• Song:

    Old Town

  • Artist:

    Phil Lynott

  • Album:

    Live In Sweden 1983

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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 (x32010@1)          Am7The (x02010@1)girl's a fool
              Am7/GShe (302020@1)broke the rule
             FShe (133211@1)hurt him hard
Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1)         C(alter (x32010@1)with Cmaj7)
This time he will break down
C (x32010@1)            Am7She's (x02010@1)lost his trust
           Am7/GAnd (302020@1)so she must
       FAll (133211@1)is lost
Dm (xx0231@1)G7 (320001@1)       C (x32010@1)    AmThe (x02210@1)system has broke down
Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022100@1">E        AmRomance (x02210@1)has broke down
(riff 1)

F (133211@1)  G7 (320001@1)   C (x32010@1)      Am7This (x02010@1)boy is crackin' up
Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)     Am2   AmThis (x02210@1)boy has broke down

C (x32010@1)          Am7She (x02010@1)plays it hard
             Am7/G (302020@1) FShe (133211@1)plays it tough
Dm (xx0231@1)       G7But (320001@1)that's enough
            C(alter (x32010@1)with Cmaj7)
For love is over
C (x32010@1)             Am7 (x02010@1)             Am7/G (302020@1) FShe's (133211@1)broke his heart and that is rough
Dm (xx0231@1)       G7 (320001@1)              C (x32010@1)AmBut (x02210@1)in the end you'll soon recover
Dm (xx0231@1)  E (022100@1)       AmThe (x02210@1)romance is over
(riff 1)

F (133211@1)  G7 (320001@1)   C (x32010@1)      Am7This (x02010@1)boy is crackin' up
Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)     Am2   AmThis (x02210@1)boy has broke down
(riff 1)
F (133211@1)  G7 (320001@1)   C (x32010@1)      Am7This (x02010@1)boy is crackin' up
Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)     Am2   AmThis (x02210@1)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 (x32010@1)         Am7I've (x02010@1)been spending my money
   Am7/G (302020@1)  FIn (133211@1)the old town
     Dm (xx0231@1)         G7It's (320001@1)not the same honey
     CWhen (x32010@1)you're not around
          C (x32010@1)         Am7I've (x02010@1)been spending my time
   Am7/G (302020@1)  FIn (133211@1)the old town
  Dm (xx0231@1)          G7I (320001@1)sure miss you honey
    C (x32010@1)         FNow (133211@1)you're not around
    X           ENow (022100@1)you're not around
     Am2 AmThis (x02210@1)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 (133211@1)  G7 (320001@1)   C (x32010@1)      Am7This (x02010@1)boy is crackin' up
Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)     Am2   AmThis (x02210@1)boy has broke down
(riff 1)
F (133211@1)  G7 (320001@1)   C (x32010@1)      Am7This (x02010@1)boy is crackin' up
Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)     Am2   AmThis (x02210@1)boy has broke down
[Repeat until fade out]

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