Shotgun Chords

by George Ezra
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F
Capo: no capo
Author pmalavi [a] 13,955.
2 contributors total, last edit on Mar 8, 2019
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Chords

G
C
Em
D

Strumming

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To match original recording, tune a whole step down and use the chords shown below.
This matches how George plays live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7pBl02tDew
 
Alternatively, use standard tuning, capo 5th fret, and transpose this tab -7
 
 
Chords
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G   320033
C   x32033  (actually Cadd9, shown as C for simplicity)
Em  022033  (actually Em7, shown as Em for simplicity)
D   xx0232
 
 
[Intro]
G  C  Em  D
 
 
[Verse 1]
G                    C
Homegrown alligator, see you later
              Em                  D
Gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road
G                                    C
Something changed in the atmosphere, architecture unfamiliar
Em                          D
   I could get used to this
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G                    C
Time flies by in the yellow and green
        Em                          D
Stick around and you'll see what I mean
          G                C
There's a mountaintop that I'm dreaming of
        Em                         D
If you need me you know where I'll be
 
 
[Chorus 1]
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em      D
Feeling like a someone
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em      D
Feeling like a someone
 
 
[Verse 2]
      G                     C
We're south of the equator, navigator
              Em                  D
Gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road
G                                   C
Deep sea divin' 'round the clock, bikini bottoms, lager tops
Em                          D
   I could get used to this
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G                    C
Time flies by in the yellow and green
        Em                          D
Stick around and you'll see what I mean
          G                C
There's a mountaintop that I'm dreaming of
        Em                         D
If you need me you know where I'll be
 
 
[Chorus 2]
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em      D
Feeling like a someone
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em      D
Feeling like a someone
 
 
[Bridge]
       G                 C
We got two in the front, two in the back
Em                   D
Sailing along and we don't look back
G  C  Em  D
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 3]
N.C.
Time flies by in the yellow and green
N.C.
Stick around and you'll see what I mean
N.C.
There's a mountaintop that I'm dreaming of
N.C.
If you need me you know where I'll be
 
 
[Chorus 3]
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em                D
Feeling like a someone (someone, someone)
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em      D
Feeling like a someone
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em                D
Feeling like a someone (someone, someone)
               G                      C
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
               Em                    D
Feeling like a someone, a someone, a someone, a some
G  C  Em  D
G  C  Em  D
G
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Shotgun – George Ezra
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