The Hired Band Chords
The Hired Band by The Strumbellas is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
G Em
Riding off to the sun
C Em
On a horse with blazing guns
G D
Mama don't come looking for me
C G
Spinning out of control
G Em
This shaky heart is young
C Em
But it's learning how to love
G D
Mama don't come looking for me
C G
Spinning out of control
C
Spinning out of control
C G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a lion man
C
I'm a trying man
G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a a lion man
C
I'm the hired band
verse 2
G Em
People say I'm strange
C Em
So I'm trying to make a change
G D
Mama don't come looking for me
C G
Spinning out of control
G Em
I don't know what I am
C Em
But I'm doing the best I can
G D
Mama don't come looking for me
C G
Spinning out of control
C
Spinning out of control
C G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a lion man
C
I'm a trying man
G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a a lion man
C
I'm the hired band
C G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a lion man
C
I'm a trying man
G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a a lion man
C
I'm the hired band
Violin Solo
4x G Em C
verse 3
G Em
Singing songs of hope
C Em
But I don't know where to go
G D
Mama don't come looking for me
C G
Spinning out of control
G Em
Troubled days are gone
C Em
But the nights are still long
G D
Mama don't come looking for me
C G
Spinning out of control
C
Spinning out of control
C G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a lion man
C
I'm a trying man
G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a a lion man
C
I'm the hired band
C G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a lion man
C
I'm a trying man
G
And I want you to know
Em
That I'm a a lion man
C
I'm the hired band