Folk Guitar Songs

Browse folk guitar songs with chord diagrams, tabs, and playing guides for guitar, ukulele, and piano.

Folk Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Explore our collection of 299 folk songs with complete chord charts, tabs, and diagrams for guitar, ukulele, piano, and more. Each song includes chord diagrams, strum patterns, and playing tips to help you learn quickly.

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Bobby McGee

Janis Joplin
Intermediate
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Janis Joplin’s iconic, free-spirited anthem about love, loss, and the open road. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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A Pirate Looks at 40

Jimmy Buffett
Intermediate
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Jimmy Buffett’s classic tale of a weathered sailor reflecting on a life spent outside the mainstream. Beginner difficulty in the…
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Anything

Adrianne Lenker
Intermediate
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A gentle, yearning folk song by Adrianne Lenker. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
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I Shall Be Released

Bob Dylan
Advanced
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Bob Dylan’s poignant ballad of confinement and hope. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
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If We Were Vampires

Jason Isbell
Advanced
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Jason Isbell’s poignant ballad about love and mortality from the album *The Nashville Sound*. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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I Know You Rider

Grateful Dead
Advanced
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A traditional blues song popularized by the Grateful Dead with a rolling, folk-rock feel. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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In the Pines

Lead Belly
Intermediate
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Lead Belly’s haunting folk-blues ballad about loss and loneliness, famously known as “Where Did You Sleep Last Night.” Beginner difficulty…
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Highwayman

The Highwaymen
Advanced
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A classic narrative folk song performed by the supergroup The Highwaymen. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B.
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Home

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Advanced
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ joyful folk-rock anthem about love and belonging. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
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Hurricane

Bob Dylan
Advanced
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Bob Dylan’s epic narrative protest song about the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Intermediate difficulty in the key…