Chords + Lyrics | Shotgun
Intro
| F | Bb | Dm7 | C |
Verse 1
||: F | Bb | Dm7 | C :||
Homegrown alligator, see you later gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road.
Something changed in the atmosphere architecture unfamiliar, I could get used to this.
Bridge 1
| F | Bb | Dm7 | C |
Time flies by in the yellow and green stick around and you’ll see what I mean.
| F | Bb | Dm7 | C N.C |
There’s a mountaintop that I’m dreaming of, if you need me you know where I’ll be.
Chorus 1
||: F (F6) | Bb (Bbadd9) | Dm7 (Dmadd9) | C :||
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone.
Verse 2
We’re south of the Equator, navigator, gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road.
Deep sea diving ’round the clock, bikini bottoms, lager tops, I could get used to this.
Bridge 2
Time flies by in the yellow and green stick around and you’ll see what I mean.
There’s a mountaintop that I’m dreaming of, if you need me you know where I’ll be.
Chorus 2
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone.
Middle 8
| F (F6) | Bb |
We got two in the front (hey). Two in the back (hey).
| Dm7 (Dmadd9) | C |
Sailing along and we don’t look back (back, back).
Instrumental
| F | Bb | Dm7 | C |
Bridge 3 (acapella)
||: N.C | N.C | N.C | N.C :||
Time flies by in the yellow and green, stick around and you’ll see what I mean.
There’s a mountaintop that I’m dreaming of, if you need me you know where I’ll be.
Chorus 3
||: F | Bb | Dm7 | C :||
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone.
||: F (F6) | Bb (Bbadd9) | Dm7 (Dmadd9) | C :||
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone, a someone, a someone, someone.
Outro
||: F (F6) | Bb (Bbadd9) | Dm7 (Dmadd9) | C :|| to fade
Shotgun | Chords + Lyrics (capo 3)
Intro
| D5 | G | Bm7 | A |
Verse 1
||: D5 | G | Bm7 | A :||
Homegrown alligator, see you later gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road.
Something changed in the atmosphere architecture unfamiliar, I could get used to this.
Bridge 1
| D5 | G | Bm7 | A |
Time flies by in the yellow and green stick around and you’ll see what I mean.
| D5 | G | Bm7 | A N.C |
There’s a mountaintop that I’m dreaming of, if you need me you know where I’ll be.
Chorus 1
||: D (D6) | G (Gadd9) | Bm7 (Bmadd9) | A :||
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone.
Verse 2
We’re south of the Equator, navigator, gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road.
Deep sea diving ’round the clock, bikini bottoms, lager tops, I could get used to this.
Bridge 2
Time flies by in the yellow and green stick around and you’ll see what I mean.
There’s a mountaintop that I’m dreaming of, if you need me you know where I’ll be.
Chorus 2
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone.
Middle 8
| D (D6) | G |
We got two in the front (hey). Two in the back (hey).
| Bm7 (Bmadd9) | A |
Sailing along and we don’t look back (back, back).
Instrumental
| D5 | G | Bm7 | A |
Bridge 3 (acapella)
||: N.C | N.C | N.C | N.C :||
Time flies by in the yellow and green, stick around and you’ll see what I mean.
There’s a mountaintop that I’m dreaming of, if you need me you know where I’ll be.
Chorus 3
||: D5 | G | Bm7 | A :||
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone.
||: D (D6) | G (Gadd9) | Bm7 (Bmadd9) | A :||
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone (someone).
I’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone, a someone, a someone, someone.
Outro
||: D (D6) | G (Gadd9) | Bm7 (Bmadd9) | A :|| to fade
Shotgun Backing Tracks | Chord Analysis
Above, you’ll find backing tracks to use when learning Shotgun. I’ve used stem separation to extract the guitar while keeping the drums, bass, keys, horns, and vocals intact.
After studying the chords and TAB, use my backing tracks to prepare for playing this tune with a band.
Should you want to play along with the original recording instead, you need to tune your guitar sharp to 441Hz. In the backing tracks, I’ve done this job for you by tuning it to 440Hz.
Chord Progressions – What’s Going On?
In the music video at the top of this page, you can clearly see how Ezra plays a baritone guitar with a capo, thinking in the key of G.
The chords he plays are:
||: G5 (I) | Cadd9 (IV) | Em7 (VI) | D (V) :||
He plays this on a baritone guitar tuned B – E – A – D – F# – B, with the capo on fret 3. What we actually hear, is:
||: F5 (I) | Bbadd9 (IV) | Dm7 (VI) | C (V) :||
Compare these chords to those in Talking About a Revolution and Wonderwall.
You might be wondering: Why haven’t I written those chords above with the lyrics?
The reason is that the other instruments play an F, not an F5, and a Bb, not a Bbadd9. What George plays is very low in the mix.
If you’re playing Shotgun in a band, you’ll need to add a part that doesn’t interfere with the main instrument, the bass. Since there are only four chords, you’re best bet is to come up with something using these chords:
||: F (I) | Bb (IV) | Dm7 (VI) | C (V) :||
You must next find a part, and try not to get in the way of the bass line!
If you’re playing Shotgun on your own with just an acoustic guitar, you’ll need to take inspiration from what the bass is doing, both rhythmically and harmonically, it is the leading instrument here!
Earlier, you saw Shotgun‘s chords as if in the key of D, indicating that you should place a capo on fret 3 to reach F.
This way, you can replicate George’s power chord for chord I and include the bass rhythm and extensions. There’s TAB for such a part—keep scrolling down this guitar lesson to find it.
Armed with the knowledge from the TAB, this simple chord chart is all you need when playing Shotgun with my backing tracks and later, live.
Shotgun Chad Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Shotgun chord chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Shotgun iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key, which will be useful for the reasons discussed above!
Shotgun | TAB
The main instrument on Shotgun isn’t guitar, it’s bass. To arrange it for acoustic guitar, we start by examining what the bass plays.
Play along with the original using these three main ideas:
The first idea is simple—just one note per bar. The progression is I – IV – VI – V.
This next version adds more rhythm. Play to the track to lock in the groove.
Here’s the signature riff.
It varies slightly but the core is: F6 – Badd9 – Dmadd9 – C.
Now let’s turn these into acoustic parts, skipping the one-note-per-bar idea. Start with a power chord shape, adding the 5th in the bass for a fuller sound. George plays this on baritone.
Next, we get groovier.
Finally, we incorporate the riff into extended chords.
Shotgun Chords: Continue Learning
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