Best Chris Stapleton Songs
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Another Try was written by Chris Stapleton but the track never ended up on any of his albums.

Josh Turned recorded the song in 2008 for his Everything Is Fine album and scored a #15 on the charts.

I use a drop D tuning in this one with a capo 2nd fret. Play a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with some lead and the chords D, G, Bm, A7sus and an A7.

Broken Halos is a track on the album From A Room Vol 1. The song won single of the year and song of the year.

This one did hit the top of the country charts for Stapleton in 2018, becoming his first #1 hit song.

For chords here play a G, C, Em and Bm with a few riffs in the rhythm played in standard tuning. I like to play a down down up down up down---down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Drink A Beer was co-written by Chris Stapleton but to my knowledge he has never recorded the song for any of his albums.

But Luke Bryan did in 2013  and scored  #1 hit. It's on his 2013 album "Crash My Party".

Play with a capo 1st fret with the chords G, C, D and Em and no lead work. Here I play a down down up down up down - down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Either Way was the first single from the album From A Room Vol 1 which was released in 2017.  

The song reached #17 on one of the US Country Charts. Lee Ann Womack recorded the song back in 2008.

I like to play a capo 2nd fret with drop D tuning here and with just a few riffs in the rhythm pattern which is a 1-2 down up down up,  where 1-2 are arpeggio notes in the chord. Three chords of D, G and A.

Ghosts Of Mississippi is a track from The Steeldrivers album "Reckless". It's included here because Stapleton was a member of the group at the time, but he departed shortly after the release of the album in 2010.

I don't believe the song was ever released as a single.

Here I play a capo 2nd fret with drop D tuning and a down down (down up down up muted) rhythm pattern with lead and the chords Dm, F and G.

Midnight Train To Memphis was one of two singles released from the 2018 album From A Room Vol 2.

The managed to get into the #26, #36 and #43 on three different US Country charts. 

You'll play down strokes mostly and then a down up down up shuffle pattern in standard tuning with some lead and the chords E, A, D and B.

More Of You was a single from the Traveller album.

If failed to chart.

For rhythm  play a root down up down up bass down up down up and repeat pattern in standard tuning and the chords E, A and B7. Some lead required here.

Nobody To Blame is one of 5 songs on this page from the 2015 debut album Traveller by Chris Stapleton. This single was his first top 10 on the US Country Chart.

The song won ACMA song of the year.

This one is in drop D tuning with some lead and the chords D, G and C. For rhythm play a down down down up down up down up and repeat pattern - then a root down root up down up pattern.

Run Maggie Run is a country song written by Chris Stapleton. The song is part of his debut solo album, "Traveller," which was released in 2015. "Traveller" is considered a breakthrough album for Stapleton, earning critical acclaim and commercial success.

The album also won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2016.

In terms of chart performance, "Run Maggie Run" was not released as a single from the "Traveller" album, so it did not chart independently.

However, the album as a whole performed exceptionally well, reaching the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart and the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, solidifying Chris Stapleton's status as a rising star in the country music scene.

You can play this one with a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning. A bit of lead with the chords G, C, Em, D and a Bm.

Scarecrow In The Garden is a track on the 2018 album From A Room Vol 2 and is listed as a promotional single which peaked at #47 on the US country chart.

I play this song with a capo 4th fret in standard tuning and some lead required. You'll need the chords Am, C, G and F while playing a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Sometimes I Cry is a track from the Traveller debut album in 2015 by Chris Stapleton.

This song was never released as a single.

No picking here in standard tuning with a down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern and the chords Am7, Dm, F, Gm, A7 and an A7sus.

Starting Over hails from the 2020 album of the same name. The album won Best Country Album at the 64th Grammy Awards in 2020. Morgane Stapleton, Chris's wife, sings on this track.

The song went to #1 on the Billboard Country chart.

The chords here are G, Cmaj7, Em, D/Gb, G6 and C but no lead work. I play this with a capo 3rd fret in standard tuning and a root down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.

Tennessee Whiskey is also a track on the Traveller album of 2005 and was written by Dean Dillon. George Strait was offered this song but he turned it down. In 1981 David Allan Coe recorded the song for his album of the same name.

And in 1983, George Jones also recorded his version. Stapleton's version reached #1 on the Hot Country Songs Chart and #23 on Billboard.

Only three chords here and they are G, Am and a C with some lead work in standard tuning and a capo 4th fret. For rhythm play a down down down down down up down and repeat pattern.

Traveller is a song on the debut album of Christ Stapleton of the same name. The song hit the airwaves in the spring of 2015.

The song reached the Hot Country Songs Chart hitting #17 and on Billboard at #87.

This one is in standard tuning with just a few riffs in the rhythm while playing a root down up down up down up and repeat pattern. For chords play a D, Bm, A7sus, A7, Em and a G.

Trying To Untangle My Mind is a track from Stapleton's 2018 album From A Room Vol 2.

The track was never released as a single.

Play a capo 3rd fret here in standard tuning and some lead required. Rhythm is a down down down up down up and repeat pattern with the chords C, G, A, E7, D, Adim, E and a Ddim.

When The stars Come Out is a track on the debut 2015 album by Chris Stapleton called Traveller. 

This song was never released as a single.

I play this one in standard tuning with a down down up down up down - down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with some lead. The chords in this one are G, F, C, Em and an Am.