Someday Chords
by Steve Earle
Someday by Steve Earle is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Steve Earle Someday written by Steve Earle
Steve Earle vocals/acoustic guitar
Richard Bennett guitar
Harry Stinson drums/background vocals
Emory Gordy bass
John Jarvis keyboards
Bucky Baxter steel guitar
Paul Franklin steel guitar
G C D G C D G C D G
G C D G
There ain't a lot that you can do in this town
G C D G
You drive down to the lake and then you turn back around
G C D G
You go to school and you learn to read and write
G C D G
So you can walk into the county bank and sign away your life
G C D G
Now I work at the fillin station on the interstate
G C D G
I'm pumpin gasoline and countin out of state plates
G C D G
They ask me how far into Memphis son and where's the nearest beer
G C D G
They don't even know that there's a town around here
Em C D G
Someday I'm finally gonna let go
Em C D G
Cause I know there's a better way
Em C D G
And I wanna know what's over that rainbow
G D C D G C D G C D G
I'm gonna get out of here someday someday
G C D G
Now my brother went to college cause he played football
G C D G
I'm still hangin' round cause I'm a little bit small
G C D G
I got me a 67 Chevy she's low and sleek and black
G
Someday I'll put her on that interstate and never look back
Em C D G
Someday I'm finally gonna let go
Em C D G
Cause I know there's a better way
Em C D G
And I wanna know what's over that rainbow
G D C D
I'm gonna get out of here someday
G D C D G C D G
I'm gonna get out of here someday
G C D G C D G C D G
Someday someday
>From Steve Earle "Guitar Town"
MCA Records 1986
>From Steve Earle "Ain't Ever Satisfied"
Hip Records 1996