The Shade Chords
by Joe Nichols
The Shade by Joe Nichols is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords A, D, C#m, E, F#m7 and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Intro: A D (x4)
A D
I don't want a fast car
A D
Don't need a four lane highway
A D A D
There's not another place I'd rather be
A D
Cuz out here in the country
A D
Bluebirds sing for nothing
A D A D
And the shade comes free with a tree
A D A D
Yeah the shade comes free with a tree
A D
The tree came with a mountain
A D
Right beside the river
A D A D
Where the ground makes one heck of a scene
A D
The mountain counts for something
A D
The view is worth a fortune
A D A
And the shade comes free with a tree
C#m D
I never had a dollar that could buy me what I'm feelin
A E
But I'm feelin bout as good as I can be
C#m D
I need to be reminded when I'm lookin for a bargain
A E
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
A D
I'll never make a killing
A D
Tryin to make a living
A D A D
But I make enough to raise a family
A D
I bought a piece of heaven
A D
Off county road 11
A D A D
Where the shade comes free with a tree
A D A
Yeah where the shade comes free with a tree
Break: F#m7 B D A D E
CHORUS
A D
I don't want a fast car
A D
Don't need a four lane highway
A D A D
There's not another place I'd rather be
A D
Down county road 11
A D
There's this little piece of heaven
A D A D
Where the shade comes free with a tree
A D A D
Where the shade comes free with a tree
A D A
Yeah the shade comes free with a tree