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Gillian Welch - Barroom Girls Chords

Chord reference C, G, G7, F, D7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Oh the [C]night came undone like a party dress And fell at her feet in a beautiful [G]mess [G7] The [C]smoke and whiskey came home in her [F]curls And they crept through the [C]dreams of the [G]barroom [C]girls

Well she [C]tosses and turns because the sun is unkind And the heat of the day is coming in through the [G]blinds [G7] But [C]leave all the blue skies for the rest of the [F]world Because the neon will [C]shine for the [G]barroom [C]girls

Oh the [G]barroom girls [C]go by your side Like the [D7]ponies who pass on a [G]carousel ride [G7] And [C]all of the colors go round in a [F]swirl When you dance in the [C]arms of the [G]barroom[C]girls

Now she [C]rolls to her feet when she can’t sleep no more And looks at her clothes lying out on the [G]floor [G7] [C]Last nights’ spangles and yesterdays’ [F]pearls Are the bright morning [C]stars of the [G]barroom [C]girls

Artist Gillian Welch
Album Revival
Genres Country
Year 1996
Key C

How to Play Barroom Girls on Guitar?

Gillian Welch - Barroom Girls can be played in the key of C using the C, G, G7, F, D7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Barroom Girls with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.