Lynott Phil

Lynott Phil - Old Town guitar chord

Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 18:37:32 +0200

From: koolus

Subject: CRD: old_town.crd by Phil Lynott

Song: Old town

Written and performed by: Phil Lynott

Track on: The Philip Lynott Album

Transcribed by Jose Kooyman (koolus@xs4all.nl)

This song by Thin Lizzy's frontman Phil Lynott is from his first solo

album. Although the song consists mainly of keyboards, drums and bass

guitar, it sounds very well on just an acoustic guitar.

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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