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Kacey Musgraves - Breadwinner Chords

Chord reference G#m, E, D#, A, C#m, D#m, F#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[E] [D#] [G#m] [A] [E] [D#] [G#m] [A] [E]Here’s what he’ll [D#]do, he’ll play [G#m]it [A]cool When he hangs [E]out with a [D#]woman like [G#m] [A]you [E]Say he ain’t [D#]pressed by all your [G#m] [A]success Tell you he’s [E]different than [D#]all of the [G#m] [A]rest

You’re gonna [C#m]give it all and give it all, but [D#m]you won’t get it back I’m [E]telling you, it’s gonna hurt, stay [D#]away from a boy like that

He wants [E]a [D#m]breadwinner, he [G#m]wants your [F#]dinner Until [E]he [D#m]ain’t hungry [G#m] [F#]anymore He [E]wants your [D#m]shimmer, to [G#m]make him [F#]feel bigger Until [E]he [D#m]starts feeling [G#m] [A]insecure I wish [E]somebody would’ve [D#m]told me the [G#m] [F#]truth See, he’s [E]never gonna [D#m]know what to [G#m]do [A]With a woman like [E] [D#m] [G#m]you [F#]With a woman like [E] [D#m] [G#m] [F#]you

[E]I see the [D#]games, a mile [G#m] [A]away They only [E]end when [D#]another heart [G#m] [A]breaks But [E]all of his [D#]wounds ain’t [G#m]an [A]excuse For you to [E]put up with [D#]how he treats [G#m] [A]you

You’re gonna [C#m]give it all and give it all, but [D#m]you won’t get it back I’m [E]telling you, it’s gonna hurt, stay [D#]away from a boy like that

He wants [E]a [D#m]breadwinner, he [G#m]wants your [F#]dinner Until [E]he [D#m]ain’t hungry [G#m] [F#]anymore He [E]wants your [D#m]shimmer, to [G#m]make him [F#]feel bigger Until [E]he [D#m]starts feeling [G#m] [A]insecure I wish [E]somebody would’ve [D#m]told me the [G#m] [F#]truth See, he’s [E]never gonna [D#m]know what to [G#m]do [A]With a woman like [E] [D#m] [G#m]you [F#]With a woman like [E] [D#m] [G#m] [F#]you

I can sleep at [E]night, knowing I really [C#m]tried I put in the [G#m]time, but the fault isn’t [A]mine

That he wants a [E] [D#m]breadwinner, he [G#m]wants your [F#]dinner Until [E]he [D#m]ain’t hungry [G#m] [F#]anymore, he wants [E]a [D#m]breadwinner He [G#m]wants your [F#]dinner, until [E]he [D#m]ain’t hungry [G#m] [F#]anymore He [E]wants your [D#m]shimmer, to [G#m]make him [F#]feel bigger Until [E]he [D#m]starts feeling [G#m] [A]insecure I wish [E]somebody would’ve [D#m]told me the [G#m] [F#]truth See, he’s [E]never gonna [D#m]know what to [G#m]do [A]With a woman like [E]you [D#] [G#m] [A]With a woman like [E]you [D#] [G#m] [A]With a woman like [E] you [D#]and me He [G#m]likes what he [A]sees

[E] [D#] [G#m] [A] [E] [D#] [G#m] [A]

Artist Kacey Musgraves
Album Star-Crossed
Genres Country, Pop
Year 2021
Key G#m

How to Play Breadwinner on Guitar?

Kacey Musgraves - Breadwinner can be played in the key of G#m using the G#m, E, D#, A, C#m, D#m, F# chords.

  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For D#m, To play D#m | Ebm, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, mute G, B.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Breadwinner with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.