Briefcase chords by Walker Hayes

[Chorus]

G C
 
[Verse 1]

              G
I hated when dad picked up 

his briefcase

             C    
'Cause that meant that 
        G
he was leavin'

G/F#    Em                    
But I loved the sound that 
       G
his keychain made

             C            G
When he got home in the evenin'
        G
I was always sad,

mom was always mad

       C                  G
Most nights he showed up late
G/F#     Em              
Set his briefcase down like 
     G
it didn't weigh a pound

        C                   G
No, I never understood the weight
            G
But momma always left him a plate
 
 
[Verse 2]

G
Eighteen, said I'ma be anythin'
     C                G
But just like my old man
G/F#     Em                      G
Sellin' houses to all those families
            C                         G
While his family sat at home missin' him
      G
Got sick of playin' ball gamеs watchin'
          C                     G
All the other dads watch their kids
G/F#    Em                
So I pickеd up a guitar case 
           C                  C
'cause it wasn't square like his
 
 
[Chorus]

        C
Now, I sound like him,

and I look like him

       D
And I walk like him,

and I talk like him

       G
And I try to make my wife laugh

G/F#       Em
When she's mad 'cause I love my 

job like him

        C
Now, I get it dad, 

it's a jugglin' act

         D     
Between feedin' the kids and feedin' 
               Em
the dreams we chase

            C       
I guess a guitar doesn't fall 
 D               G
too far from a briefcase
 
 
[Verse 3]

       G
Well, momma cleaned, and daddy worked
        C                  G
And I learned to play the guitar

G/F#   Em          
On McGregor Court, that's how we coped 
      C             G
with all our broken hearts

   G
I know I held it against him
               C                    G
Throwin' that baseball against his steps
G/F#  Em                        G
But daddy never held it against me
           C              G
'Cause I wasn't a father yet, not yet
 
 
[Chorus]

        C
Now, I sound like him,

and I look like him

       D
And I walk like him,

and I talk like him

       G
And I try to make my kids laugh
G/F#         Em
When they're sad and it's 

all my fault, like him

        C
Now, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
         D        
Between feedin' the kids and feedin' 
               Em
the dreams we chase
           
I guess a guitar doesn't fall 
 D               G
too far from a briefcase
 
 
[Bridge]

         Em          
It's a blessing and a curse in 
      C
this case I carry around

       G             
Every time I pick it up,
                D
my kids say, "Daddy put it down"
    Em        
And I see me in them, 
     C
and I feel him in me

          G      
Like the cats in the cradle and 
      D
the apples in the trees

 C                              D
And I just smile when somebody says
 
 
[Chorus]

        C
That I sound like him,

and I look like him

        D
And I walk like him,

and I talk like him

       G           G/F#
And I run to the father when 
        Em
I hate nothin' at all like him

         C
Yeah, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
         D                     
Between feedin' the kids and feedin' 
               Em
the dreams we chase
           C       
I guess a guitar doesn't fall 
 D                    G    C G
too far from the briefcase

ℹ️ About This Song

On the 20th of June 2021, the track was released. The track is Written by Walker Hayes and Lori McKenna .

Track Info

• Song: Briefcase
• Artist: Walker Hayes ft. Lori McKenna
• Album: Country Stuff
• Released Date: 20 June 2021

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(EADGBE)
• Key:
• Capo: 4th fret
• Chords: G,C , G/F#, Em, D
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
G – 320003 C – x32010 G#m – 220003 Em – 022000 D – xx0232	G – 0232 C – 0003 G#m – 0222 Em – 0402 D – 2220