Shovels & Dirt Chords

KeyCm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays456

Shovels & Dirt by The Strumbellas is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Cm with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, G, C and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Cm
Text
16
Speed
  			 

Intro: Am  G  C 
        Am  G  C 

Verso 1:
Am                            G         C 
Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me 
          Am                        G               C 
I got a mouth full of rotten and a heart full of greed 
Am                  G           C 
Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt 
          Am                        G         C 
Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt 

Alright! 

( Am  G  C ) 
( Am  G  C ) 

Verso 2:
Am               G       C 
Cowboy hats and crooked teeth 
         Am                       G         C 
With a sick shooting pistol just out of my reach 
Am                 G            C 
Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt 
         Am                        G         C 
Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt 

 
Am                    G            F             C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
Am                   G             F          C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 

Alright! 

( Am  G  C ) 
( Am  G  C ) 

Verso 3:
       Am                    G     C 
Well demons pull me side to side again 
          Am                        G        C 
Yeah but I'm scared of sleeping, I hate my friends 
Am                 G           C 
Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt 
         Am                         G        C 
Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt 


         Am             G            F          C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
             Am      G              F        C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 
         Am             G            F          C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
             Am      G             F         C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 
F              G 
I put a banjo up into the sky 
Am                   G 
It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving 

         Am             G            F          C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
             Am      G              F        C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 
         Am             G            F          C 
I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 
             Am       G            F         C 
Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt 
Am                              G       C             
Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me 
         Am                           G         C 
I got a sick shooting pistol and I'm ready to leave 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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