all) 
      D    A      G           D     D   D   D 
It'll only hurt a bit when it falls 
             D    A      G           D     D   D   D 
yeah, (it'll only hurt a bit when it falls) 


             
       G           D 
and the (wind will blow) 
      A               D         G 
(it's nothing I don't know, you) 
               D                A      A 
(reap what you sow and what you don’t) 
   G              D 
you (get what you give,) 
           A                 D      D 
(your love running through a sieve) 
     G 
(and I) 
       D             A             D      D 
(won't build another love that you won't) 


GUITAR SOLO CHORDS 

D A G D D D D   D A G D D D D    

D A G D D D D   D A G D D D D  


VERSE 

     D          A     G     D      D   D   D 
(I'm build this love out of bricks) 
     D        A             G        D     D   D   D 
it's gonna be stronger than straw or sticks 
            D         A       G        D    D   D   D 
(it's gonna stand the test of time and wind) 
D     A       G        D    D   D   D 
never have to build it again 
           D     A       G        D     D   D   D 
no, (we'll never have to build it again) 


            
       G           D 
and the (wind will blow) 
      A               D         G 
(it's nothing I don't know, you) 
               D                A       A 
(reap what you sow and what you don't) 
   G              D 
you (get what you give,) 
           A                 D       D 
(your love running through a sieve) 
     G 
(and I) 
       D             A             D     
(won't build another love that you won't) 


             
         G           D 
cause the (wind will blow) 
      A                D         G 
(it's nothing we don't know, you) 
               D                A      A 
(reap what you sow and what you don’t) 
   G              D 
you (get what you give,) 
           A                 D      D 
(your love running through a sieve) 
     G 
(and I) 
       D             A             D 
(won't build another love that you won't) 
       G 
(ooooh I) 
       D             A             D      D 
(won't build another love that you won't) 


OUTRO 
 D A G D D D D    D A G D 
    	

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