Germantown Chords
Germantown by Gretchen Peters is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Em, F, C, Am, G, D, B7 and Cadd9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em F Em C Am G F Em
Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em
D C Em
It's Friday night down in Germantown
D C Em
You're riding shotgun wearing black
D C Em
Just another Friday night in Germantown
D C Em D C Em
But something tells me we ain't going back
D C Em
Mary's glowing by the dashboard light
D C Em
Giving benediction to the lost
D C Em
Something's stirring in the black, black night
D C Em D C G
I guess every blessing has its cost, ooooooh
D Am
Do you remember graduation day
Em G
I burned like fire beneath your kiss
D Am
Said you could see us somewhere far away
B7 Em D C Em D C Em
Oh, but baby not like this
D C Em
I heard a siren and a shot ring out
D C Cadd9 Em
My mind would not believe
D C Em
My plates expired and my taillight's out
D C Em D C G
And you've got something up your sleeve, aaaaaah
D Am
I'm doing 90 towards the county line
Em G
And the rain is coming down
D Am
Said, you were on to something big this time
B7 Em D C Em D C Em
Oh, but baby, it's the other way around ooooooh
D C Em
It's Friday night down in Germantown
D C Em
The blood is pounding in my veins
D C Em
Just another rainy night in Germantown
D C Em D C
Why does it always have to rain?
OUTRO:
Em D C