Set 'em Up, Joe Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays584

Set 'em Up, Joe by Vern Gosdin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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  			D                           G  D 
They got a vintage victrola 1951 
D                                  A       D 
Full of my favorite records that I grew up on 
             D                          G  D 
They got ole Hank and Lefty and there's B-24 
D                        G          D 
Set 'em up Joe, and play Walkin the Floor 
D                        A          D 
Set 'em up Joe, and play Walkin the Floor 
 
          G         A                D 
I'm gonna spend the night like every night before 
A                   D 
Play an ET and I'll play 'em some more 
     G            A            D         Bm 
I've gotta have a shot of them old troubadours 
D                        G           D 
Set 'em up Joe, and play Walkin? The Floor 
D                        A           D 
Set 'em up Joe, and play Walkin? The Floor 
 
 
All my neon neighbors they like what I play 
Cause they've heard it every night since you've walked away 
Everyday they replace ol' B-24 
Cause every night I run a needle through Walking the Floor 
Every night I run a needle through Walking the Floor 
 
Chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante