Macon Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays458

Macon by Jamey Johnson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C/G and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Piano intro for guitar: D  C/G  G  Twice 
Guitar enters with: D  G  D  G  D 

D 
I'm headed back to Macon 
G 
Middle of the Georgia pines 
      D 
Gotta keep these big wheels rollin 
        G 
To that sweet like thing of mine 

                    D 
I gotta get back to Macon 
D      C/G   G 
Love   all   night 
                    D 
I gotta get back to Macon 
D      C/G   G 
Love   all   night 
                    D 
I gotta get back to Macon 
D      C/G   G 
Love   all   night 
                       D 
Look out Macon, here I come 

D   C/G   G  Twice 

Well my baby says she ain't crazy 
Bout stayin home all alone 
And the faster I go 
The more I know 
About waitin too damn long 

I gotta get back to Macon 
Love   all   night 
I gotta get back to Macon 
Love   all   night 
I gotta get back to Macon 
Love   all   night 
Look out Macon here I come 

Steel solo: D   C/G    G   < 4 Times 

Well I made a run down to Houston 
On Saturday afternoon 
Well my baby said 
Boy you had your fun 
You better get your butt back soon 

You gotta get back to Macon 
Love all night 
You gotta get back to Macon 
Love all night 
I gotta get back to Macon 
Love all night 
Look out Macon here I come 

Guitar solo:  D    C/G   G  < 4 Times  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
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