Old Habits Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays433

Old Habits by Jeff Pianki is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, Em, G, Em7, Bm, E7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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Intro: D  A  Em  G 
       D  A  Em  Em7 

D               A                     Em       G 
Four days and a call that didn't come through 
D              A                   Em  Em7 
Cold air and a love that never grew 

             G               D 
So why'd you keep me around? 
          G          D 
why'd you keep me around? 
                      Bm 
Just stumbling in the dark, dear 
E7     G                D 
  Just stumbling in the dark 

( D  A  Em  G ) 
( D  A  Em  Em7 ) 

D                 A                 Em     G 
Four months and a man walks up to you 
D            A                      Em     Em7 
Forget every lie, just tell the truth 

          G               D 
Why'd you keep him around? 
          G          D 
why'd you keep him around? 
                      Bm 
Just stumbling in the dark, dear 
E7     G                D 
  Just stumbling in the dark 

( D  A  Em  G ) 
( D  A  Em  Em7 ) 
( D  A  Em  G ) 
( D  A  Em  Em7 ) 

D                A                 Em    G 
Four years and a new man falls for you 
D                        A                        Em     Em7 
So why fight it when you think you might love him too? 
D              A              Em    G 
Old habits die hard or never do 
D                     A               Em   Em7 
Keep lying 'till they all catch up to you 

               G                D 
But you should keep him around 
           G          D 
You should keep him around 
                       Bm 
Don't throw him in the dark, dear 
E7      G                D 
  Don't throw him in the dark 

( Bm  G  D  Em ) 
( Bm  G  D  Em ) 

                       G            A7 
Don't throw him in the dark, dear 
                       D 
Don't throw him in the dark 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante