Banana Packages Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays433

Banana Packages by Jack Johnson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, D7, C#°, D, Bm, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro and Chorus:  

                     Am                     G  

e ------------------x-5 e ----------------x-3-|  
B ------------------x-5 D ----------------x-3-|  
G ------------------x-5 B ----------------x-4-|  
D ------------------x-7 G ----------------x-5-|  
A ----5-------------x-7 A ----5-----------x-5-|  
E 5/7---7-5-3-0-3/5-x-5 E 5/7---7-5-3-0-3-x-3-|  


Second time around do this instead:  

                    Am                      G  

e ----------------x-5-- e ----------------x-3-|  
B ----------------x-5-- D ----------------x-3-|  
G ----------------x-5-- B ----------------x-4-|  
D ----------------x-7-- G ----------------x-5-|  
A ----5-7-5-------x-7-- A ----5-----------x-5-|  
E 5/7-------7-0-7-x-5-- E 5/7---7-5-3-0-3-x-3-|  


:Intro:  
                                 Am  
Well can't you see that it's just raining?  

                          G  
There ain't no need to go outside.  

    D7  
But Baby!  


:Verse:  
    G           D7  
You hardly even know this  

Am            C#° (when you strum upward, remove pinky  

when i try to show you  

G                D7  
Song is meant to keep you  

     Am                C#°  
from doing what you're supposed to  

G            D7  
wakin' up to early  

Am             C#°  
maybe we could sleep  

G               D7  
make you banana pancakes  

Am                   C#°  
pretend like its the weekend  

(fill on 'weekend')  
e ----------|  
D ----------|  
B ----------|  
G ----5-7-5-|  
A 5/7-------|  
E ----------|  


Chorus  

Am  
now  

                            G  
we could pretend it all the time.  

                            Am  
Can't you see that its just raining.  

                    G  
Ain't no need to go outside.  

         D7  
But just maybe!  


:Verse 2:  

Laka-oo-koo-lay-lee, mama made a baby.  
Really don't mind to practice cause you're my little  
lady.  
Lady lady love me cause I love to lay you lazy.  
We could close the curtains pretend like theres no  
world  


:Chorus:  

outside.  

Then we could pretend it all the time.  
cant you see that its just raining,  
Ain't no need to go outside.  

(just chords at this point, no fill)  

Ain't no need Ain't no need.  
mmmm  mmmm  mmmmm  mmmmm  
Can't you see can't you see?  
Rain all day and I don't mind.  


:Bridge:  

Am                                                      
        D  
But the telephones singin ringin its too early dont  
pick it up.  

We don't need to  

       Am                                               
               D  
we got everything we need right here and everything we  
need is enough.  


just so easy  

         Bm  
When the whole world fits inside of your arms  

      Em                           C  
do we really need to pay attention to the alarm?  


             G         D  
wake up slow,  mmmmm mmmmmm  
             G  
wake up slow  


:verse:  

But Baby!  

You hardly even know this  
when i try to show you  
Song is meant to keep you from doing what you're  
supposed to.  

fill on 'supposed'  
e ----------|  
D ----------|  
B ----------|  
G ----5-7-5-|  
A 5/7-------|  
E ----------|  


Wakin' up to early  
maybe we could sleep  
make you banana pancakes  
pretend like its the weekend  


:Chorus:  

now  

We could pretend it all the time.  
cant you see that its just raining.  
Ain't no need to go outside  
aint no need aint no need.  
Rain all day and I really really really don't mind.  
Can't you see can't you see?  
you gotta wake up slow.   

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante