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Clay Pigeons Chords

Blaze Foley Beginner Key of G 3 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D

Clay Pigeons Chords – Guitar

Blaze Foley’s gentle drifter anthem about finding home. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Fingerpick (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Try fingerpicking this one. Blaze played it slow and loose — don’t worry about perfection, just let it flow.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’d like to stay here but the weather’s been bad

G D

I got a few dollars but that don’t make me glad

G C

I want to go somewhere where my name ain’t known

G D G

And just ride this road to the end

Verse 2

G C

I want to ride across the desert on a horse with no name

G D

Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

G C

And I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wastin’ no more time

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 3

G C

I’d like to go to Austin, Texas maybe Nashville, Tennessee

G D

Anywhere them songbirds sing their songs for free

G C

I’d like to look in my mirror and see my face

G D G

And watch the sun rise in a new place

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 4

G C

I’d like to think the road ahead is gonna be smooth

G D

But then I wouldn’t have nothing to prove

G C

So I’ll just go ahead and ride with the wind

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Practice tip: John Prine covered this beautifully. Try a simple fingerpicking pattern — thumb on bass notes (6th, 5th, 4th strings) and index/middle on treble strings.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D

Clay Pigeons Chords – Ukulele

Blaze Foley’s gentle drifter anthem about finding home. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Fingerpick (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Try fingerpicking this one. Blaze played it slow and loose — don’t worry about perfection, just let it flow.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’d like to stay here but the weather’s been bad

G D

I got a few dollars but that don’t make me glad

G C

I want to go somewhere where my name ain’t known

G D G

And just ride this road to the end

Verse 2

G C

I want to ride across the desert on a horse with no name

G D

Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

G C

And I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wastin’ no more time

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 3

G C

I’d like to go to Austin, Texas maybe Nashville, Tennessee

G D

Anywhere them songbirds sing their songs for free

G C

I’d like to look in my mirror and see my face

G D G

And watch the sun rise in a new place

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 4

G C

I’d like to think the road ahead is gonna be smooth

G D

But then I wouldn’t have nothing to prove

G C

So I’ll just go ahead and ride with the wind

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Practice tip: John Prine covered this beautifully. Try a simple fingerpicking pattern — thumb on bass notes (6th, 5th, 4th strings) and index/middle on treble strings.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D

Clay Pigeons Chords – Piano

Blaze Foley’s gentle drifter anthem about finding home. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Fingerpick (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Try fingerpicking this one. Blaze played it slow and loose — don’t worry about perfection, just let it flow.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’d like to stay here but the weather’s been bad

G D

I got a few dollars but that don’t make me glad

G C

I want to go somewhere where my name ain’t known

G D G

And just ride this road to the end

Verse 2

G C

I want to ride across the desert on a horse with no name

G D

Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

G C

And I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wastin’ no more time

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 3

G C

I’d like to go to Austin, Texas maybe Nashville, Tennessee

G D

Anywhere them songbirds sing their songs for free

G C

I’d like to look in my mirror and see my face

G D G

And watch the sun rise in a new place

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 4

G C

I’d like to think the road ahead is gonna be smooth

G D

But then I wouldn’t have nothing to prove

G C

So I’ll just go ahead and ride with the wind

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Practice tip: John Prine covered this beautifully. Try a simple fingerpicking pattern — thumb on bass notes (6th, 5th, 4th strings) and index/middle on treble strings.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D

Clay Pigeons Chords – Banjo

Blaze Foley’s gentle drifter anthem about finding home. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Fingerpick (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Try fingerpicking this one. Blaze played it slow and loose — don’t worry about perfection, just let it flow.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’d like to stay here but the weather’s been bad

G D

I got a few dollars but that don’t make me glad

G C

I want to go somewhere where my name ain’t known

G D G

And just ride this road to the end

Verse 2

G C

I want to ride across the desert on a horse with no name

G D

Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

G C

And I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wastin’ no more time

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 3

G C

I’d like to go to Austin, Texas maybe Nashville, Tennessee

G D

Anywhere them songbirds sing their songs for free

G C

I’d like to look in my mirror and see my face

G D G

And watch the sun rise in a new place

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 4

G C

I’d like to think the road ahead is gonna be smooth

G D

But then I wouldn’t have nothing to prove

G C

So I’ll just go ahead and ride with the wind

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Practice tip: John Prine covered this beautifully. Try a simple fingerpicking pattern — thumb on bass notes (6th, 5th, 4th strings) and index/middle on treble strings.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D

Clay Pigeons Chords – Mandolin

Blaze Foley’s gentle drifter anthem about finding home. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Fingerpick (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Try fingerpicking this one. Blaze played it slow and loose — don’t worry about perfection, just let it flow.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’d like to stay here but the weather’s been bad

G D

I got a few dollars but that don’t make me glad

G C

I want to go somewhere where my name ain’t known

G D G

And just ride this road to the end

Verse 2

G C

I want to ride across the desert on a horse with no name

G D

Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

G C

And I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wastin’ no more time

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 3

G C

I’d like to go to Austin, Texas maybe Nashville, Tennessee

G D

Anywhere them songbirds sing their songs for free

G C

I’d like to look in my mirror and see my face

G D G

And watch the sun rise in a new place

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 4

G C

I’d like to think the road ahead is gonna be smooth

G D

But then I wouldn’t have nothing to prove

G C

So I’ll just go ahead and ride with the wind

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Practice tip: John Prine covered this beautifully. Try a simple fingerpicking pattern — thumb on bass notes (6th, 5th, 4th strings) and index/middle on treble strings.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D

Clay Pigeons Chords – Harmonica

Blaze Foley’s gentle drifter anthem about finding home. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Fingerpick (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Try fingerpicking this one. Blaze played it slow and loose — don’t worry about perfection, just let it flow.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

I’d like to stay here but the weather’s been bad

G D

I got a few dollars but that don’t make me glad

G C

I want to go somewhere where my name ain’t known

G D G

And just ride this road to the end

Verse 2

G C

I want to ride across the desert on a horse with no name

G D

Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

G C

And I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wastin’ no more time

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 3

G C

I’d like to go to Austin, Texas maybe Nashville, Tennessee

G D

Anywhere them songbirds sing their songs for free

G C

I’d like to look in my mirror and see my face

G D G

And watch the sun rise in a new place

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Verse 4

G C

I’d like to think the road ahead is gonna be smooth

G D

But then I wouldn’t have nothing to prove

G C

So I’ll just go ahead and ride with the wind

G D G

Here I go again on my own

Chorus

C G

Like the clay pigeons they all fall down

C D

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

C G

Just like the clay pigeons they all fall down

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

D G

Free as a bird and goin’ to town

Practice tip: John Prine covered this beautifully. Try a simple fingerpicking pattern — thumb on bass notes (6th, 5th, 4th strings) and index/middle on treble strings.