Zach Bryan - El Dorado: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "El Dorado" 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#           D#
Did you ever make it back to El Dorado
             A#                 Cm
I’d call and ask but hell if I know
   G#               D#                A# Cm
If I still got your number or if you care
           G#               D#
You moved away when you was younger
         A#             Cm
Was it escape or was it hunger
G#               D#            A#  Cm
Kansas ain’t no place to be a man
            G#               D#
You used to say you’d settle down
               A#           Cm
With that kind girl from school in town
G#              D#                A#
She was gone before you got back home

Chorus:
        D#    A#
To El Dorado hell if I know
Cm                G#
If you’re still alive
           D#          A#                Cm G#
There’s a note in the glovebox of your drive
     D#            A#
El Dorado hell if they know
     Cm              G#
The difference in a year
      D#              A#          Cm
And a man I wish was still by my side

Seventeen years old
How our grins look scary brave
My mama always said we look so handsome
when we shave
You used to say, "If not you, then who?"
And you'd go a thousand times or two
Now your name's up on a sign in El Dorado
drivin' through

Chorus:
In El Dorado, hell if I know if you're still alive
There's a note in the glove box of your drive
El Dorado, hell if they know the difference
in a hero
And a man I wish was still by my side
You're in every last memory alive

And I called last week to talk to
my favorite old devil dog
They told me he had finally headed home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 "El Dorado" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "El Dorado" by Zach Bryan.

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