Zach Bryan - Darling: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Darling" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Darling Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Zach Bryan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Darling" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G
Won’t you hold me through the shakes darlin’?
C                         G
It’s fine if you cut and run
          Em                  C
At first light of a cresting sun
               G
Right now I’m feenin'
G
If you’re still in town
         C                 G
When my better days roll around
       Em
We’ll heat this ground
     C                      G
and dance like two hearts bleedin’
G                             C               G
This city is so loud and the hotel kicked me out
        Em                  C               G
Do you think she is still proud of lookin’ down
G
The world got so confusin’
       C               G
I’m a tool for cheap amusement
     Em                C              G
They all hate me from here to Tennessee

Chorus:
                      C
Hold me through the shakes,
               G
although it’s more than I can take
       Em                  D/F#         G
There ain’t no choice for damaged boys like me
                      C
Hold me through the shakes,
              G
although its more than you can take
     Em                    D          G
And when you wake you’ll still be my darling
When you wake you’ll still be my darling

Let me have my bloody knuckles
All my nights and dark cold trouble
When I was through,
I was hopin' you might wait for me
They made me out to be
Somethin' I don't understand
How I am just a man, my darlin'
Now I'm lost in Denver
With a postcard I could send ya
But I don't know of any good it'd do
So I'll photograph the lights
'Cause they remind me of your eyes
And pray for you until I untangle this blue

Chorus:
Hold me through the shakes
Although it's more than I can take
There ain't no choice for damaged boys like me
Hold me through the shakes
Although it's more than you can take
And when you wake, you'll still be my darlin'
When you wake, I'm yours to take, darlin'

Well, hold me through the shakes
Although it's more than I can take
There ain't no choice for damaged boys like me
Hold me through the shakes
Although it's more than you can take
And when you wake, you'll still be my darlin'
When you wake, I'm yours to take, darlin'


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord 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 "Darling" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Darling" by Zach Bryan.

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