Chords for George Thorogood Chicago Bound
Tempo:
84.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [B]
[B] [Am] [Em]
[E] When I left out of Georgia back in 64, the woman I loved and said,
please don't [A] go, but I left that town.
[E] You know I left that town.
[B]
When I left out of Georgia, you know it's Memphis now.
[E] So I isolated Memphis back in 69, [Bm] the woman I was loving didn't
pay me no [A] mind.
[Em] I left that town.
You know [E] I left that town.
[B] When I left out of [A] Memphis, you know it's [Em] St.
Louis now.
[B]
[B]
[C] [Em] [Em] [B]
[B] [Em] [E]
[A] [Em]
[B] [Em]
I didn't need no [B] steam heat by my bed, the woman I was loving gave me cherry [Am] red,
but I left that [A] town.
[B] You know I left that town.
When I left St.
Louis, you [Em] know it's Chicago now.
[E]
[A] [B]
[Em]
[E] I'm going to tell you something that you should know,
Chicago's the greatest place I ever know, [Am] and I'm going to [Em] stay in that town.
[E] I'm going to live in this town.
[B] I'm going to live in Chicago, the [E] greatest place around.
[C#]
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
I'm going to tell you something just one more time,
Chicago's the place for a really good [A] job.
I'm going to stay in this town.
[E] I'm going to live in this [C#] town.
[B] I'm going to stay in Chicago, the greatest [E] place around.
I love it!
[B] [Am] [Em]
[E] When I left out of Georgia back in 64, the woman I loved and said,
please don't [A] go, but I left that town.
[E] You know I left that town.
[B]
When I left out of Georgia, you know it's Memphis now.
[E] So I isolated Memphis back in 69, [Bm] the woman I was loving didn't
pay me no [A] mind.
[Em] I left that town.
You know [E] I left that town.
[B] When I left out of [A] Memphis, you know it's [Em] St.
Louis now.
[B]
[B]
[C] [Em] [Em] [B]
[B] [Em] [E]
[A] [Em]
[B] [Em]
I didn't need no [B] steam heat by my bed, the woman I was loving gave me cherry [Am] red,
but I left that [A] town.
[B] You know I left that town.
When I left St.
Louis, you [Em] know it's Chicago now.
[E]
[A] [B]
[Em]
[E] I'm going to tell you something that you should know,
Chicago's the greatest place I ever know, [Am] and I'm going to [Em] stay in that town.
[E] I'm going to live in this town.
[B] I'm going to live in Chicago, the [E] greatest place around.
[C#]
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
I'm going to tell you something just one more time,
Chicago's the place for a really good [A] job.
I'm going to stay in this town.
[E] I'm going to live in this [C#] town.
[B] I'm going to stay in Chicago, the greatest [E] place around.
I love it!
Key:
B
E
A
Em
Am
B
E
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] When I left out of Georgia back in 64, the woman I loved and said,
please don't [A] go, but I left that town.
[E] You know I left that town.
[B]
When I left out of Georgia, you know it's Memphis now. _
[E] So I isolated Memphis back in 69, [Bm] the woman I was loving didn't
pay me no [A] mind.
[Em] I left that town.
You know [E] I left that town.
[B] When I left out of [A] Memphis, you know it's [Em] St.
Louis now.
_ [B] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
I didn't need no [B] steam heat by my bed, the woman I was loving gave me cherry [Am] red,
but I left that [A] town.
[B] You know I left that town.
When I left St.
Louis, you [Em] know it's Chicago now. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm going to tell you something that you should know,
Chicago's the greatest place I ever know, [Am] and I'm going to [Em] stay in that town.
[E] I'm going to live in this town.
[B] I'm going to live in Chicago, the [E] greatest place around.
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
I'm going to tell you something just one more time,
Chicago's the place for a really good [A] job.
I'm going to stay in this town.
[E] I'm going to live in this [C#] town.
[B] I'm going to stay in Chicago, the greatest [E] place around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I love it!
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] When I left out of Georgia back in 64, the woman I loved and said,
please don't [A] go, but I left that town.
[E] You know I left that town.
[B]
When I left out of Georgia, you know it's Memphis now. _
[E] So I isolated Memphis back in 69, [Bm] the woman I was loving didn't
pay me no [A] mind.
[Em] I left that town.
You know [E] I left that town.
[B] When I left out of [A] Memphis, you know it's [Em] St.
Louis now.
_ [B] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
I didn't need no [B] steam heat by my bed, the woman I was loving gave me cherry [Am] red,
but I left that [A] town.
[B] You know I left that town.
When I left St.
Louis, you [Em] know it's Chicago now. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm going to tell you something that you should know,
Chicago's the greatest place I ever know, [Am] and I'm going to [Em] stay in that town.
[E] I'm going to live in this town.
[B] I'm going to live in Chicago, the [E] greatest place around.
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
I'm going to tell you something just one more time,
Chicago's the place for a really good [A] job.
I'm going to stay in this town.
[E] I'm going to live in this [C#] town.
[B] I'm going to stay in Chicago, the greatest [E] place around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I love it!