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George Jones - The Door Chords

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

[G] I’ve [G]heard the sound of my dear old mama [F]cry[C]ing And the [D]sound of the train that took me off to [G]war [D] [Em] The [G]awful sound of a thousand bombs ex[F]plo[C]ding And I [Am]wondered if I could take it any[C]more[D]

There were [G]times when they almost drove me [F]cra[C]zy But I [D]did my best and took it like a [G]man [D] And [G]who would think in my lonely room I’d [F]hear [C]it The [D]one sound in the world my heart can’t [G]stand

To hear that sound and to [G]know its really [F]o[C]ver Through tear stained eyes I [G]watched her walk a[D]way [A] [D] And of [G]earthquakes storms and guns and war Lord [C]nothing has ever [A]hurt me more than that [G]lonely sound The [D]closing of the [G]door

[D#]And of [G#]earthquakes storms and guns and war Lord [Db]nothing ever [D]hurt me more than that [G#]lonely sound The [D#]closing of the [G#]door

Artist George Jones
Album The Best of George Jones
Genres Country
Year 1974
Key G

How to Play The Door on Guitar?

George Jones - The Door can be played in the key of G using the G, F, C, D, Em, D#, G# 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 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 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, 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 G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 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 The Door with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.