Country, Folk

Pretty Little Baby Chords

Zach Bryan Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A heartfelt folk ballad by Zach Bryan about devotion and simple love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk 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, while still using these G-based chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’ll be your man for the rest of your life

G D

I’ll be your calm in the dead of the night

G C

I’ll be the one that you call when you’re scared

G D

I’ll be your shoulder when nobody’s there

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Verse 2

G C

I’ll be the hand that you reach for in crowds

G D

I’ll be the one you are proud of and proud

G C

I’ll be the man that you tell your friends ’bout

G D

I’ll be the one you just can’t live without

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Bridge

C G

And if the world starts a-spinnin’ too fast

C G

We’ll pack up our things and head north

C G

We’ll buy us some land and we’ll build us a home

D

With a front porch pointed towards

Verse 3

G C

I’ll be the man that comes home every day

G D

I’ll be the one that you pray for and pray

G C

I’ll be the rock in the river of time

G D

I’ll be yours if you’ll be mine

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Outro

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D G

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and D, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A heartfelt folk ballad by Zach Bryan about devotion and simple love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk 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, while still using these G-based chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’ll be your man for the rest of your life

G D

I’ll be your calm in the dead of the night

G C

I’ll be the one that you call when you’re scared

G D

I’ll be your shoulder when nobody’s there

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Verse 2

G C

I’ll be the hand that you reach for in crowds

G D

I’ll be the one you are proud of and proud

G C

I’ll be the man that you tell your friends ’bout

G D

I’ll be the one you just can’t live without

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Bridge

C G

And if the world starts a-spinnin’ too fast

C G

We’ll pack up our things and head north

C G

We’ll buy us some land and we’ll build us a home

D

With a front porch pointed towards

Verse 3

G C

I’ll be the man that comes home every day

G D

I’ll be the one that you pray for and pray

G C

I’ll be the rock in the river of time

G D

I’ll be yours if you’ll be mine

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Outro

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D G

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and D, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A heartfelt folk ballad by Zach Bryan about devotion and simple love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk 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, while still using these G-based chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’ll be your man for the rest of your life

G D

I’ll be your calm in the dead of the night

G C

I’ll be the one that you call when you’re scared

G D

I’ll be your shoulder when nobody’s there

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Verse 2

G C

I’ll be the hand that you reach for in crowds

G D

I’ll be the one you are proud of and proud

G C

I’ll be the man that you tell your friends ’bout

G D

I’ll be the one you just can’t live without

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Bridge

C G

And if the world starts a-spinnin’ too fast

C G

We’ll pack up our things and head north

C G

We’ll buy us some land and we’ll build us a home

D

With a front porch pointed towards

Verse 3

G C

I’ll be the man that comes home every day

G D

I’ll be the one that you pray for and pray

G C

I’ll be the rock in the river of time

G D

I’ll be yours if you’ll be mine

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Outro

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D G

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and D, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A heartfelt folk ballad by Zach Bryan about devotion and simple love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk 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, while still using these G-based chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’ll be your man for the rest of your life

G D

I’ll be your calm in the dead of the night

G C

I’ll be the one that you call when you’re scared

G D

I’ll be your shoulder when nobody’s there

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Verse 2

G C

I’ll be the hand that you reach for in crowds

G D

I’ll be the one you are proud of and proud

G C

I’ll be the man that you tell your friends ’bout

G D

I’ll be the one you just can’t live without

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Bridge

C G

And if the world starts a-spinnin’ too fast

C G

We’ll pack up our things and head north

C G

We’ll buy us some land and we’ll build us a home

D

With a front porch pointed towards

Verse 3

G C

I’ll be the man that comes home every day

G D

I’ll be the one that you pray for and pray

G C

I’ll be the rock in the river of time

G D

I’ll be yours if you’ll be mine

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Outro

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D G

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and D, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A heartfelt folk ballad by Zach Bryan about devotion and simple love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk 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, while still using these G-based chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’ll be your man for the rest of your life

G D

I’ll be your calm in the dead of the night

G C

I’ll be the one that you call when you’re scared

G D

I’ll be your shoulder when nobody’s there

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Verse 2

G C

I’ll be the hand that you reach for in crowds

G D

I’ll be the one you are proud of and proud

G C

I’ll be the man that you tell your friends ’bout

G D

I’ll be the one you just can’t live without

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Bridge

C G

And if the world starts a-spinnin’ too fast

C G

We’ll pack up our things and head north

C G

We’ll buy us some land and we’ll build us a home

D

With a front porch pointed towards

Verse 3

G C

I’ll be the man that comes home every day

G D

I’ll be the one that you pray for and pray

G C

I’ll be the rock in the river of time

G D

I’ll be yours if you’ll be mine

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Outro

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D G

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and D, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A heartfelt folk ballad by Zach Bryan about devotion and simple love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still using these G-based chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’ll be your man for the rest of your life

G D

I’ll be your calm in the dead of the night

G C

I’ll be the one that you call when you’re scared

G D

I’ll be your shoulder when nobody’s there

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Verse 2

G C

I’ll be the hand that you reach for in crowds

G D

I’ll be the one you are proud of and proud

G C

I’ll be the man that you tell your friends ’bout

G D

I’ll be the one you just can’t live without

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Bridge

C G

And if the world starts a-spinnin’ too fast

C G

We’ll pack up our things and head north

C G

We’ll buy us some land and we’ll build us a home

D

With a front porch pointed towards

Verse 3

G C

I’ll be the man that comes home every day

G D

I’ll be the one that you pray for and pray

G C

I’ll be the rock in the river of time

G D

I’ll be yours if you’ll be mine

Chorus

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Outro

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ on me

G D

Stay the sweet soul that I found in the pines

G

And oh, my pretty little baby

C

Don’t you ever go changin’ your mind

G D G

Just stay right here and be mine all the time

Practice tip: The song uses only three chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and D, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.