Tradesman chords by
Zach Bryan
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Key: C major

Intro 1

C

F

Am

G

C

F

Am

G

Verse 1
C C 
 
No one on this side of town
F F 
 
Knows a good place for a boy to drown
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
They look at me so strange when I talk
C C 
 
I wish I was a tradesman
F F 
 
Learnin' from some beat down old layman
Am Am 
 
On some hillside they ain't named yet
G G 
 
Sleepin' next to mountain fire smoke

Interlude 1

C

F

Am

G

Verse 2
C C 
 
And everyone lately's scarin' me
F F 
 
It's all backdoor deals and therapy
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
The only callous I've grown is in my mind
C C 
 
I wish I was a tradesman
F F 
 
Playin' with some tuned up tired string band
Am Am 
 
Somewhere out by the badlands
G G 
 
Way past closin' time

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
So if you wanna trade,
G G 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
I'd say it's a hard earned mile
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Wanna sweat likе hell, throw a hammer down
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
And know the old feelin' of a fivе o'clock
F F 
 
smile
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
And know I didn't take no easy way out

Interlude 2

C

F

Am

G

Verse 3

C

There's somethin' more that I need

F

Than accolades and sympathy

Am

Fatiguin' in the summer heat

G

While they smoke big cigars

Interlude 3

C

F

Am

G

Verse 4

C

So give me somethin' I can't fake

F

That rich boys can't manipulate

Am

Somethin' real that they can't take

G

'Cause, Lord, I'm not your star

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
If you wanna trade,
G G 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
I'd say it's a hard earned mile
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Wanna sweat likе hell, throw a hammer down
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
And know the old feelin' of a fivе o'clock
F F 
 
smile
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
And know I didn't take no easy way out

Interlude 4

C

F

Am

G

Outro 1

C

Everyone lately's scarin' me

F

It's all backdoor deals and therapy

Am

G

The only callous I've grown is in my mind

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