Super 8 Chords
by Jason Isbell
Super 8 by Jason Isbell is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, E7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C G
Don't wanna die in a Super 8 Motel
C G
Just because somebody's evening didn't go so well
C G E7
If I ever get back to Bristol, I'm better off sleeping in the county jail
D G
Don't wanna die in a super 8 Motel
Verse I:
G D
Having such a sweet night, audience is just right, drinking like a pirate do
D G
Don't want to sleep yet, buddy it's a good bet I'll raise more hell than you
G D
Do a couple rails and chase your own tail and talk about the bad old days
D G
Trimmer in a t-shirt, telling me her heart hurt, Honey let me count the ways
G D
Then a big boy busted in screaming at his girlfriend waving around a Fungo bat
D G
Bass player stepping up, brandishing a coffee cup, took it in the baby fat
G C G
Don't wanna die in a Super 8 Motel
C G
Just because somebody's evening didn't go so well
C G E7
If I ever get back to Bristol, I'm better off sleeping in the county jail
D G
Don't wanna die in a super 8 Motel
Verse II:
G D
Well I finally got the room clear, bleeding from the left ear, feeling pretty bad for the maid
D G
Lost a couple drinks and my dinner in a sink and I woke up with the bed still made
G D
Wasn't quite morning and I wasn't quite breathing, my heart way up in my throat
D G
The girl starts screaming and the maid starts screaming and it looks like that's all she wrote
G D
Well they slapped me back to life and they telephoned my wife and they filled me full of Pedialyte
D G
Some are guts, some are glory, it would make a great story if I ever could remember it right
G C G
Don't wanna die in a Super 8 Motel
C G
Just because somebody's evening didn't go so well
C G E7
If I ever get back to Bristol, I'm better off sleeping in the county jail
D G
Don't wanna die in a super 8 Motel
D C G
I don't want to die in a Super 8 Motel