Learn to play "The Jacket" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
E B F# B It's got a hole in the elbow, bandana pocket E B F# Silver button missin' from the snap at the bottom E B I said, "That thing's seen better days, F# B Daddy, you should toss it" E B F# And he said "Darlin I can’t" Chorus: E B F# This thing is two-thousand bonfires, I hitchhiked B to Boulder E B F# It's kept a million raindrops off your mama's shoulders E B F# B My heart on my sleeve, my life in these patches E B F# Then he wrapped his arms around me in that old F# E B F# E B F# Jean jacket It's been a bed for a hound dog, a picnic blanket There's blood on the collar from a punk who tried to take it from me Seen Willie Nelson play four or five states The best thing Levi ever made Chorus: We strung four miles of barbed wire in Corinth, Mississippi Spent a night in county jail with an old drunk and a hippie It's my heart on the sleeve, it's my life in these patches With his arms wrapped around me in that old jean jacket E B F# B It ain't much to look at, but he let me have it E B F# So I could feel his arms around me in that old You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsB E F# Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Jacket" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Jacket" by Ashley McBryde.