Country, Folk

Washed 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

Washed Chords – Guitar

A reflective song by Zach Bryan about feeling worn down by life’s struggles. 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 play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Verse 2

G C

I’m tired of the way that the rain falls in the spring

G D

Tired of the songs that I hear the children sing

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the moonlight hits the ground

G D

Tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Bridge

C G

I’m tired of the way that the sun comes up each day

D Em

Tired of the way that the sunlight fades away

C G

Tired of the way that the stars all seem to say

D Em

That I’m tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Outro

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D G

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice the progression G-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D slowly until you can switch without pausing, as the lyrics flow continuously.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Washed Chords – Ukulele

A reflective song by Zach Bryan about feeling worn down by life’s struggles. 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 play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Verse 2

G C

I’m tired of the way that the rain falls in the spring

G D

Tired of the songs that I hear the children sing

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the moonlight hits the ground

G D

Tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Bridge

C G

I’m tired of the way that the sun comes up each day

D Em

Tired of the way that the sunlight fades away

C G

Tired of the way that the stars all seem to say

D Em

That I’m tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Outro

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D G

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice the progression G-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D slowly until you can switch without pausing, as the lyrics flow continuously.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Washed Chords – Piano

A reflective song by Zach Bryan about feeling worn down by life’s struggles. 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 play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Verse 2

G C

I’m tired of the way that the rain falls in the spring

G D

Tired of the songs that I hear the children sing

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the moonlight hits the ground

G D

Tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Bridge

C G

I’m tired of the way that the sun comes up each day

D Em

Tired of the way that the sunlight fades away

C G

Tired of the way that the stars all seem to say

D Em

That I’m tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Outro

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D G

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice the progression G-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D slowly until you can switch without pausing, as the lyrics flow continuously.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Washed Chords – Banjo

A reflective song by Zach Bryan about feeling worn down by life’s struggles. 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 play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Verse 2

G C

I’m tired of the way that the rain falls in the spring

G D

Tired of the songs that I hear the children sing

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the moonlight hits the ground

G D

Tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Bridge

C G

I’m tired of the way that the sun comes up each day

D Em

Tired of the way that the sunlight fades away

C G

Tired of the way that the stars all seem to say

D Em

That I’m tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Outro

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D G

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice the progression G-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D slowly until you can switch without pausing, as the lyrics flow continuously.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Washed Chords – Mandolin

A reflective song by Zach Bryan about feeling worn down by life’s struggles. 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 play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Verse 2

G C

I’m tired of the way that the rain falls in the spring

G D

Tired of the songs that I hear the children sing

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the moonlight hits the ground

G D

Tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Bridge

C G

I’m tired of the way that the sun comes up each day

D Em

Tired of the way that the sunlight fades away

C G

Tired of the way that the stars all seem to say

D Em

That I’m tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Outro

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D G

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice the progression G-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D slowly until you can switch without pausing, as the lyrics flow continuously.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Washed Chords – Harmonica

A reflective song by Zach Bryan about feeling worn down by life’s struggles. 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 play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Verse 2

G C

I’m tired of the way that the rain falls in the spring

G D

Tired of the songs that I hear the children sing

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the moonlight hits the ground

G D

Tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Bridge

C G

I’m tired of the way that the sun comes up each day

D Em

Tired of the way that the sunlight fades away

C G

Tired of the way that the stars all seem to say

D Em

That I’m tired of the way that the world is goin’ down

Chorus

C G

I’m tired of talkin’ to myself and knowin’ I’m the only one

D Em

Tired of preachin’ to the choir and singin’ to the young

C G

Tired of lookin’ for the answers in songs I’ve never sung

D Em

I’m tired of buildin’ temporary things

Outro

G

I’m washed and I am weathered

C

I’m wrinkled and I’m worn

G D

I’m tired of this town and the way that I was born

Em C

I’m tired of the way that the world is going now

G D G

Tired of the way that the world is going down

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice the progression G-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D slowly until you can switch without pausing, as the lyrics flow continuously.