Chris Young - Flashlight: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Flashlight" 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.

   D#
He said, "Son, hold it still,
          A#/D          D#/G
keep that beam shinin' straight"
            Cm         A#                G#
He'd have a 9/16ths in one hand, workin' on
that Chevrolet
    D#                             A#/D
It seemed like every Saturday soon as the sun
      D#/G
went down
         Cm            A#              G#
We'd be huddled under-neath that hood tinkering
around

       Fm                             A#
And of all of the great memories I've had
    Fm                   G#          A#
The best ones are those nights just me and my dad

Chorus:
D#/G  G#                          A#
He'll never how much he taught me out
          D#
in that garage
       G#
And I guess the stuff that stuck was
            A#               Cm
more about life than fixing cars
        C#            Cm                    A#
'Cause to this day I still can't make them run right
G#    Fm        Gm      G#        A#
But I sure did learn a lot, just holding
     D#
the flashlight

He told me a lot of stories
About Grandpa and the war
While he was trying to show me
What a carburator’s for
I learned a couple cuss words
When he skinned his knuckles up
And I found out Momma was the only girl
He ever really loved
Then I asked him about women, he just laughed
Said if we stayed out here all year
We wouldn’t have time enough for that

Chorus:
He’ll never how much he taught me
Out in that garage
And I guess the stuff that stuck
Was more about life than fixing cars
'Cause to this day
I still can’t make them run right
But I sure did learn a lot
Just holding the flashlight

And to this day I still can’t make them run right
But deep inside I know that it’s alright
'Cause I sure learned a lot
Just holding the flashlight

Thanks Dad


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Flashlight" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Flashlight" by Chris Young.