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Old Town by Phil Lynott
Old Town
These are the chords (and two little riffs) I use:
C: x-3-2-0-1-0----------------------------------------------------|
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0------------------------------------------------|
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0 (sometimes during the verse I play: x-0-2-0-1-3)-|
Am7/G: 3-0-2-0-1-0------------------------------------------------|
F: 1-3-3-2-1-1----------------------------------------------------|
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1---------------------------------------------------|
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1---------------------------------------------------|
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0---------------------------------------------------|
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0----------------------------------------------------|
Am2: x-0-2-2-0-0--------------------------------------------------|
X: 0-3-3-2-0-0----------------------------------------------------| (I don't know the name of this chord)
riff 1:
e-|-----0-|
b-|-1-3---|
g-|-------|
d-|-------|
a-|-------|
e-|-------|
riff 2:
e-|---0-4-5-|
b-|-1-------|
g-|---------|
d-|---------|
a-|---------|
e-|---------|
Lyrics and chords:
The old covent garden
I remember only too well
[intro]
4x C (alter with Cmaj7)
C Am7
The girl's a fool
Am7/G
She broke the rule
F
She hurt him hard
Dm G7 C (alter with Cmaj7)
This time he will break down
C Am7
She's lost his trust
Am7/G
And so she must
F
All is lost
Dm G7 C Am
The system has broke down
Dm E Am
Romance has broke down
(riff 1)
F G7 C Am7
This boy is crackin' up
Dm E Am2 Am
This boy has broke down
C Am7
She plays it hard
Am7/G F
She plays it tough
Dm G7
But that's enough
C (alter with Cmaj7)
For love is over
C Am7 Am7/G F
She's broke his heart and that is rough
Dm G7 C Am
But in the end you'll soon recover
Dm E Am
The romance is over
(riff 1)
F G7 C Am7
This boy is crackin' up
Dm E Am2 Am
This boy has broke down
(riff 1)
F G7 C Am7
This boy is crackin' up
Dm E Am2 Am
This boy has broke down
[Instrumental break with piano-solo]
C-Am7-Am7/G-F-Dm-G7-C-C-Am7--|Am7/G-F-Dm-E-Am-F-Dm-E-Am-(riff 1)
F-G7-C-Am7-------------------|Dm-E-Am-(riff 2)
[tempo slows down a bit]
C Am7
I've been spending my money
Am7/G F
In the old town
Dm G7
It's not the same honey
C
When you're not around
C Am7
I've been spending my time
Am7/G F
In the old town
Dm G7
I sure miss you honey
C F
Now you're not around
X E
Now you're not around
Am2 Am
This old town
[tempo back to normal]
C (alter with Cmaj7)
ola
3 x C (alter with Cmaj7)
[Instrumental break with trumpet-solo]
C-Am7-Am7/G-F-Dm-G7-C
ola
C-Am7-Am7/G-F-Dm-G7-C-C-E-Am
(riff 1)
F G7 C Am7
This boy is crackin' up
Dm E Am2 Am
This boy has broke down
(riff 1)
F G7 C Am7
This boy is crackin' up
Dm E Am2 Am
This boy has broke down
[Repeat until fade out]
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version 2
Intro:
C#
Verse:
C# A#m G# F# D#m G# C# (2 times)
Cm7 F A#m
Chorus:
D#m G# C# F# Cm7 F A#m
This is the whole song.
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