Danville Chords
by Chris Knight
Danville by Chris Knight is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D G D
verse 1
G D
Let him sit in the kitchen
G D
'Til the red rooster crows
Bm
And drink bootleg whiskey
G D
'Til he loses control
G D
Let him find him somebody
G D
He can treat like a dog
Bm A
Let the house fall down
G D
And let him grow old
Bm A
But she ain't goin back
G Bm
She ain't goin back
D A
She ain't goin back to Danville
G
'Til she's dead
verse 2
D
He got the whole town believin'
G D
That she was to blame
Bm
It's half filled with people
G D
With his last name
G D
She's heard that the devil
G D
Lives way down below
Bm A
But the devil's little brother
G D
Lives on Old Danville Road
Bm A
But she ain't goin back
G Bm
She ain't goin back
D A
She ain't goin back to Danville
G
'Til she's dead
Instrumental
Bm A G Bm D A G
verse 3
D
Now her momma's tombstone
G D
Sits high on a hill
Bm
She been gone seven years
G D
She misses her still
G D
But one fine day
G D
They'll be together again
Bm A
She'll go back to Danville
G D
If they'll let her in
Bm A
But she ain't goin back
G Bm
She ain't goin back
D A
She ain't goin back to Danville
G
'Til she's dead
Bm A
But she ain't goin' back
G Bm
She ain't goin' back
D A
She ain't goin' back to Danville
G
'Til she's dead
Outro
Bm A G Bm D A G D