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Chris Stapleton - Them Stems Chords

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

[G]This morning I [D]smoked them stems, [G]yeah, [C]that’s the kinda shape I’m [G]in I’m in a [C]bad, bad way [G]again, [G]’cause this morning I [D]smoked them [G]stems

[G]My dealer, he’s [D]been out of [G]town, and [C]that’s really got me [G]down I [C]hope he ain’t up in the pen [G]again, [G]’cause this morning I [D]smoked them [G]stems

[G]This morning I [D]smoked them stems, [G]yeah, [C]that’s the kinda shape I’m [G]in I’m in a [C]bad, bad way [G]again, [G]’cause this morning I [D]smoked them [G]stems

[G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [D] [G] [G]My baby, she [D]done said [G]goodbye, and [C]all I ever do is [G]cry There [C]ain’t nothing round the house now to [G]make me grin [G]’Cause this morning [D]I smoked them [G]stems

[G]This morning I [D]smoked them stems, [G]yeah, [C]that’s the kinda shape I’m [G]in I’m in a [C]bad, bad way [G]again, [G]’cause this morning I [D]smoked them [G]stems

[G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [D] [G] [G]I called up this [D]buddy of [G]mine, ’cause we [C]always had a real good [G]time I was [C]hoping I could bum a [G]toke off of him, [G]but this morning [D]he smoked them [G]stems

[G]This morning I [D]smoked them stems, [G]yeah, [C]that’s the kinda shape I’m [G]in I’m in a [C]bad, bad way [G]again, [G]’cause this morning I [D]smoked them [G]stems

Album From A Room: Volume 1
Year 2017
Key G

How to Play Them Stems on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Them Stems can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C 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.

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

You can play Them Stems with the ↓-↑-↓-↑ strumming pattern.