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Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow Chords

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ChordsF, Dm, Bb, Gm, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

[Opening]
[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm]
If you [F]save yourself for marriage you’re a bore
If you don’t [Dm]save yourself for marriage
You’re a whore‐able person

[verse 2]
If [Bb]you won’t have a drink then you’re a prude
But they’ll [Gm]call you a drunk as soon as [C]you down the first one
[F]If you can’t lose the weight then you’re just fat

[verse 3]
But [Dm]if you lose too much then you’re on crack
You’re [Bb]damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t
So you [Gm]might as well just do what[C]ever you want

[chorus]
So…[F]Make lots of noise and [Dm]kiss lots of boys
Or [F]kiss lots of girls if that’s [Bb]something you’re [C]into
When the [F]straight and narrow gets a little [Dm]too straight

[chorus]
Roll up a [Bb]joint, or don’t
Just [F]follow your arrow wher[C]ever it [F]points, yeah
[Dm]Follow your [F]arrow [C]wher[F]ever it [Dm]points [F] [Dm] [F]

[verse 4]
Yeah…If [F]you don’t go to church you’ll go to hell
If you’re the [Dm]first one on the front row
You’re self‐righteous son of a‐

[verse 5]
[Bb]Can’t win for losing ‐ you just disappoint ’em
Just [Gm]’cause you can’t beat ’em
Don’t [C]mean you should join ’em

[chorus]
[F]Make lots of noise and [Dm]kiss lots of boys
Or [F]kiss lots of girls if that’s [Bb]something you’re [C]into
When the [F]straight and narrow gets a little [Dm]too straight

[chorus]
Roll up a [Bb]joint, or don’t
Just [F]follow your arrow wher[C]ever it [F]points, yeah
[Dm]Follow your [F]arrow [C]wher[F]ever it [Dm]points [F] [Dm] [F]

[Closing]
[F]Say what you feel , [Dm]love who love
‘Cause you [Dm]just get so many trips around the sun
Yeah, you [Bb]only [F]on[Dm]ly [F]live once [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm]

[chorus]
[F]Make lots of noise and [Dm]kiss lots of boys
Or [F]kiss lots of girls if that’s [Bb]something you’re [C]into
When the [F]straight and narrow gets a little [Dm]too straight

[chorus]
Roll up a [Bb]joint, or don’t
Just [F]follow your arrow wher[C]ever it [F]points, yeah
[Dm]Follow your [F]arrow [C]wher[F]ever it [Dm]points [F] [Dm] [F] [F] [C] [F]

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ArtistKacey Musgraves
AlbumSame Trailer Different Park
GenresCountry
Year2013
KeyF

How to play Follow Your Arrow on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Follow Your Arrow uses these transitions most often: F → Dm (24), Dm → F (17), and C → F (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - Dm chord transition.

1. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
F to Dm

2. Dm → Bb chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from Dm to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.
Dm to Bb

3. Bb → Gm chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from Bb to Gm;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
Bb to Gm

4. Gm → C chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Gm to C;

  1. While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Gm to C

5. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

6. F → Bb chord transition

To move from F to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

7. Bb → C chord transition

To move from Bb to C;

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

Follow Your Arrow chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Follow Your Arrow.

  • Follow Your Arrow includes 84 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Follow Your Arrow contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Follow Your Arrow connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → F: 14%
    • Dm → Bb: 9%
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