Mate chords by Lee Kernaghan

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
FF A#A# C majorC C x2


Verse 1:
FF       G minorGm      A#A#    C majorC
Some folks say my old mate is gonna come to no good

FF G minorGm A#A# C majorC

FF          G minorGm
Well he’s a bit of a roughi
  A#A#         C majorC
And he doesn’t always act like he should

FF G minorGm A augmentedA FF

Pre-Chorus:
C majorC             A#A# C majorC
When there’s trouble brewing, he won’t
    A#A# C majorC
hesitate
        A#A# C majorC
No doubt about it, he’s a bloody good mate


Chorus:
FF A#A# C majorC               FF
Mate, we’ve been through thick and thin
A#A# C majorC            FF A#A#
The times you’ve saved my skin
C majorC          A#A#
When I needed a friend
   C majorC
Whoa
            FF A#A# C majorC  2x
You’ve jumped right in


Verse 2:
FF          G minorGm
Now, he brings home all kinds of dead things
A#A#     C majorC        FF G minorGm A#A# C majorC
He likes to show everyone
FF          G minorGm
And he gets a bit on the nose sometimes
A#A#       C majorC       FF G minorGm A#A# C majorC
And he’s proud of what he’s done

Pre-Chorus:
C majorC
Down by the chook house
C majorC
A augmentedA King Brown was waiting to strike
C majorC
Well mate you rushed in and you probably saved my life


Chorus:
FF A#A#  C majorC  2x
Mate, we’ve been through thick and thin
C majorC               FF A#A#
The times you’ve saved my skin
C majorC          A#A#
When I needed a friend
  C majorC
Whoa
             FF A#A# C majorC 2x
You’ve jumped right in


Bridge:
A#A#              A minorAm
Now he’s seen better days and he just hangs about
G minorGm
He’s lost a few teeth now
FF
And his coats falling out
A#A#           A minorAm
It’ll break my heart; after all we’ve done
G minorGm
When I call his name

And he don’t come


Chorus:
FF A#A# C majorC 2x
Mate, we’ve been through thick and thin
C majorC               FF A#A#
The times you’ve saved my skin
C majorC           A#A#
When I needed a friend
C majorC
Whoa…
    FF A#A#
Whoa, mate
C majorC           FF A#A#
How the years roll by
C majorC            FF A#A#
You’re always at my side
C majorC           A#A#
When I needed a friend
C majorC
Whoa
           FF A#A# C majorC FF
You’ve jumped right in