Donkey Chords
Donkey by Jerrod Niemann is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Play the open 6th string twice, then play the 5th string with your finger on the 7th
fret (relative to the capo),
and then play the 6th string a 4th time. You're going to do this a total of 8 times.
You can also just simply play Em, D, and A. Listen for them, especially on the last 4
rounds of the intro.
VERSE #1:
Em
Put my Chevy in the ditch, couple grand to get it fixed
Em D A
Bank account runnin' dry, boss ain't got no overtime
Em
Friday rolls around, gotta get this party to town
Em
Got nothin' to drive, but just outside
D A
I hear my ride
Em
Gonna ride that donkey, donkey
Em
Down to the honky tonky
Em
It's gonna get funky funky
D A
Hee haw, hee haw
Em
Gonna ride that donkey, donkey
Em
Down to the honky tonky
Em
It's gonna get funky funky
D A
Hee haw, hee haw
VERSE #2:
Em
George Jones took a John Deere tractor, hope my donkey gets there faster
Em D A
When I pull up in pickup truck, jocks break out in laughter
Em
But the ladies think it's cool, I kick it with a mule
Em
I fill their glass, they tip 'em back
D A Em
They dig the way I ride that ass
Em D
And I do, you would if you could too
Em
They all walk funny when they done
A
Ridin' you know who, yeah!
REPEAT Chorus
Bridge:
Em D
Oh the ladies like to ride
D A
Oh the ladies like to ride
A Em D
Oh the ladies like to ride
D A
The ladies like my D-O-N-K-E-Y
Instrumental BREAK: Em D A (2x)
VERSE #3:
Em
When they say that it's last call, no I don't sweat it y'all
Em D A
Got a bottle in the saddle, six pack in the stall
Em
So baby, what you say we giddy up to my place?
Em D A
We hit the barn, ain't no harm rollin' in the hay, hey!
REPEAT Chorus
Em
Gonna ride, gonna ride
Em
Gonna ride that donkey
D A
Hee haw, hee haw
Em
Gonna ride, gonna ride
Em
Gonna ride that donkey
D
Hee haw, hee haw
Em
Gonna ride that donkey, donkey
Em
Down to the honky tonky
Em
It's gonna get funky funky
Em
Gonna ride that donkey, donkey
Em
Down to the honky tonky
Em
It's gonna get funky funky
Em
Gonna ride that donkey, donkey
N.C.
Down to the honky tonky
N.C.
It's gonna get funky funky
N.C.
Hee haw