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Shine up My Boots chords

Corb Lund

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Play these shapes in C, and it sounds in C.

Chords in this song

Simple
C G

C

NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1
NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

G

NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3
NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

Progressions

Chorus
C                           
    G                  
G                                  
          C               
C                        
      G                      
G                             
              C                
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
C                        
   G                 
G                           
       C             
C                        
    C                 
G                              
          C             
C                         
    G                     
G                        
                 C             
G|-5-7-8-9-9-9-10-9-9-9/12-12-11p10-10--10h11-12-12-11p10-10-10-10-1
C                           
    G                  
G                                  
                C                  

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