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Hit It

American Authors

RockMedium for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon
G
D××
A×
E
Cadd9×
Em7
Dsus4Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------3--2-------------------| 
E|-----3--3--3--5--7----3--3--3-------------------------| 
 
Intro: Riff x1 
 
NC 
Some say if you don't go then you won't know how to let go when you gotta let it swerve 
Riff x1 
NC 
Some say if you don't try then you won't know how to get by now you said it wouldn't hurt 
Riff x2 
Oh no! 
Cadd9 
If I knew then what I should have known now 
 
Em7                               Cadd9                                    G        Dsus4 
Up and down jump off the deep end wreck this house I should have left with you, with you 
Em7                               Cadd9                                    G        Dsus4 
No way out I met your best friend she went down and I should have made my move with you 
 
NC 
I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't 
Hit it! 
Riff x1 
 
NC 
Some say if you break down 
Then you touch ground 
Then you're dropped down 
Then you got a lot to learn 
Riff x1 
 
NC 
But I say pick it back up 
Throw it on now 
Make it stack up 
'Cause tonight we're gonna burn it down 
Riff x1 
 
Cadd9 
If I knew then what I should've known all along 
Em7                               Cadd9                                    G        Dsus4 
Up and down jump off the deep end wreck this house I should have left with you, with you 
Em7                               Cadd9                                    G        Dsus4 
No way out I met your best friend she went down and I should have made my move with you 
Em7                                   Cadd9                                   G      Dsus4 
Messed up now pissed off the in crowd break this down and my eyes are set on you, on you 
Em7                                  Cadd9                              G      Dsus4 
We know now I'm not your best friend broke all vows I'll make it up to you, to you 
 
NC 
I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't 
Hit it! 
 
G                 Em7                       G                 Em7 
I'm feeling lucky lay all my cards down nothing can stop me tonight we go all out 
G                 Em7                    G                 Em7 
I'm feeling lucky I'll bet my hometown nothing can stop us now 
 
NC 
I say if you don't know then you go slow or you don't go don't be a no show just let go  
let's get stoned from the top down to the down low, down low, let's go 
I say if you don't know then you go slow or you don't go don't be a no show just let go  
let's get stoned from the top down to the down low, down low, let's go 
 
Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4 
             You!  x3 
 
Em7                               Cadd9                                    G        Dsus4 
Up and down jump off the deep end wreck this house I should have left with you, with you 
Em7                               Cadd9                                    G        Dsus4 
No way out I met your best friend she went down and I should have made my move with you 
Em7                                   Cadd9                                   G      Dsus4 
Messed up now pissed off the in crowd break this down and my eyes are set on you, on you 
Em7                                  Cadd9                              G      Dsus4 
We know now I'm not your best friend broke all vows I'll make it up to you, to you 
 
NC 
I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't 
Hit it! 
          
 

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Chord set

B · G · D · A · E · Cadd9 · Em7 · Dsus4

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.