Walker Hayes - Briefcase (feat. Lori McKenna): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Briefcase (feat. Lori McKenna)" 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.

              B
I hated when dad picked up his briefcase
             E                 B
'Cause that meant that he was leavin'
      G#m                        F#
But I loved the sound that his keychain made
         E              B
When he got home in the evenin'
      B
I was always sad, mom was always mad
      E                   B
Most nights he showed up late
         G#m                    F#
Set his briefcase down like it didn't weigh a pound
       E                    B
No, I never understood the weight

But momma always left him a plate

Eighteen, said I'ma be anythin'
But just like my old man
Sellin' houses to all those families
While his family sat at home missin' him
Got sick of playin' ball games watchin'
All the other dads watch their kids
So I picked up a guitar case
'cause it wasn't square like his

Chorus:
        E
Now, I sound like him, and I look like him
      F#
And I walk like him, and I talk like him
        B
And I try to make my wife laugh
           G#m
When she's mad 'cause I love my job like him
        E
Now, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
         F#
Between feedin' the kids and feedin'
           G#m
the dreams we chase
           E                  F#
I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far from
    B
a briefcase

Well, momma cleaned, and daddy worked
And I learned to play the guitar
On McGregor Court, that's how we coped
with all our broken hearts
I know I held it against him
Throwin' that baseball against his steps
But daddy never held it against me
'Cause I wasn't a father yet, not yet

Chorus:
Now, I sound like him, and I look like him
And I walk like him, and I talk like him
And I try to make my kids laugh
When they're sad and it's all my fault like him
Now, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
Between feedin' the kids and feedin'
the dreams we chase
I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far
from a briefcase

         G#m                         E
It's a blessing and a curse in this case
I carry 'round
       B                                F#
Every time I pick it up, my kids say, "Daddy
put it down"
    G#m                   E
And I see me in them, and I feel him in me
          B                         F#
Like the cats in the cradle and the apples
in the trees
E                               F#
And I just smile when somebody says

Chorus:
That I sound like him, and I look like him
And I walk like him, and I talk like him
And I run to the Father when I ain't nothin'
at all like him
Yeah, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
Between feedin' the kids and feedin'
the dreams we chase
I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far
from the briefcase


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Briefcase (feat. Lori McKenna)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Briefcase (feat. Lori McKenna)" by Walker Hayes.