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| Song | Artist | Chord Progression |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of E, Key of F, Key of G |
| All I Have to Do is Dream | Everly Brothers | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Almost Persuaded | David Houston | Key of G/A |
| Amazing Grace | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of A, Key of E, Key of G |
| Amelia Earhart's Last Flight | Red River Dave McEnery | Key of D |
| America, the Beautiful | Katherine Lee Bates, 1893 | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Anchored in Love | A.P Carter and Family | Key of C |
| And I Love Her | Beatles | Key of G |
| Angel Band | Emmylou Harris | Key of G Key of A |
| Annie's Song | John Denver | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Are You Washed in the Blood? | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of A |
| Back Home Again | John Denver | Nashville #, Key of D, Key of E |
| Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Big City | Merle Haggard | Key of F, Key of G |
| Blowing In The Wind | Bob Dylan | Nashville # Key of G, |
| Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain | Willie Nelson | Key of E |
| Blue Moon Of Kentucky | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of C, Key of D |
| Blue Side of Lonesome | Jim Reeves | Key of A |
| Blue Virgina Blues | Traditional | Key of C |
| Born To Lose | Ted Daffan | Nashville #, Key of A, Key of C |
| The Bottle Let Me Down | Merle Haggard | Key of D |
| Branded Man | Merle Haggard | Key of C |
| Bring It On Home To Me | Sam Cooke | Key of C |
| Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Cat's in the Cradle | Harry Chapin | Nashville #, Key of D, Key of E |
| Chasin' That Neon Rainbow | Alan Jackson | Key of G |
| Choices | George Jones | Key of D |
| The Church in the Wildwood | Traditional | Key of G |
| Cold Cold Heart | Hank Williams Sr. | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Crazy Heart | Hank Williams Sr. | Key of G |
| Daddy Sang Bass | Johnny Cash | Nashville #, Key of E, Key of G |
| Dark as a Dungeon | Merle Travis | Key of G, |
| Deportee | Woody Guthrie | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Desperado | The Eagles | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Detroit City | Bobby Bare | Nashville #, Key of G, 2nd of G, Key of D |
| Dim Lights, Thick Smoke | Flats & Scruggs | Key of G |
| Don't Think Twice, It's Alright | Bob Dylan | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Don't this Road Look Rough and Rocky | Flats & Scruggs | Key of G |
| Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying | Gerry & the Pacemakers | Key of C |
| Down at the Twist and Shout | Mary Chapin-Carpenter | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Down To The River To Pray | Allison Krauss | Key of G Key of E |
| Early Mornin' Rain | Gordon Lightfoot | Key of G |
| El Paso | Marty Robbins | Key of D |
| Eve of Destruction | Barry McGuire | Key of D |
| Everybody's Had the Blues | Merle Haggard | Key of G |
| Faded Love | John & Bob Wills | Key of D, Key of E |
| Farewell Party | Gene Watson | Key of C/D |
| Farmer's Daughter | Merle Haggard | Key of G |
| Father and Son | Cat Stevens | Key of G |
| Five Hundred Miles | Peter, Paul and Mary | Nashville #, Key of C, Key of G |
| Folsom Prision | Johnny Cash | Nashville # Key of E Key of G |
| Forever and Ever, Amen | Randy Travis | Nashville #, Key of D |
| For Lovin' Me | Gordon Lightfoot | Key of G |
| Freebird | Lynard Skynard | Key of G |
| From a Distance | The Byrds | Key of D |
| The Gambler | Kenny Rogers | Nashville #, Key of D, Key of G |
| Ghost Riders in the Sky | Sons of the Pioneers | Key of C |
| The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band | Mac Wiseman | Key of C |
| Golden Bells | Traditional | Key of G, Nashville # |
| Go Rest High on the Mountain | Vince Gill | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Gotta Travel On | Billy Grammer | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Go Tell It On The Mountain | Traditional | Nashville # Key of G |
| Green Green | Berry McGuire | Key of D |
| Green Green Grass of Home | Curly Putman | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Half as Much | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of D, Key of B |
| Hard Day's Night | Beatles | Key of C |
| Hard Times | Stephen Foster | Nashville # |
| Have I Told You Lately, That I Love You | Gene Autry | Key of C |
| Heartbroke | Rodney Crowell | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Heart of Gold | Neil Young | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Hello In There | John Prine | Key of C |
| Here's a Quarter | Travis Tritt | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Hey, Good Lookin' | Hank Williams Sr. | Nashville #, Key of C Key of E |
| Hobo's Meditation | Jimmie Rodgers | Key of A |
| Horse with No Name | America | Key of Em |
| Hotel California | The Eagles | Key of Am, Key of Bm |
| House of the Rising Sun | The Animals | Key of C |
| A House Without Love | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of G |
| How Beautiful Heaven Must Be | Traditional | Key of A |
| How Great Thou Art | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of A, Key of G |
| I am a Pilgrim | Traditional | Key of G |
| I am Weary, Let Me Rest | The Cox Family | Key of D |
| I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You | Hank Williams Sr. | Key of C |
| I Don't Hurt Anymore | Hank Snow | Key of A, Key of C. Key of G |
| I'd Still Want You | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of G |
| If I had a Hammer | Peter, Paul and Mary | Key of C |
| If I Were a Carpenter | Tim Hardin | Key of G |
| I Got Shoes | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of G |
| I heard that Lonesome Whistle | Hank Williams, Sr. | Nashville #, Key of D |
| I'll Fly Away | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of C Key of D |
| I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of G |
| Illegal Smile | John Prine | Key of G |
| I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of C |
| I'm Using My Bible as a Roadmap | Reno & Smiley | Key of G |
| I Need You | America | Key of A |
| In the Garden | Traditional | Key of G |
| In the Jail House Now | Jimmie Rogers | Key of D |
| I Saw The Light | Hank Williams Sr. | Nashville #, Key of G |
| I Take Alot OF Pride In What I Am | Merle Haggard | Key of C |
| It Ain't Me, Babe | Bob Dylan | Key of G |
| I Wonder Where You Are Tonight | Traditional | Key of G |
| Jimmy Brown the Newsboy | Traditional | Key of D Key of F |
| Just a Closer Walk With Thee | Traditional | Key of G |
| Just As I Am | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Just Like A Woman | Bob Dylan | Key of C |
| Keep On The Sunny Side | A. P. Carter | Key of G |
| King Of The Road | Roger Miller | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Knocking On Heaven's Door | Bob Dylan | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Last Day At Gettysburg | Larry Sparks | Key of C |
| Leaving On A Jet Plane | John Denver | Key of G |
| The Legend of the Rebel Soldier | Traditional | Key of G,A,C |
| A Legend In My Time | Lonnie Milsap | Key of C |
| Let The Lower Lights Be Burning | Johnny Cash | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Lets Talk Dirty in Hawaiian | John Prine | Key of D, Key of G |
| The Letter | The Box Tops | Key of Am |
| Life of Wine and Roses | Merle Haggard | Key of C |
| Life's Railway to Heaven | Johnny Cash | Key of G |
| Lonely People | America | Nashville #, Key of A |
| Long Black Vail | Johnny Cash | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Long Long Way to the Top of the World | Osborne Brothers | Nashville # |
| Lost Highway | Hank Williams Sr. | Nashville #, Key of C, Key of D |
| Lost River | Michael Martin Murphy | Key of C |
| Making Believe | Kitty Wells | Key of A |
| Mama's Hungry Eyes | Merle Haggard | Key of D |
| Mama Tried | Merle Haggard | Key of D |
| Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffet | Nashville #, Key of D, Key of C |
| Matterhorn | traditional | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Me And Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Morning Has Broken | Cat Stevens | Nashville #, Key of C |
| The MTA Song | Kingston Trio | Nashville #, Key of G |
| My Bucket's Got a Hole in It | Hank Williams Sr. | Key of D |
| Nowhere Man | The Beatles | Key of C |
| Oh! Darling | The Beatles | Key of D |
| Okie From Muskogee | Merle Haggard | Key of G |
| The Old Country Church | Statler Brothers | Key of G |
| The Old Rugged Cross | Traditional | Key of G |
| One Tin Soldier | Coven | Key of C |
| Operator | Jim Croce | Key of G |
| Paradise | John Prime | Nashville #, Key of A, Key of F |
| Pass Me Not, O Gently Saviour | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Peaceful Easy Feeling | The Eagles | Nashville #, Key of D, Key of E |
| Piano Man | Billy Joel | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Pick Me Up On Your Way Down | Buck Owens | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Pour Me Another Tequila | Bobby Bare | Key of G |
| Precious Memories | Traditional | Key of G |
| Puff the Magic Dragon | Peter, Paul and Mary | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Reason To Believe | Tim Hardin | Key of C, |
| The Rose of San Antone | Bob Wills | Key of G, |
| The Running Kind | Merle Haggard | Key of G, |
| Queen of the Silver Dollar | Dave and Sugar | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Rock of Ages | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Rocky Top | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Sam Stone | John Prine | Key of G |
| Satin Sheets | Jeane Pruett | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Scarborough Fair | Simon and Garfunkel | Key of Am |
| Share the Land | Guess Who | Key of E |
| Signs | Five Man Electrical Band | Key of C |
| Silver Wings | Merle Haggard | Nashville #, Key of E Key of G |
| Sing Me Back Home | Merle Haggard | Key of G Key of A, Key of D |
| Sister Goldenhair | America | click here, Key of D Key of E |
| Sixteen Ton | Tennessee Earnie Ford | Nashville #, Key of Am |
| Sloop John B | Kingston Trio | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Song for Life | Rodney Crowell | Key of C |
| Sounds of Silence | Simon and Garfunkel | Key of C |
| Spanish Pipedream | John Prine | Key of C |
| Spirit In the Sky | Norman Greenbaum | Key of A |
| Sunday Morning Coming | Johnny Cash | Key of G |
| Sundown | Gordon Lightfoot | Key of G |
| Take It Easy | The Eagles | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Take These Chains From My Heart | Hank Williams | Key of D |
| Take Me Home, Country Road | John Denver | Nashville #, Key of C Key of G |
| Tennessee Waltz | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of D |
| Tequila Sunrise | The Eagles | Key of G |
| These Hands | Johnny Cash | Key of C, Key of G |
| Those Memories Of You | Dolly Parton/Trio, | Nashville #, Key of B, Key of D, Key of G |
| Those Were The Days | Gene Raskin | Key of Am |
| Today I Started Loving You Again | Merle Haggard | Key of G |
| To Live is to Fly | Townes Van Zandt | Key of D |
| Turn The Page | Bob Seger | Key of Em |
| Turn Turn Turn | Pete Seeger | Key of A |
| Unicorn Song | Irish Rovers | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Walking The Floor Over You | Earnest Tubb | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Wasted Days and Wasted Nights | Freddy Fender | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Watching the River Run | Loggins and Messina | Key of G |
| Wayfaring Stranger | traditional | Key of Am |
| Weary Blues From Waiting | Hank Williams | Key of D |
| Whenever You Come Around | Vince Gill | Key of C |
| Where Have All the Flowers Gone | Pete Seeger | Key of C |
| Where'm I Going To Live When I Get Home | Billy Ray Cyrarus | Nashville #, Key of C |
| White Dove | Stanley Brothers | Key of G, Key of D |
| A White Sports Coat | Marty Robbins | Nashville #, Key of C |
| Wildwood Flower | A.B. Carter | Key of D |
| Wild Side of Life | Hank Thompson | Key of D |
| Wild World | Cat Stevens | Key of C |
| Will the Circle Be Unbroken | A.P. Carter | Key of G |
| Workin' Man Blues | Merle Haggard | Key of A |
| Wreck of Old 97 | Hank Snow | Key of A |
| Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton | Nashville #, Key of G |
| Yellow Rose of Texas | Traditional | Nashville #, Key of C Key of G |
| You are my Sunshine | Gov. Jimmy Davis | Key of D |
| Young Love | Sonny James | Key of C |
| You're Gonna Change, (or I'm Gonna Leave) | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of G |
| You've Got a Friend | James Taylor | Key of Em |
| Your Cheating Heart | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of C |
| You Win Again | Hank Williams, Sr. | Key of E Key of Bb |
| Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore | John Prine | Key of C |