Every Scar Has A Story chords by Cody Johnson (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cadd9
Fmaj9
C
Am7
G
Fadd9
G6
G7
Fmaj7

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I rode a horse named  (C major) Whiskey,
I thought I could trust
Am7 
'Til she  (A minor7) pinned her ears back
G 
and  (G major) just like a whip crack
Fadd9 
She  (Fadd9) left     me in the dust
C 
I was cruisin' on my  (C major) Harley,
enjoyin' the breeze
Am7 
I got hit head  (A minor7) on and thrown,
G 
Fadd9 
Lord  (G major) knows it should've killed  (Fadd9) me

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Chorus 1

Every scar has a story,

and it leaves its mark

Guess you could say I'm the king

of takin' things way too far

And I thought I knew pain,

ain't nothin' I ain't been through

But when I met you, girl, I fell hard

Every scar has a story, just ask my heart

Verse 2
C 
I remember that  (C major) mornin', I saw your face
Am7 
 (A minor7) Turnin' down a side street,
G 
 (G major) somethin' inside me said
Fadd9 
Don't  (Fadd9) let her get away
C 
And those nights  (C major) that followed,
they still haunt me
Am7 
'Cause they were  (A minor7) some  of the best,
G 
Fadd9 
I'll  (G major) never forget how  (Fadd9) good     it used to

Chorus 2
C 
Every scar has a  (C major) story,
Fadd9 
and it leaves its mark  (Fadd9) 
G 
Guess you could say I'm the  (G major) king
Fadd9 
of takin' things way too far  (Fadd9) 
C 
And I thought I knew  (C major) pain,
Fadd9 
ain't nothin' I ain't been  (Fadd9) through
Am7 
G 
Fadd9 
But when I met  (A minor7) you,  girl,  (G major) I fell hard  (Fadd9) 
C 
G 
Every scar has a  (C major) story,  (G major) just ask my

Bridge 1

(heart) They say old wounds heal with time

and they get better

But the hurt you left on me will last forever

Chorus 3
C 
Every scar has a  (C major) story,
Fmaj7 
and it leaves its mark  (F minoraj7) 
G6 
Guess you could say I'm the  (G6) king
G 
Fadd9 
of takin' things  (G major) way too far  (Fadd9) 
C 
And I thought I knew  (C major) pain,
Fadd9 
ain't nothin' I ain't been  (Fadd9) through
Am7 
G 
Fadd9 
But when I met  (A minor7) you,  girl,  (G major) I fell hard  (Fadd9) 
C 
Every scar has a  (C major) story,
G 
Am7 
G 
Fadd9 
 (G major) just ask my  (A minor7) heart  (G major)  (Fadd9) 
C 
Every scar has a  (C major) story,
G 
Cadd9 
Fmaj9 
Cadd9 
Fmaj9 
 (G major) just ask my  (Cadd9) heart  (F minoraj9)  (Cadd9)  (F minoraj9) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Cadd9
Fmaj9
C
Am7
G
Fadd9
G6
G7
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 71

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Fmaj9: x-x-2-2-1-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Every Scar Has A Story by Cody Johnson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Every Scar Has A Story the way Cody Johnson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.