Country

Whitehouse Road Chords

Tyler Childers Beginner Key of G 3 Chords 4 min read

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D

Whitehouse Road Chords – Guitar

Tyler Childers’ raw Appalachian anthem about hard living and mountain roads. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has an aggressive driving feel. Use strong downstrokes and keep a fast steady rhythm. Dig into the strings for that raw Appalachian energy. Standard tuning works great with these three open chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Livin’ life the way that I want to

G D

Sippin’ on the Lord’s water

G C

Runnin’ round like the wild things do

G D

Never learned what a good man ought to

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 2

G C

Wishing I was out on Whitehouse Road

G D

Where the dead ain’t coming back

G C

Me and the boys up late as we want

G D

Burning holes in the Licking River bank

G C

Some say the devil he made this land

G D

But I think he’s just a gambling man

G C

I been ripping and running on Whitehouse Road

G D

Getting old but I still love her

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 3

G C

Early mornin’ going down the road

G D

Daddy’s in the garden getting old

G C

Momma’s in the kitchen putting up the jars

G D

Keeping everything together while it’s falling apart

G C

I been a bad boy for so long

G D

Half the county got me dead and gone

G C

I’ll keep running the roads at night

G D

Looking for a reason and a neon light

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 4

G C

There’s a mass of sinners roping in the wind

G D

Looking for a reason to sin again

G C

Running from the law and the ones we love

G D

Ain’t no end for the wicked ones

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Outro

G C G

Whitehouse Road

C G D

Whitehouse Road

G C G

Whitehouse Road

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D

Whitehouse Road Chords – Ukulele

Tyler Childers’ raw Appalachian anthem about hard living and mountain roads. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has an aggressive driving feel. Use strong downstrokes and keep a fast steady rhythm. Dig into the strings for that raw Appalachian energy. Standard tuning works great with these three open chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Livin’ life the way that I want to

G D

Sippin’ on the Lord’s water

G C

Runnin’ round like the wild things do

G D

Never learned what a good man ought to

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 2

G C

Wishing I was out on Whitehouse Road

G D

Where the dead ain’t coming back

G C

Me and the boys up late as we want

G D

Burning holes in the Licking River bank

G C

Some say the devil he made this land

G D

But I think he’s just a gambling man

G C

I been ripping and running on Whitehouse Road

G D

Getting old but I still love her

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 3

G C

Early mornin’ going down the road

G D

Daddy’s in the garden getting old

G C

Momma’s in the kitchen putting up the jars

G D

Keeping everything together while it’s falling apart

G C

I been a bad boy for so long

G D

Half the county got me dead and gone

G C

I’ll keep running the roads at night

G D

Looking for a reason and a neon light

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 4

G C

There’s a mass of sinners roping in the wind

G D

Looking for a reason to sin again

G C

Running from the law and the ones we love

G D

Ain’t no end for the wicked ones

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Outro

G C G

Whitehouse Road

C G D

Whitehouse Road

G C G

Whitehouse Road

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D

Whitehouse Road Chords – Piano

Tyler Childers’ raw Appalachian anthem about hard living and mountain roads. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has an aggressive driving feel. Use strong downstrokes and keep a fast steady rhythm. Dig into the strings for that raw Appalachian energy. Standard tuning works great with these three open chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Livin’ life the way that I want to

G D

Sippin’ on the Lord’s water

G C

Runnin’ round like the wild things do

G D

Never learned what a good man ought to

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 2

G C

Wishing I was out on Whitehouse Road

G D

Where the dead ain’t coming back

G C

Me and the boys up late as we want

G D

Burning holes in the Licking River bank

G C

Some say the devil he made this land

G D

But I think he’s just a gambling man

G C

I been ripping and running on Whitehouse Road

G D

Getting old but I still love her

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 3

G C

Early mornin’ going down the road

G D

Daddy’s in the garden getting old

G C

Momma’s in the kitchen putting up the jars

G D

Keeping everything together while it’s falling apart

G C

I been a bad boy for so long

G D

Half the county got me dead and gone

G C

I’ll keep running the roads at night

G D

Looking for a reason and a neon light

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 4

G C

There’s a mass of sinners roping in the wind

G D

Looking for a reason to sin again

G C

Running from the law and the ones we love

G D

Ain’t no end for the wicked ones

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Outro

G C G

Whitehouse Road

C G D

Whitehouse Road

G C G

Whitehouse Road

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D

Whitehouse Road Chords – Banjo

Tyler Childers’ raw Appalachian anthem about hard living and mountain roads. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has an aggressive driving feel. Use strong downstrokes and keep a fast steady rhythm. Dig into the strings for that raw Appalachian energy. Standard tuning works great with these three open chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Livin’ life the way that I want to

G D

Sippin’ on the Lord’s water

G C

Runnin’ round like the wild things do

G D

Never learned what a good man ought to

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 2

G C

Wishing I was out on Whitehouse Road

G D

Where the dead ain’t coming back

G C

Me and the boys up late as we want

G D

Burning holes in the Licking River bank

G C

Some say the devil he made this land

G D

But I think he’s just a gambling man

G C

I been ripping and running on Whitehouse Road

G D

Getting old but I still love her

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 3

G C

Early mornin’ going down the road

G D

Daddy’s in the garden getting old

G C

Momma’s in the kitchen putting up the jars

G D

Keeping everything together while it’s falling apart

G C

I been a bad boy for so long

G D

Half the county got me dead and gone

G C

I’ll keep running the roads at night

G D

Looking for a reason and a neon light

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 4

G C

There’s a mass of sinners roping in the wind

G D

Looking for a reason to sin again

G C

Running from the law and the ones we love

G D

Ain’t no end for the wicked ones

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Outro

G C G

Whitehouse Road

C G D

Whitehouse Road

G C G

Whitehouse Road

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D

Whitehouse Road Chords – Mandolin

Tyler Childers’ raw Appalachian anthem about hard living and mountain roads. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has an aggressive driving feel. Use strong downstrokes and keep a fast steady rhythm. Dig into the strings for that raw Appalachian energy. Standard tuning works great with these three open chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Livin’ life the way that I want to

G D

Sippin’ on the Lord’s water

G C

Runnin’ round like the wild things do

G D

Never learned what a good man ought to

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 2

G C

Wishing I was out on Whitehouse Road

G D

Where the dead ain’t coming back

G C

Me and the boys up late as we want

G D

Burning holes in the Licking River bank

G C

Some say the devil he made this land

G D

But I think he’s just a gambling man

G C

I been ripping and running on Whitehouse Road

G D

Getting old but I still love her

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 3

G C

Early mornin’ going down the road

G D

Daddy’s in the garden getting old

G C

Momma’s in the kitchen putting up the jars

G D

Keeping everything together while it’s falling apart

G C

I been a bad boy for so long

G D

Half the county got me dead and gone

G C

I’ll keep running the roads at night

G D

Looking for a reason and a neon light

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 4

G C

There’s a mass of sinners roping in the wind

G D

Looking for a reason to sin again

G C

Running from the law and the ones we love

G D

Ain’t no end for the wicked ones

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Outro

G C G

Whitehouse Road

C G D

Whitehouse Road

G C G

Whitehouse Road

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D

Whitehouse Road Chords – Harmonica

Tyler Childers’ raw Appalachian anthem about hard living and mountain roads. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has an aggressive driving feel. Use strong downstrokes and keep a fast steady rhythm. Dig into the strings for that raw Appalachian energy. Standard tuning works great with these three open chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Livin’ life the way that I want to

G D

Sippin’ on the Lord’s water

G C

Runnin’ round like the wild things do

G D

Never learned what a good man ought to

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 2

G C

Wishing I was out on Whitehouse Road

G D

Where the dead ain’t coming back

G C

Me and the boys up late as we want

G D

Burning holes in the Licking River bank

G C

Some say the devil he made this land

G D

But I think he’s just a gambling man

G C

I been ripping and running on Whitehouse Road

G D

Getting old but I still love her

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 3

G C

Early mornin’ going down the road

G D

Daddy’s in the garden getting old

G C

Momma’s in the kitchen putting up the jars

G D

Keeping everything together while it’s falling apart

G C

I been a bad boy for so long

G D

Half the county got me dead and gone

G C

I’ll keep running the roads at night

G D

Looking for a reason and a neon light

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Verse 4

G C

There’s a mass of sinners roping in the wind

G D

Looking for a reason to sin again

G C

Running from the law and the ones we love

G D

Ain’t no end for the wicked ones

G C

Lord I been sinnin’ but Jesus is grinning

G D

He knows that I’ll be back again

G C

I’ll be covered in dust in the thick of it

G D

Somewhere between the ditches

Chorus

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

G C G

I’m gonna break my heart on a Whitehouse Road

C G

Get drunk and sing some old love songs

C D

And blow my mind on the Whitehouse Road

Outro

G C G

Whitehouse Road

C G D

Whitehouse Road

G C G

Whitehouse Road