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Chris Stapleton - Death Row Chords

Chord reference Gm, A#, Cm, D, C, F, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Gm]Well up here’s the [A#]window [Cm]sitting [Gm]way up [D]high [Gm]I can’t look [A#]up [Cm]enough to [Gm]see the sky [Gm]There ain’t no [A#]good [Cm]light [Gm]here [D]below [Gm]Death Row, [C] [Gm]Death [F]Row

[Gm]Don’t want no p[A#]reacher man to[C]come a[Gm]round [Gm]I don’t need [A#]him to lay [C]my [Gm]burden [D]down [Gm]Already [A#]told Jesus [Cm]everything I know [Gm] [Gm]Death Row, [C] [Gm]Death Row [C]

[Gm]When it’s [A#]time for my [Cm]last [Dm]request [Gm]Tell my [A#]mama that I [C]did my [Gm]best [Gm]Tell my baby [A#]that [Cm]I [Gm]love her so [Dm] [Gm]Death [A#]Row, [C] [Gm]Death Row, [C] [Gm]Death [C]Row

[Gm]Got a [A#] [Cm]calendar up on my [Gm]wall [Dm] [Gm]Marking [A#]days [Cm]till I get the [Gm]call [Gm]Till it’s [A#]time [Cm]for [Gm]me to [Dm]go [Gm]Death [A#]Row, [C] [Gm]Death Row [C]

Album From A Room: Volume 1
Year 2017
Key Gm

How to Play Death Row on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Death Row can be played in the key of Gm using the Gm, A#, Cm, D, C, F, Dm chords.

  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A 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 B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

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

You can play Death Row with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.