Van Halen - Poundcake: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Poundcake" 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
She's gotta have soul
Or it won't feel right
Well, just plain, clean and simple
                          B
Wrapped up, nice and tight

Chorus:
 E
Home grown, and down home
                 A
Yeah, that makes one
 E
Cookin' up an old time, long lost recipe
     A
For me

              E
It's gettin' hard to find
Guess it ain't hip enough now
            A
You take an average guy,
he can't identify, uh
                E
And there's a short supply of her fine,
fine stuff

               B
Lemme get on, lemme get on,
                       C
lemme get on some of that
              B               C
Shake it up, bake it up nice, uh
               B
Lemme get on, lemme get on,
                   C
lemme get on all that
        B                     C
I sure love my baby's poundcake

E                                        A
Homegrown and down-home, yeah that's the one
       E
Still cookin' with that old time,
             A
long lost recipe
Lemme get on some o' that

E
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
A
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. I want some o' that
E
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Gimme some o' that
A              B
Uh-ah uh-ho ho-ow!

Ooh, got some real fine pound
Poundcake. Ahh.

I've been out there
Tried a little bit of everything
It's all sex without love
I found the real thing is poundcake

Home grown, and down home
Yeah, that's the one
Still cookin' with that old time,
long lost recipe, yeah, whew!
She's down home and down home
Oh, that's my woman

Gimme some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Lemme hold that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Uh!
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Home grown, and down home, whew!
C'mon, babe
Gimme some of that
Gimme some of that

Home grown, way down home, yeah!
Uh ha, uh ha, ho, yeah
Gimme some of that, whew!
C'mon babe!
Homegrown, homegrown, down-home
Uh-ho ho


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Poundcake" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Poundcake" by Van Halen.