Country, Folk

Hell Is a Dance Floor 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 poignant reflection on heartbreak and regret by Zach Bryan. 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’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D

And the things we never said

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Verse 2

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the highway

G D

And the way you’d sing along

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the heartache

G D

And where it all went wrong

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the whiskey

G D

And the way you’d taste at night

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the darkness

G D

And the way you’d hold the light

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Bridge

Em C

I’d give anything to see you

G

Standin’ in that door

Em C

I’d give anything to hold you

G D

Like I did before

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Outro

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D G

And the things we never said

Practice tip: The verses are long; focus on maintaining the steady strum pattern and breathing through the chord changes, especially the G to C transitions.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A poignant reflection on heartbreak and regret by Zach Bryan. 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’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D

And the things we never said

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Verse 2

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the highway

G D

And the way you’d sing along

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the heartache

G D

And where it all went wrong

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the whiskey

G D

And the way you’d taste at night

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the darkness

G D

And the way you’d hold the light

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Bridge

Em C

I’d give anything to see you

G

Standin’ in that door

Em C

I’d give anything to hold you

G D

Like I did before

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Outro

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D G

And the things we never said

Practice tip: The verses are long; focus on maintaining the steady strum pattern and breathing through the chord changes, especially the G to C transitions.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A poignant reflection on heartbreak and regret by Zach Bryan. 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’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D

And the things we never said

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Verse 2

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the highway

G D

And the way you’d sing along

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the heartache

G D

And where it all went wrong

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the whiskey

G D

And the way you’d taste at night

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the darkness

G D

And the way you’d hold the light

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Bridge

Em C

I’d give anything to see you

G

Standin’ in that door

Em C

I’d give anything to hold you

G D

Like I did before

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Outro

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D G

And the things we never said

Practice tip: The verses are long; focus on maintaining the steady strum pattern and breathing through the chord changes, especially the G to C transitions.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A poignant reflection on heartbreak and regret by Zach Bryan. 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’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D

And the things we never said

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Verse 2

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the highway

G D

And the way you’d sing along

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the heartache

G D

And where it all went wrong

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the whiskey

G D

And the way you’d taste at night

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the darkness

G D

And the way you’d hold the light

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Bridge

Em C

I’d give anything to see you

G

Standin’ in that door

Em C

I’d give anything to hold you

G D

Like I did before

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Outro

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D G

And the things we never said

Practice tip: The verses are long; focus on maintaining the steady strum pattern and breathing through the chord changes, especially the G to C transitions.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A poignant reflection on heartbreak and regret by Zach Bryan. 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’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D

And the things we never said

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Verse 2

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the highway

G D

And the way you’d sing along

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the heartache

G D

And where it all went wrong

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the whiskey

G D

And the way you’d taste at night

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the darkness

G D

And the way you’d hold the light

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Bridge

Em C

I’d give anything to see you

G

Standin’ in that door

Em C

I’d give anything to hold you

G D

Like I did before

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Outro

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D G

And the things we never said

Practice tip: The verses are long; focus on maintaining the steady strum pattern and breathing through the chord changes, especially the G to C transitions.

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 poignant reflection on heartbreak and regret by Zach Bryan. 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’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D

And the things we never said

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Verse 2

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the highway

G D

And the way you’d sing along

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the heartache

G D

And where it all went wrong

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the whiskey

G D

And the way you’d taste at night

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the darkness

G D

And the way you’d hold the light

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Bridge

Em C

I’d give anything to see you

G

Standin’ in that door

Em C

I’d give anything to hold you

G D

Like I did before

Chorus

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m drinkin’ too much

G

And smokin’ too many

C

And hell is a dance floor

G

And you’re not with me

D

And I’m losin’ my mind

G

And my sanity

Outro

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout you lately

G D

And the way you’d look at me

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the parties

G D

And the way you’d hold my sleeve

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the mornings

G D

And the way you’d make the bed

G C

I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout the future

G D G

And the things we never said

Practice tip: The verses are long; focus on maintaining the steady strum pattern and breathing through the chord changes, especially the G to C transitions.