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Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra
Showdown
In some live versions, the song is played in Cm instead of Bm
Bm
1.She cried to the southern wind
2.Bad dreamer what's your name
F#m
'bout alove that was sure to end
it's like we're riding on the same train
Em
every dream her heart was gone
if you don't there'll be more pain
Bm
heading for a showdown
there's gonna be a showdown
CHORUS
F#m Em
and it's a raining all over the world
F#m Fm Em
it's raining all over the world
(523200)
F#7 F#7+9 Bm
tonight the longest night
notation of cello fill/riff
D|---------4-------|
A|-5-5-4-5---5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|
Bm
3.Came to me like a friend
4.Save - me
F#m
she blew in on the southern wind
save - me
Em
now my heart is dying to start again
it's unreal suffering
Bm
there's gonna be a showdown
there's gonna be a show down
repeat chorus
Bm w/cello fill/riff
ad lib vocal and fade
Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-e
solo
e|------------------------13b-----13---------------|
B|----13----16----13-16--------------16-13--13~----|
G|-12----12----12----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-13-11-------------------11~------------------|
G|----------12-11-10-8-7~--------------10b12-10b12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10b12~-----10---8----10b12---------10----8------|
D|---------------------------------------------10--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------11~----13--|
B|--------------------8-11--13--11/13~-------------|
G|-10p8---------8----------------------------------|
D|------10-8-10------------------------------------|
A|----------------10-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10b-----------------12b-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-11b-----------------10b---10p8------------------|
D|-------------------------------10p8h10-10~-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Verse 1
Cm
She cried to the southern wind
Gm9
About a love that was sure to end
Fm
Every dream in her heart was gone
Cm
Headin' for a Showdown
Cm
Bad dreamer, what's your name
Gm9
Looks like we're ridin' on the same train
Fm
Looks as though there'll be more pain
Cm
There's gonna be a Showdown
Chorus 1
Gm9 Fm
And it's rainin' all over the world
Gm9 Fm
It's raining all over the world
Gm9 Cm
Tonight, the longest night
Verse 2
She came to me like a friend
She blew in on a southern wind
Now my heart is turned to stone again
There's gonna be a Showdown
Save me, oh save me
It's unreal, the suffering
There's gonna be a Showdown
Chorus 2
And it's rainin' all over the world
It's raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night
Solo
Verse Chords
Tuning: normal EADGBe
e|----------3-5-3-8-3-5-8-10b11-11r10-8--10-8---------------12v~~~~--|
B|--------------------------------------------10-8-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------9-7---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------9-7-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------10 10b11-8-10-8-10b110-10-8-10p8----------------------8h10--|
B|-----------------------------------------10p8-------------8h10------|
G|----------------------------------------------9p7------7h9----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------9p7h9-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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