Shovels And Dirt Chords

KeyAm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays473

Shovels And Dirt by The Strumbellas is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, G, C and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			


Intro:
Am   G C 
Am   G C 


verse 1 

Am                            G        C 
Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me 
         Am                         G             C 
I got a mouth full of rotten and a heart full of greed 
Am                 G          C 
Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt  
         Am                        G         C 
Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt 
Alright! 

Am    G C  
Am    G C 


verse 2 

Am              G       C 
Cowboy hats and crooked teeth 
        Am                        G         C 
With a sick shooting pistol just out of my reach 
Am                 G          C 
Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt 
         Am                        G         C 
Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt 


        Am            G           F           C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
            Am       G            F          C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 
Alright! 

Am   G C 
Am   G C 


verse 3 

      Am                     G     C 
Well demons pull me side to side again 
         Am                        G       C 
Yeah but I'm scared of sleeping, I hate my friends 
Am                G           C 
Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt 
         Am                        G        C 
Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt 


        Am             G          F            C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
            Am      G             F         C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 
        Am             G          F            C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
            Am      G             F         C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 


10x 

F             G 
I put a banjo up into the sky 
Am                  G 
It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving 


        Am             G          F            C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
            Am      G             F         C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 
        Am             G          F            C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
            Am      G             F         C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 



Am                             G       C 
Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me 
         Am                           G         C 
I got a sick shooting pistol and I'm ready to leave 
    	

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