21 Chords
by Butch Walker
21 by Butch Walker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, C, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro :
Em G C Am 2x
Oooh
Em G
Well I married the shot girl at a spring break bar
C Am
Lived it up and hit the ceiling on the floor of my car
Em G
She got me a job taking memories to the trash
C Am
21 and over, yeah it happens real fast
Em G C Am
Oooh
Em G
We had our first baby and I spent my last dime
C Am
Trying to keep up with him growing out of clothes and out of time
Em G C
Am
Sitting after my shift, the drinks are free but I'm not
Em G C Am
Oooh
C
Daddy what will I be
G D
If I ever grow up
C
Can I get out of a town
G D
That drowns everything I love
C
Come hell or high water
G D C D
I'm gonna leave here when I'm sober
I don't wanna be 21 and over
Em G C Am
Oooh
D
Spent the harder half of life
Trying to see where I went wrong
C
Getting lost inside a word
G
Of my own song
D
yeah life's too short for
C D
Who I long to be
Em G C Am
Oooh
C
Daddy what will I be
G D
If I ever grow up
C
Can I get out of a town
G D
That drowns everything I love
C
Come hell or high water
G D C D
I'm gonna leave here when I'm sober
I don't wanna be 21 and over
Em G C Am repeat until the end