Beer Run (capo) Chords

KeyG Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays385

Beer Run (capo) by Todd Snider is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, B, D, C, Em, E, A7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                             
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G                        D 
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G 
All we need is a ten and a fiver 
  C 
A car, and a key, and a sober driver 
G                 D     G 
B double E double R?U?N beer run 
 
 
G 
Couple of frat guys from Abilene 
      D 
Drove out all night to see Robert Earl Keen 
       Em  
At the KPIG Swine and Soiree dance 
          C 
They wore baseball caps and khaki pants 
G                       D 
They wanted cigs so to save some money 
G                                C  
They got one off a hippie that smelled kinda funny 
G                                  D  
The next thing they knew they was both really hungry and 
E            A7  
Pretty thirsty too 
 
 
G                             
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G                        D 
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G 
All we need is a ten and a fiver 
  C 
A car, and a key, and a sober driver 
G                 D     G 
B double E double R?U?N beer run 
 
 
G 
They found a store with a sign said their beer was coldest 
     D 
They sent in Brad ?cuz he looked the oldest 
         Em 
He got a case of beer and a candybar 
       C 
Walked over to where them registers are 
       G                   D 
Laid his fake I.D. on the countertop 
G                                       C 
The clerk looked and turned, and looked back and stopped 
G                        D 
He said, ?Boy, I ain?t callin' the cops 
     E                A7 
but I am keepin' this card.? 
Am                D 
The guys took it hard 
 
 
 
G                             
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G                        D 
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G 
How happy we would be 
  C 
If we'd have only brought a better fake ID 
G                 D     G          
B double E double R?U?N beer run 
 
 
G 
We met another old hippie named Sleepy John 
D 
Claimed to be the one from the Robert Earl song 
        Em 
So they gave ?em their cash, he bought ?em some brews 
         C 
It was a beautiful day in Santa Cruz 
G                   D 
Feelin' so good, shoulda been a crime 
G                       C 
Crowd was cool and the band was primed 
G                               D 
They made it back up to their seats just in time to  
E                     A7 
Sing with all their friends 
Am                                            D 
"The road goes on forever and the party never ends" 
 
 
G                             
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G                        D 
B double E double R?U?N, beer run 
G 
All we need is a ten and a fiver 
  C 
A car, and a key, and a sober driver 
G                 D     G 
B double E double R?U?N beer run 
  
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante