Learn to play "Darlington County" 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.
G C G Driving into Darlington County, C G Me and Wayne on the Fourth of July C G Driving into Darlington County, C G Looking for some work on the county line C F C We drove down from New York City, Where the girls are pretty but they F C just want to know your name G C G Driving into Darlington City, C G Got a union connection with an uncle of Wayne's D We drove eight hundred miles without seeing a cop, C We got rock and roll music blasting off the t-top Chorus: G C G Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Hey little girl, standing on the corner Today's your lucky day for sure, all right Me and my buddy, we're from New York City We got $200; we want to rock all night Girl, you're looking at two big spenders Why, the world don't know what me and Wayne might do Our pa's each own one of the World Trade Centers For a kiss and a smile, I'll give mine all to you Come on baby, take a seat on my fender It's a long night, and tell me, what else were you gonna do? Just me and you, we could Chorus: Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la (Big Man) Little girl, sitting in the window Ain't seen my buddy in seven days County man tells me the same thing He don't work and he don't get paid Little girl, you're so young and pretty Walk with me and you can have your way And we'll leave this Darlington City For a ride down that Dixie Highway Driving out of Darlington County I've seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Driving out of Darlington County Seen Wayne handcuffed to the bumper of a state trooper's Ford Chorus: Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la Sha la la, sha la la la la Sha la la, la la la la You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC D F G 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 "Darlington County" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Darlington County" by Bruce Springsteen.