Setle down Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays559

Setle down by Peter Paul and Mary is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, B7, E, C, Am, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			G         B7        E        C         E      Am  
I'M GOIN' DOWN THAT HIGHWAY, GOIN' TO ANOTHER TOWN.  
     G      Eo            G       E              C          D      G  
BABY WHEN I FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, WELL THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE  
DOWN.   
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.  
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.   
G           B7       E              C       E     Am  
I WORKED MY WAY FROM BOSTON TO THAT SAN FRANCISCO BAY  
     G    Eo    G       E               C     D        G  
BABY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, I COULDN'T FIND ALONG THE WAY.   
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.  
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.   
G             B7     E  C      E       Am  
NEVER BEEN CONTENTED NO MATTER WHERE I ROAM  
   G        Eo           G       E               C    D        G  
IT AIN'T NO FUN TO SEE A SETTIN' SUN WHEN YOU'RE FAR AWAY FROM HOME.   
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.  
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.   
G    B7            E        C                  E              Am  
I'VE WORKED IN THE MILLS OF PITTSBURGH, IN THE HILLS OF TENNESSEE,  
     G     Eo         G      E             C      D       G  
BABY ALL I WANT IS TO FIND A JOB THAT WILL SET MY MIND AT EASE.   
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.  
G             C       G              C                G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME BROTHER, I'M A STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN  
G             C       G                A          D      G  
WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME SISTER, AND THEN MAYBE I'LL SETTLE DOWN.
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante