How to Play Gone Country on Guitar?

Alan Jackson - Gone Country can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C, Em chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Gone Country with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Alan Jackson - Gone Country Chords

Chord reference G, D, C, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] She’s been [G]playing that room on the [C]strip for [D]ten years in Vegas Every [G]night she looks in the [C]mirror but [D]she only ages She’s been [G]reading ’bout Nashville and all the [C]records that [D]everybody’s

Say’s I’m a [G]simple girl myself [C]grew up on [D]Long Island So she [Em]packs her bags to [D]try her hand Says [Em]this might be [D]my last chance

She’s gone [G]country, [C]look at them [D]boots She’s gone [G]country, [C]back to her [D]roots She’s gone [G]country, a [C]new kind of [D]suit She’s gone [Em]country, [NC]here she comes

Well the [G]folk scene’s dead, but [C]he’s holding [D]out in the village He’s been [G]writing songs, speaking [C]out against [D]wealth and privilege He says [G]I don’t believe in money, but a [C]man could [D]make him a killin’ Cause [G]some of that stuff don’t [C]sound much [D]different than Dylan I [Em]hear down there its [D]changed you see They’re [Em]not as backwards as [D]they used to be

He’s gone [G]country, [C]look at them boots. [D] He’s gone [G]country, [C]back to his roots. [D] He’s gone [G]country, a [C]new kind of suit. [D] He’s gone [Em]country, here he comes…

He [G]commutes to L.A., but [C]he’s got a [D]house in the valley But the [G]bills are piling up and the [C]pop scene [D]just ain’t on a rally And he says [G]honey I’m a serious com[C]poser schooled in [D]voice and But with the [G]crime and the smog these [C]days this ain’t no [D]place for

Lord it [Em]sounds so easy, this shouldn’t [D]take long Be [Em]back in the money in no time at [D]all

He’s gone [G]country, [C]look at them boots. [D] He’s gone [G]country, [C]back to his roots. [D] He’s gone [G]country, a [C]new kind of suit. [D] He’s gone [Em]country, here he comes…

Yeah he’s gone [G]country, a [C]new kind [D]of walk He’s gone [G]country, a [C]new kind of [D]talk He’s gone [G]country, [C]look at them [D]boots He’s gone [G]country, aw [C]back to his [D]roots

He’s gone [G]country [C] [D] He’s gone [G]country [C] [D]everybody’s Gone [G]country [C] [D]yeah we’ve gone [G]Country [C]the [D]whole world’s, [G]gone country [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G]We gone [C] [D] [G]and fade… [C] [D]

Artist Alan Jackson

Album Who I Am

Genres Country

Year 1994

Key G

Alan Jackson - Gone Country can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C, Em chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

You can play Gone Country with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.