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Jerrod Niemann - Donkey Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Em, D, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]Put my Chevy in the ditch, couple grand to get it fixed [Em]Bank account running dry, [D]boss ain’t got no [A]overtime [Em]Friday rolls around, gotta get this party to town [Em]Got nothin’ to drive, but just outside, [D]I hear my [A]ride

[Em]Gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [D]hee haw, [A]hee haw [Em]Gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [D]hee haw, [A]hee haw

[Em]George Jones took a John Deere tractor, hope my donkey gets there faster [Em]When I pull up in pickup truck, [D]jocks break out in [A]laughter [Em]But the ladies think it’s cool, I kick it with a mule [Em]I fill their glass, they tip ’em back, [D]they dig the way I [A]ride that [Em]ass [Em]And I do, you [D]would if you could too, [Em]they all walk funny when they done [A]Riding you know who, yeah!

[Em]Gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [D]hee haw, [A]hee haw [Em]Gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [D]hee haw, [A]hee haw

[Em]Oh the ladies like to [D]ride, [D]oh the [A]ladies like to ride [A]Oh the [Em]ladies like to [D]ride, [D]the [A]ladies like my donkey

[Em] [D] [A] [Em] [D] [A] [Em]When they say that it’s last call, no I don’t sweat it y’all [Em]Got a bottle in the saddle, [D]six pack in the [A]stall [Em]So baby, what you say we giddy up to my place? [Em]We hit the barn, ain’t no harm [D]rollin’ in the [A]hay, hey!

[Em]Gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [D]hee haw, [A]hee haw [Em]Gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [D]hee haw, [A]hee haw

[Em]Gonna ride, gonna ride, [Em]gonna ride that donkey, [D]hee haw, [A]hee haw [Em]Gonna ride, gonna ride, [Em]gonna ride that donkey, [D]hee haw, hee haw [Em]Gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [Em]gonna ride that donkey, donkey, [Em]down to the honky tonky [Em]It’s gonna get funky funky, [Em]gonna ride that donkey, donkey, down to the honky tonky It’s gonna get funky funky, hee haw

Album High Noon
Genres Country
Year 2014
Key Em

How to Play Donkey on Ukulele?

Jerrod Niemann - Donkey can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, A chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Donkey with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.