Ain't No Short Way Home Chords

KeyD# Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays456

Ain't No Short Way Home by Lee Roy Parnell is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D#
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16
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Intro 
 
(D) Monday morn(G)ing - (D) six a.m. 
(G) (D) Gonna be a (A) hot one, again 
(D) Put some cof(G)fee - (D) in my cup 
(G) (D) Get in my Chevy, and (A) saddle (D) up 
And I'll (G) roll...roll 
(D) Got another thousand miles to go 
And I'll (G) roll...roll 
(A) Drivin' down this old 4 lane road 
 
I can (D) taste your kisses (G) 
(D) See your face 
And the (A) faster I go 
The (G) longer it takes 
And this (D) lonely heart 
(G) Is a (D) heavy load 
And it's (C) slowin' me down 
And (G) there (A) ain't no short way (D) home 
 
(D) Make a stop (G) for some (D) gasoline 
(G) (D) Ain't got time to wash the (A) windows clean 
(D) Burnin' high(G)way - (D) burnin' tires 
(G) (D) Burin' oil and (A) burnin' desire 
And I'll (G) roll...roll 
(D) Got another thousand miles to go 
And I'll (G) roll...roll 
(A) Drivin' down this old 4 lane road 
 
I can (D) taste your kisses (G) 
(D) See your face 
And the (A) faster I go 
The (G) longer it takes 
And this (D) lonely heart 
(G) Is a (D) heavy load 
And it's (C) slowin' me down 
And (G) there (A) ain't no short way (D) home 
 
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And I'll (G) roll...roll 
(D) Got another thousand miles to go 
And I'll (G) roll...roll 
(A) Drivin' down this old 4 lane road 
 
I can (D) taste your kisses (G) 
(D) See your face 
And the (A) faster I go 
The (G) longer it takes 
And this (D) lonely heart 
(G) Is a (D) heavy load 
And it's (C) slowin' me down 
And (G) there (A) ain't no short way (D) home 
I can (D) taste your kisses (G) 
(D) See your face 
And the (A) faster I go 
The (G) longer it takes 
And this (D) lonely heart 
(G) Is a (D) heavy load 
And it's (C) slowin' me down 
And (G) there (A) ain't no short way (D) home 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante