Country, Folk

East Side of Sorrow Chords

Zach 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

Zach Bryan’s reflective song about finding hope after hardship. 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, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C G D G

I have held my hand through the hard times

C G D G

I have walked myself through the pain

C G D G

I have seen love and loss in the same night

C D

And vanished in the gray

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Verse 2

G C G

I have felt the hand of the devil

D G

And the grace of a man up above

C G D G

I have traded my soul for some heaven

C D G

Just to die for the ones that I love

C G D G

I have cried in an old parking lot

C G D G

With the hope that the blacktop would hear

C G D G

I have screamed at the sky in the darkness

C D

When I knew that no one was near

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Bridge

C G D G

And I’m tired of being the man I am

C G D G

Tired of walking this earth alone

C G D G

Tired of feeling half a man

C D G

With a heart as cold as stone

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Outro

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Zach Bryan’s reflective song about finding hope after hardship. 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, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C G D G

I have held my hand through the hard times

C G D G

I have walked myself through the pain

C G D G

I have seen love and loss in the same night

C D

And vanished in the gray

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Verse 2

G C G

I have felt the hand of the devil

D G

And the grace of a man up above

C G D G

I have traded my soul for some heaven

C D G

Just to die for the ones that I love

C G D G

I have cried in an old parking lot

C G D G

With the hope that the blacktop would hear

C G D G

I have screamed at the sky in the darkness

C D

When I knew that no one was near

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Bridge

C G D G

And I’m tired of being the man I am

C G D G

Tired of walking this earth alone

C G D G

Tired of feeling half a man

C D G

With a heart as cold as stone

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Outro

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Zach Bryan’s reflective song about finding hope after hardship. 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, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C G D G

I have held my hand through the hard times

C G D G

I have walked myself through the pain

C G D G

I have seen love and loss in the same night

C D

And vanished in the gray

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Verse 2

G C G

I have felt the hand of the devil

D G

And the grace of a man up above

C G D G

I have traded my soul for some heaven

C D G

Just to die for the ones that I love

C G D G

I have cried in an old parking lot

C G D G

With the hope that the blacktop would hear

C G D G

I have screamed at the sky in the darkness

C D

When I knew that no one was near

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Bridge

C G D G

And I’m tired of being the man I am

C G D G

Tired of walking this earth alone

C G D G

Tired of feeling half a man

C D G

With a heart as cold as stone

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Outro

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Zach Bryan’s reflective song about finding hope after hardship. 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, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C G D G

I have held my hand through the hard times

C G D G

I have walked myself through the pain

C G D G

I have seen love and loss in the same night

C D

And vanished in the gray

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Verse 2

G C G

I have felt the hand of the devil

D G

And the grace of a man up above

C G D G

I have traded my soul for some heaven

C D G

Just to die for the ones that I love

C G D G

I have cried in an old parking lot

C G D G

With the hope that the blacktop would hear

C G D G

I have screamed at the sky in the darkness

C D

When I knew that no one was near

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Bridge

C G D G

And I’m tired of being the man I am

C G D G

Tired of walking this earth alone

C G D G

Tired of feeling half a man

C D G

With a heart as cold as stone

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Outro

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Zach Bryan’s reflective song about finding hope after hardship. 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, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C G D G

I have held my hand through the hard times

C G D G

I have walked myself through the pain

C G D G

I have seen love and loss in the same night

C D

And vanished in the gray

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Verse 2

G C G

I have felt the hand of the devil

D G

And the grace of a man up above

C G D G

I have traded my soul for some heaven

C D G

Just to die for the ones that I love

C G D G

I have cried in an old parking lot

C G D G

With the hope that the blacktop would hear

C G D G

I have screamed at the sky in the darkness

C D

When I knew that no one was near

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Bridge

C G D G

And I’m tired of being the man I am

C G D G

Tired of walking this earth alone

C G D G

Tired of feeling half a man

C D G

With a heart as cold as stone

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Outro

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Zach Bryan’s reflective song about finding hope after hardship. 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, but these chords are written for open position in G.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C G D G

I have held my hand through the hard times

C G D G

I have walked myself through the pain

C G D G

I have seen love and loss in the same night

C D

And vanished in the gray

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Verse 2

G C G

I have felt the hand of the devil

D G

And the grace of a man up above

C G D G

I have traded my soul for some heaven

C D G

Just to die for the ones that I love

C G D G

I have cried in an old parking lot

C G D G

With the hope that the blacktop would hear

C G D G

I have screamed at the sky in the darkness

C D

When I knew that no one was near

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Bridge

C G D G

And I’m tired of being the man I am

C G D G

Tired of walking this earth alone

C G D G

Tired of feeling half a man

C D G

With a heart as cold as stone

Chorus

C G

And the sun’s gonna rise tomorrow

D G

And the moon’s gonna shine again

C G D G

I’m gonna see my brothers in the morning

C G D G

Lord knows where and Lord knows when

C G D G

I’m gonna hear that old song playin’

C G D G

I’m gonna feel that blood in my veins

C G D G

I’m gonna smile at the days behind me

C D G

And I’m gonna love through the pain

Outro

G C G

I have seen the east side of sorrow

D G

And the west side of misery

C G D G

I have lived in the canyon of sadness

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

C D

Between the dark skies and me

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is the core of this song. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.