Stick Season

Noah Kahan · 120 BPM · 4/4

Stick Season

Noah Kahan · Capo 2

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CapoPlace capo at fret 2; pitch is unchanged.

G

GAs you promised me that I was more than all the miles combined

GYou must have had yourself a change of heart

Like halfway tDhrough the drive

D'Cause yourA voice trailed off exacEmtly as you passed my exit sign

Kept Fon driving straight and left our future Gto the right

GNow I am stuck between my anger

GAnd the blame that I can't face

GAnd memories Dare something

DEven smoking weed does not replace

DAnd I amEm terrified of weather 'cause I see you when it rains

EmDoc told me tCo travel, but there's COVID on the planes

CAGnd I love Vermont, but it's the season of the stDicks and I

DSaw your mom she forgot that I existed and

DIt's halEmf my fault, but I just like to play the Gvictim

GI'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come hCome for Christmas

CAnd I'Gll dream each night of some version of you

GThat I might noDt have, but I did not Glose

GNow youA're tire trackEms and oneA pair of shoes

AAnd IAm'm split iDn half, but Gthat'll have to do, ooh, ooh

GSo I thought that if I piled something goAod on all my bad

AThat I coulDd cancel out the darkness I inherited from dad

No, IA am no longeEmr funny 'cause I miss the way you laugh

EmOnce called me forever noGw you still can't call me back

GAnd I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticksD and I

DSaw your mom she forgot that I existed andBm

BmIt's half mAy fault, but I justEm like to play the victim

EmI'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come home Gfor Christmas

GAnd I'll dream each night of some version of you

GThat DI might not have, but I did not lose

DNow yGou're Atire tracEmks and one Apair of shoes

And I'm splAit in haDlf, but that'Gll have to do, ooh, ooh

GOh, thatD'll have to do

DMy other half wEmas you

EmI hAope this pain's Gjust passing through

GBuDt I doubt it

DAGnd I love Vermont, but it's the season of the stiDcks and I

DSaw your mom she forgot that I existed and

It's haAlf my fault, but I just like to play the victim

GI'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come home for Christmas

GAnd I'll dream each night of some version of you

GThDat I might not have, but I did not lose

NowA you're tire traEmcks and one paiAr of shoGes

GAnd I'Am split in halfD, but that'll have to do

DHave to do, ooh

G

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All Chords Used (8)

KeyA major

CapoFret 2

Tempo~120 BPM

How to play Stick Season by Noah Kahan on guitar

Stick Season is a great beginner play-along because it has a steady, driving feel and the progression is easy to loop once you lock in the changes. You get a strong, familiar pop-folk pulse that feels rewarding quickly, even at a moderate tempo.

You can start with mostly open shapes - A, E, G, and D are the easier grips - but the chart also brings in the harder barre shapes B and F#m. The main change to watch is moving cleanly from the open chords into B and then into F#m without losing time.

Practice the opening progression slowly first, A - E - B - F#m, and make each switch on the beat. Once that feels smooth, loop the full section a few times, then bring the tempo up in small steps until it feels natural.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.

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Tutorials & guides for "Stick Season"

D Chord Guitar — How to Play D Major (Finger Positions + Tips)

G Chord Guitar: 3 Ways to Play It (Beginner to Advanced)

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