Pop, Country

Old Town Road Chords

Lil Nas X Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Lil Nas X’s genre-blending hit about a cowboy on a horse. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Keep a steady, bouncy rhythm to match the country trap feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Verse 2

G C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Bridge

G

Ridin’ on a tractor

C

Lean all in my bladder

G

Cheated on my baby

D

You can go and ask her

G

My life is a movie

C

Bull ridin’ and boobies

G

Cowboy hat from Gucci

D

Wrangler on my booty

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Outro

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Practice tip: Master the simple G, C, and D chord changes before adding the strum pattern.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Lil Nas X’s genre-blending hit about a cowboy on a horse. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Keep a steady, bouncy rhythm to match the country trap feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Verse 2

G C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Bridge

G

Ridin’ on a tractor

C

Lean all in my bladder

G

Cheated on my baby

D

You can go and ask her

G

My life is a movie

C

Bull ridin’ and boobies

G

Cowboy hat from Gucci

D

Wrangler on my booty

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Outro

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Practice tip: Master the simple G, C, and D chord changes before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Lil Nas X’s genre-blending hit about a cowboy on a horse. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Keep a steady, bouncy rhythm to match the country trap feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Verse 2

G C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Bridge

G

Ridin’ on a tractor

C

Lean all in my bladder

G

Cheated on my baby

D

You can go and ask her

G

My life is a movie

C

Bull ridin’ and boobies

G

Cowboy hat from Gucci

D

Wrangler on my booty

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Outro

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Practice tip: Master the simple G, C, and D chord changes before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Lil Nas X’s genre-blending hit about a cowboy on a horse. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Keep a steady, bouncy rhythm to match the country trap feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Verse 2

G C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Bridge

G

Ridin’ on a tractor

C

Lean all in my bladder

G

Cheated on my baby

D

You can go and ask her

G

My life is a movie

C

Bull ridin’ and boobies

G

Cowboy hat from Gucci

D

Wrangler on my booty

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Outro

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Practice tip: Master the simple G, C, and D chord changes before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Lil Nas X’s genre-blending hit about a cowboy on a horse. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Keep a steady, bouncy rhythm to match the country trap feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Verse 2

G C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Bridge

G

Ridin’ on a tractor

C

Lean all in my bladder

G

Cheated on my baby

D

You can go and ask her

G

My life is a movie

C

Bull ridin’ and boobies

G

Cowboy hat from Gucci

D

Wrangler on my booty

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Outro

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Practice tip: Master the simple G, C, and D chord changes before adding the strum pattern.

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Lil Nas X’s genre-blending hit about a cowboy on a horse. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Country Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Keep a steady, bouncy rhythm to match the country trap feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Verse 2

G C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

C

Can’t nobody tell me nothin’

G D

You can’t tell me noth-in’

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Bridge

G

Ridin’ on a tractor

C

Lean all in my bladder

G

Cheated on my baby

D

You can go and ask her

G

My life is a movie

C

Bull ridin’ and boobies

G

Cowboy hat from Gucci

D

Wrangler on my booty

Chorus

G C

I got the horses in the back

G D

Horse tack is at-tached

G

Hat is matte black

C G

Got the boots that’s black to match

D

Ridin’ on a horse, ha

G

You can whip your Porsche

C

I been in the valley

G D

You ain’t been up off that porch, now

Outro

G C

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

C

I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road

G D

I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Practice tip: Master the simple G, C, and D chord changes before adding the strum pattern.