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Buy Dirt Chords

Jordan Davis & Luke Bryan Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 4 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A country song by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan about the value of land, faith, and family. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

He said, “Son, when you get to where you’re goin’

D Em C

Don’t forget to stop and look behind you

G C

At the roads that got you where you are

D Em C

And the man you hoped you’d find you”

G C D Em

I was twenty-somethin’ when he laid it on my shoulders

C D G

Now I’m pushin’ forty, still tryin’ to put it all together

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Verse 2

G C D Em C

He said, “It ain’t the grain of the wood or thepaint on the bricks that matters

G C D Em C

It’s the hands you’re holdin’ when theevenin’ sun sinks and the laughter

G C D Em

It’s the weight of the world, it’ll hit you out of nowhere

C D G

Don’t be surprised whenyou’re lookin’ in the mirror

And you see your dad starin’ back at you”

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Bridge

C G

You’ll spend your whole life chasin’ green

D Em

But it all comes down to black and white

C G

The only things you keep

D Em C G

Are the things you fight for and you die for

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Outro

G C G

Yeah, thank God for the dirt He gave you

D Em G

Thank God for the dirt He gave you

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout. Master switching between G, C, and D smoothly before adding the Em, as it’s used less frequently.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A country song by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan about the value of land, faith, and family. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

He said, “Son, when you get to where you’re goin’

D Em C

Don’t forget to stop and look behind you

G C

At the roads that got you where you are

D Em C

And the man you hoped you’d find you”

G C D Em

I was twenty-somethin’ when he laid it on my shoulders

C D G

Now I’m pushin’ forty, still tryin’ to put it all together

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Verse 2

G C D Em C

He said, “It ain’t the grain of the wood or thepaint on the bricks that matters

G C D Em C

It’s the hands you’re holdin’ when theevenin’ sun sinks and the laughter

G C D Em

It’s the weight of the world, it’ll hit you out of nowhere

C D G

Don’t be surprised whenyou’re lookin’ in the mirror

And you see your dad starin’ back at you”

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Bridge

C G

You’ll spend your whole life chasin’ green

D Em

But it all comes down to black and white

C G

The only things you keep

D Em C G

Are the things you fight for and you die for

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Outro

G C G

Yeah, thank God for the dirt He gave you

D Em G

Thank God for the dirt He gave you

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout. Master switching between G, C, and D smoothly before adding the Em, as it’s used less frequently.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A country song by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan about the value of land, faith, and family. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

He said, “Son, when you get to where you’re goin’

D Em C

Don’t forget to stop and look behind you

G C

At the roads that got you where you are

D Em C

And the man you hoped you’d find you”

G C D Em

I was twenty-somethin’ when he laid it on my shoulders

C D G

Now I’m pushin’ forty, still tryin’ to put it all together

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Verse 2

G C D Em C

He said, “It ain’t the grain of the wood or thepaint on the bricks that matters

G C D Em C

It’s the hands you’re holdin’ when theevenin’ sun sinks and the laughter

G C D Em

It’s the weight of the world, it’ll hit you out of nowhere

C D G

Don’t be surprised whenyou’re lookin’ in the mirror

And you see your dad starin’ back at you”

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Bridge

C G

You’ll spend your whole life chasin’ green

D Em

But it all comes down to black and white

C G

The only things you keep

D Em C G

Are the things you fight for and you die for

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Outro

G C G

Yeah, thank God for the dirt He gave you

D Em G

Thank God for the dirt He gave you

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout. Master switching between G, C, and D smoothly before adding the Em, as it’s used less frequently.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A country song by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan about the value of land, faith, and family. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

He said, “Son, when you get to where you’re goin’

D Em C

Don’t forget to stop and look behind you

G C

At the roads that got you where you are

D Em C

And the man you hoped you’d find you”

G C D Em

I was twenty-somethin’ when he laid it on my shoulders

C D G

Now I’m pushin’ forty, still tryin’ to put it all together

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Verse 2

G C D Em C

He said, “It ain’t the grain of the wood or thepaint on the bricks that matters

G C D Em C

It’s the hands you’re holdin’ when theevenin’ sun sinks and the laughter

G C D Em

It’s the weight of the world, it’ll hit you out of nowhere

C D G

Don’t be surprised whenyou’re lookin’ in the mirror

And you see your dad starin’ back at you”

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Bridge

C G

You’ll spend your whole life chasin’ green

D Em

But it all comes down to black and white

C G

The only things you keep

D Em C G

Are the things you fight for and you die for

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Outro

G C G

Yeah, thank God for the dirt He gave you

D Em G

Thank God for the dirt He gave you

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout. Master switching between G, C, and D smoothly before adding the Em, as it’s used less frequently.

Gtap to play

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Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A country song by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan about the value of land, faith, and family. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

He said, “Son, when you get to where you’re goin’

D Em C

Don’t forget to stop and look behind you

G C

At the roads that got you where you are

D Em C

And the man you hoped you’d find you”

G C D Em

I was twenty-somethin’ when he laid it on my shoulders

C D G

Now I’m pushin’ forty, still tryin’ to put it all together

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Verse 2

G C D Em C

He said, “It ain’t the grain of the wood or thepaint on the bricks that matters

G C D Em C

It’s the hands you’re holdin’ when theevenin’ sun sinks and the laughter

G C D Em

It’s the weight of the world, it’ll hit you out of nowhere

C D G

Don’t be surprised whenyou’re lookin’ in the mirror

And you see your dad starin’ back at you”

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Bridge

C G

You’ll spend your whole life chasin’ green

D Em

But it all comes down to black and white

C G

The only things you keep

D Em C G

Are the things you fight for and you die for

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Outro

G C G

Yeah, thank God for the dirt He gave you

D Em G

Thank God for the dirt He gave you

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout. Master switching between G, C, and D smoothly before adding the Em, as it’s used less frequently.

Gtap to play

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Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A country song by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan about the value of land, faith, and family. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes shown.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

He said, “Son, when you get to where you’re goin’

D Em C

Don’t forget to stop and look behind you

G C

At the roads that got you where you are

D Em C

And the man you hoped you’d find you”

G C D Em

I was twenty-somethin’ when he laid it on my shoulders

C D G

Now I’m pushin’ forty, still tryin’ to put it all together

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Verse 2

G C D Em C

He said, “It ain’t the grain of the wood or thepaint on the bricks that matters

G C D Em C

It’s the hands you’re holdin’ when theevenin’ sun sinks and the laughter

G C D Em

It’s the weight of the world, it’ll hit you out of nowhere

C D G

Don’t be surprised whenyou’re lookin’ in the mirror

And you see your dad starin’ back at you”

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Bridge

C G

You’ll spend your whole life chasin’ green

D Em

But it all comes down to black and white

C G

The only things you keep

D Em C G

Are the things you fight for and you die for

Chorus

C G

Buy dirt, find the one you can’t live without

D Em

Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground

C G

Do what you love but call it work

D Em C

And throw a little money in the plate at church

G C

Send your prayers up and your roots down deep

D Em

Add a few limbs to your family tree

C G

And watch their pencil marks climb the door frame

D Em G

And thank God for the dirt He gave you

Outro

G C G

Yeah, thank God for the dirt He gave you

D Em G

Thank God for the dirt He gave you

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, and Em repeats throughout. Master switching between G, C, and D smoothly before adding the Em, as it’s used less frequently.