• Song:

    Sin City

  • Artist:

    Emmylou Harris

  • Album:

    Elite Hotel

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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 01:37:36 +0000 (GMT)
From: rickl1@IX.netcom.com (Rick L)
Subject: CRD: Sin City     Emmylou Harris        Chords/Lyrics

Emmylou Harris    Sin City    written by  Gram Parsons
                                          Chris Hillman

Bernie Leadon     acoustic guitar
Byron Berline     fiddle
Hank Devito       steel guitar
James Burton      guitar
Glen D Hardin     piano
Emory Gordy       bass
John Ware         drums
Brian Ahern       acoustic guitar
Herb Pedersen     vocals
John Starling     vocals

         F (133211@1)                 CThis (x32010@1)old town is filled with sin
        F7 (131241@1)        BbIt (x1333x@1)will swallow you in
          F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)C7If (x32310@1)you've got some money to burn
        F (133211@1)         CTake (x32010@1)it home right away
C7 (x32310@1)       F7 (131241@1)           BbYou've (x1333x@1)got three years to pay
F (133211@1)          C7 (x32310@1)        F (133211@1)  C7But (x32310@1)Satan is waiting his turn
    F (133211@1)        CThe (x32010@1)scientists say
        F7 (131241@1)      BbIt (x1333x@1)will all wash away
    F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32310@1">C7
But we don't believe any more
            F (133211@1)        CCause (x32010@1)we've got our recruits
        F7 (131241@1)         BbAnd (x1333x@1)our green mohair suits
   F (133211@1)              C7 (x32310@1)        F (133211@1)   F7So (131241@1)please show your I.D. At the door
         Bb (x1333x@1)               C7 (x32310@1)            F (133211@1)         F7This (131241@1)old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house
   Bb (x1333x@1)            F (133211@1)            C7It (x32310@1)seems like this whole town's insane
       Bb (x1333x@1)         C7 (x32310@1)    F (133211@1)     F7 (131241@1)BbOn (x1333x@1)the thirty-first floor a gold plated door
      F (133211@1)          C7 (x32310@1)           F (133211@1)  C7Won't (x32310@1)keep out the Lord's burning rain


SOLO  in F  around melody    then Bb D7

  G (320003@1)          D7A (xx0212@1)friend came around
         G7 (320001@1)          CTried (x32010@1)to clean up this town
     G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)D7His (xx0212@1)ideas made some people mad
       G (320003@1)         DBut (xx0232@1)he trusted his crowd
      G7 (320001@1)            CSo (x32010@1)he spoke right out loud
G (320003@1)               D7 (xx0212@1)             G (320003@1) G7And (320001@1)they lost the best friend they had
         C (x32010@1)                D7 (xx0212@1)            G (320003@1)      G7This (320001@1)old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house
   C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)          D7It (xx0212@1)seems like this whole town's insane
       C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)  G7 (320001@1)   COn (x32010@1)the thirty-first floor a gold plated door
      G (320003@1)          D7 (xx0212@1)           G (320003@1)G7Won't (320001@1)keep out the Lord's burning rain
       C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)  G7 (320001@1)   COn (x32010@1)the thirty-first floor a gold plated door
      G (320003@1)          D7 (xx0212@1)           C (x32010@1)   GWon't (320003@1)keep out the Lord's burning rain

 From Emmylou Harris "Elite Hotel" LP
 Reprise Records  1975
 Copyright @ 1969 Irving Music Inc.(BMI)

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