Saddle Boy Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays707

Saddle Boy by Slim Dusty is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D7. 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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  			DOREEN KEY G 
 
Verses 
          G 
Thru the grey frosty dawn,  
       C 
ev'ry cold winter's morn,  
           G           C    G   D7 
rode this lad full of life and joy 
       G  
ev'ry day just the same  
          C 
down the roadway he came.  
        D7                        G 
He was known as their own saddle boy.  
 
 
Last verse 
         C  
Now the sad willows wave 
          G 
O'er the old silent grave,  
                                 D7 
Where the tall grasses bend and bow.  
         G 
And the jackass's laugh  
        C  
is the only epitaph  
          D7                         G  
o'er the grave of this brave saddle boy. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante