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Jason Aldean - Gonna Know We Were Here Chords

Chord reference Em, C, G, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]You got the gas I got the matches [C]We gonna turn this town to ashes. [G]Cause they ain’t never seen nothing like us [D]Ain’t heard loud till we turn it up. [Em]I got the wild you got the crazy, [C]you know that’s why I love you baby. [G]’Cause your motor runs just as fast as mine. [D]Pedal to the metal keep the throttle down all night, [C]and we only get one life.

[Em]Ain’t scared to ride this train, [C]make a few marks, leave a few stains [G]Might slam just a little too hard, [D]might take it just a little too far [Em]Might burn out like a firework, [C]like a shooting star across the sky [G]Yeah we may not be around in 20 years, [D]but they’re sure gonna know we were here.

[Em]People talk girl you know damn well [C]When they got a good tale to tell [G]Lets give them something they ain’t never seen, [D]a little rated R redneck dream. [Em]Let’s blaze a trail through the dirty south, [C]or give them something they can talk about [G]A little story that they won’t forget, [D]long after we ride of into the [C]sunset, Baby, cause we [C]ain’t dead yet, baby.

[Em]Ain’t scared to ride this train [C]Make a few marks, leave a few stains [G]Might slam just a little too hard, [D]might take it just a little too far [Em]Might burn out like a firework, [C]like a shooting star across the sky [G]Yeah we may not be around in 20 years, [D]but they’re sure gonna know we were [Em]here. [C] [G] [D]

[C]We only get one chance around [D]this runway roller coaster train [C]And it ain’t slowing down So [D]baby they gonna remember our name.

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]Ain’t scared to ride this train [C]Make a few marks, leave a few stains [G]Might slam just a little too hard, [D]might take it just a little too far [Em]Might burn out like a firework, [C]like a shooting star across the sky [G]Yeah we may not be around in 20 [D]years, [C]no we may not be around in 20 [D]years, But they’re sure gonna know we were [Em]here, [C]yeah, they’re sure gonna know we were [G]her[D]e.

[Em] [C] [G] [D]

Artist Jason Aldean
Album Old Boots, New Dirt
Genres Country
Year 2014
Key Em

How to Play Gonna Know We Were Here on Guitar?

Jason Aldean - Gonna Know We Were Here can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G, D chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 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.

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

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